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Universal Technical Institute, Inc is an education & training services business based in the US. Universal Technical Institute shares (UTI) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Universal Technical Institute employs 1,670 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$312.1 million.
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- Search for Universal Technical Institute. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: UTI. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Universal Technical Institute reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$5.11, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Universal Technical Institute, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Universal Technical Institute. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.
What's in this guide?
- UTI shares summary
- Compare share dealing platforms
- Is UTI stock a buy or sell?
- Stock performance over time
- Can I short UTI shares?
- Are UTI shares over-valued?
- Universal Technical Institute's financials
- How volatile are UTI shares?
- Does Universal Technical Institute pay a dividend?
- Other common questions
How has coronavirus impacted Universal Technical Institute's share price?
Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Universal Technical Institute's share price has had significant negative movement.
Its last market close was USD$5.11, which is 34.15% down on its pre-crash value of USD$7.76 and 85.82% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$2.75.
If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of Universal Technical Institute shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$616.18 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$655.97.
Universal Technical Institute share price
Use our graph to track the performance of UTI stocks over time.Universal Technical Institute shares at a glance
Information last updated 2020-10-15.
| Latest market close | USD$5.11 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | USD$2.75 - USD$9.7562 |
| 50-day moving average | USD$6.1363 |
| 200-day moving average | USD$6.68 |
| Wall St. target price | USD$10.2 |
| PE ratio | 69.875 |
| Dividend yield | N/A (0%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | USD$0.062 |
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Is it a good time to buy Universal Technical Institute stock?
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Universal Technical Institute price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the close of $5.11 from 2020-10-16
| 1 week (2020-10-22) | -3.77% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2020-09-29) | 1.59% |
| 3 months (2020-07-29) | -30.76% |
| 6 months (2020-04-29) | -21.87% |
| 1 year (2019-10-29) | -11.90% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2018-10-29) | 95.79% |
| 3 years (2017-10-27) | 59.19% |
| 5 years (2015-10-29) | 17.47% |
Is Universal Technical Institute under- or over-valued?
Valuing Universal Technical Institute stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Universal Technical Institute's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Universal Technical Institute's P/E ratio
Universal Technical Institute's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 70x. In other words, Universal Technical Institute shares trade at around 70x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Universal Technical Institute's PEG ratio
Universal Technical Institute's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.9317. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Universal Technical Institute's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Universal Technical Institute's EBITDA
Universal Technical Institute's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$7.6 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Universal Technical Institute's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Universal Technical Institute financials
| Revenue TTM | USD$312.1 million |
|---|---|
| Gross profit TTM | USD$189 million |
| Return on assets TTM | -0.86% |
| Return on equity TTM | 5% |
| Profit margin | 2.25% |
| Book value | $3.132 |
| Market capitalisation | USD$167.3 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Shorting Universal Technical Institute shares
There are currently 1.1 million Universal Technical Institute shares held short by investors – that's known as Universal Technical Institute's "short interest". This figure is 8.2% down from 1.2 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Universal Technical Institute shares can be evaluated.
Universal Technical Institute's "short interest ratio" (SIR)
Universal Technical Institute's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Universal Technical Institute shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Universal Technical Institute shares traded daily (recently around 249897.40566038). Universal Technical Institute's SIR currently stands at 4.24. In other words for every 100,000 Universal Technical Institute shares traded daily on the market, roughly 4240 shares are currently held short.
However Universal Technical Institute's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Universal Technical Institute shares, or, against the total number of tradable Universal Technical Institute shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Universal Technical Institute's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Universal Technical Institute shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.0371% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Universal Technical Institute shares, roughly 37 shares are currently held short).
Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Universal Technical Institute.
Find out more about how you can short Universal Technical Institute stock.
Universal Technical Institute share dividends
We're not expecting Universal Technical Institute to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Universal Technical Institute share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Universal Technical Institute's shares have ranged in value from as little as $2.75 up to $9.7562. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Universal Technical Institute's is 0.9432. This would suggest that Universal Technical Institute's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Universal Technical Institute overview
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. provides postsecondary education for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle, and marine technicians in the United States. It offers certificate, diploma, or degree programs; and specialized technical education programs under various brands, such as Universal Technical Institute, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute and Marine Mechanics Institute, and NASCAR Technical Institute. The company also provides manufacturer specific advanced training programs, including student paid electives at its campuses; and manufacturer or dealer sponsored training at various campuses and dedicated training centers, as well as offers programs for welding and computer numeric control machining. As of April 1, 2020, it operated 13 campuses. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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