Wall Street predicts Universal Technical Institute Inc (UTI) stock to drop by -23.28%

Nora Barnes

Universal Technical Institute Inc [UTI] stock prices are down -1.02% to $26.29 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The UTI shares have gain 5.84% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -10.85%, 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 a 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 an Hold rating on this stock.

The stock price of Universal Technical Institute Inc [UTI] has been fluctuating between $21.29 and $36.32 over the past year. 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 $26.29 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -23.28% based on the average UTI price forecast.

Analyzing the UTI fundamentals

The Universal Technical Institute Inc [NYSE:UTI] reported sales of 835.62M for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 13.28%. 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.79.

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 25.97 points at the first support level, and at 25.64 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 26.75, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 27.20.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Universal Technical Institute Inc [NYSE:UTI]’s Current Ratio is 1.07. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.07, while the Cash Ratio is 0.55. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.71, the price to book ratio is 4.36 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.17.

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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