CW Advisors LLC Acquires New Position in Universal Technical Institute Inc $UTI

CW Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Universal Technical Institute Inc (NYSE:UTI) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 251,653 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,529,000. CW Advisors LLC owned about 0.46% of Universal Technical Institute at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Universal Technical Institute by 92.9% in the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 15,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $391,000 after purchasing an additional 7,337 shares in the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank boosted its stake in Universal Technical Institute by 6.5% during the first quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 12,901 shares of the company’s stock worth $331,000 after buying an additional 783 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Universal Technical Institute by 11.2% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,052,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,392,000 after buying an additional 306,984 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Universal Technical Institute by 8.8% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 381,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,801,000 after acquiring an additional 31,020 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cynosure Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Universal Technical Institute in the 1st quarter worth $324,000. 75.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Universal Technical Institute

In other news, Director Coliseum Capital Management, L acquired 467,020 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $24.40 per share, with a total value of $11,395,288.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 3,424,374 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $83,554,725.60. This represents a 15.79% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders own 15.10% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on UTI. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $36.00 price target on shares of Universal Technical Institute in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Universal Technical Institute from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, September 21st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Universal Technical Institute in a research note on Monday. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $36.00 price target on shares of Universal Technical Institute in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Universal Technical Institute from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $35.83.

Universal Technical Institute Price Performance

Universal Technical Institute stock opened at $26.09 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $29.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $30.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.07. Universal Technical Institute Inc has a 1 year low of $21.29 and a 1 year high of $36.32. The company has a market capitalization of $1.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.37.

Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $222.44 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $219.33 million. Universal Technical Institute had a net margin of 7.54% and a return on equity of 25.65%. Universal Technical Institute has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.710-0.800 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Universal Technical Institute Inc will post 1 earnings per share for the current year.

Universal Technical Institute Company Profile

Universal Technical Institute, Inc provides transportation, skilled trades, and healthcare education programs in the United States. The company operates in two segments, UTI and Concorde. It offers certificate, diploma, or degree programs under various brands, such as Universal Technical Institute, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute, Marine Mechanics Institute, NASCAR Technical Institute, and MIAT College of Technology.