Universal Technical Institute Inc (UTI) stock forecast: Can it reach its 52-week high of $36.32

Nora Barnes

A share price of Universal Technical Institute Inc [UTI] is currently trading at $25.91, down -0.58%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The UTI shares have gain 5.93% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -12.02%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Previously, Truist started tracking the stock with Buy rating on July 25, 2024, and set its price target to $22. On January 10, 2024, Northland Capital initiated with an Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $16 on the stock. Argus downgraded its rating to a Hold. Rosenblatt initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $11 as its price target on July 12, 2022. Argus upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on June 28, 2022. In a note dated September 25, 2020, Argus downgraded a Hold rating on this stock.

Universal Technical Institute Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $21.29 and $36.32. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $20.17 within the next 12 months. Universal Technical Institute Inc [NYSE: UTI] shares were valued at $25.91 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -22.15% based on the average UTI price forecast.

Analyzing the UTI fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Universal Technical Institute Inc [NYSE:UTI] were 835.62M which represents 13.28% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.21 and Total Capital is 0.14. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.79.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 25.53 points at the first support level, and at 25.15 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 26.55, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 27.19.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Universal Technical Institute Inc [NYSE:UTI] is 1.07. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.07, and the Cash Ratio is 0.55. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.69, the price to book ratio is 4.30 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.84.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Coliseum Capital Management, L, Director, that happened on Dec 03 ’25 when 0.36 million shares were purchased. Director, Coliseum Capital Management, L completed a deal on Dec 05 ’25 to buy 0.19 million shares. Meanwhile, Director Coliseum Capital Management, L bought 0.47 million shares on Dec 02 ’25.

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