Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Competitors $32.63 -1.26 (-3.72%) Closing price 07/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.08 -0.55 (-1.70%) As of 08:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UTI vs. BFAM, LRN, LOPE, ATGE, STRA, LINC, APEI, TAL, GHC, and LAURShould you be buying Universal Technical Institute stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Universal Technical Institute include Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Stride (LRN), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Strategic Education (STRA), Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), American Public Education (APEI), TAL Education Group (TAL), Graham (GHC), and Laureate Education (LAUR). Universal Technical Institute vs. Its Competitors Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stride Grand Canyon Education Adtalem Global Education Strategic Education Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education TAL Education Group Graham Laureate Education Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) and Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) are both education services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Is BFAM or UTI more profitable? Universal Technical Institute has a net margin of 7.34% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 5.91%. Universal Technical Institute's return on equity of 21.40% beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bright Horizons Family Solutions5.91% 14.62% 5.01% Universal Technical Institute 7.34%21.40%7.85% Do analysts prefer BFAM or UTI? Bright Horizons Family Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $138.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.11%. Universal Technical Institute has a consensus price target of $35.83, indicating a potential upside of 9.82%. Given Bright Horizons Family Solutions' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bright Horizons Family Solutions is more favorable than Universal Technical Institute.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bright Horizons Family Solutions 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Universal Technical Institute 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BFAM or UTI? 75.7% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings & valuation, BFAM or UTI? Bright Horizons Family Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Technical Institute. Universal Technical Institute is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bright Horizons Family Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBright Horizons Family Solutions$2.69B2.59$140.19M$2.7743.87Universal Technical Institute$732.69M2.42$42M$1.0431.38 Does the media prefer BFAM or UTI? In the previous week, Bright Horizons Family Solutions had 4 more articles in the media than Universal Technical Institute. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions and 5 mentions for Universal Technical Institute. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Universal Technical Institute's score of 0.57 indicating that Bright Horizons Family Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bright Horizons Family Solutions 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Universal Technical Institute 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, BFAM or UTI? Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Technical Institute has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBright Horizons Family Solutions beats Universal Technical Institute on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Universal Technical Institute News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UTI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UTI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UTI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUniversal Technical InstituteSCHOOLS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.84B$1.69B$8.22B$20.43BDividend YieldN/A5.73%3.29%3.76%P/E Ratio31.3813.4220.5727.62Price / Sales2.422.123.3136.40Price / Cash19.5715.0217.1921.79Price / Book6.742.914.544.52Net Income$42M$76.25M$212.83M$984.47M7 Day Performance-1.21%3.47%3.42%2.61%1 Month Performance-9.01%9.55%9.73%4.99%1 Year Performance99.21%27.30%9.71%13.53% Universal Technical Institute Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UTIUniversal Technical Institute1.36 of 5 stars$32.63-3.7%$35.83+9.8%+103.2%$1.84B$732.69M31.383,700BFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.3734 of 5 stars$122.74+0.3%$138.67+13.0%+11.7%$7.03B$2.69B44.311,450Positive NewsLRNStride1.4379 of 5 stars$147.09+0.8%$126.83-13.8%+105.6%$6.40B$2.04B22.957,800Positive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education3.8139 of 5 stars$191.67+1.6%$207.67+8.3%+33.8%$5.44B$1.05B24.055,830Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.3264 of 5 stars$127.88+2.2%$135.67+6.1%+85.1%$4.76B$1.58B21.219,938News CoveragePositive NewsSTRAStrategic Education4.6471 of 5 stars$87.04+1.0%$107.67+23.7%-20.9%$2.10B$1.23B18.603,801LINCLincoln Educational Services2.897 of 5 stars$23.09+2.7%$24.60+6.5%+98.0%$729.48M$454.20M59.212,475APEIAmerican Public Education4.3396 of 5 stars$30.11+1.1%$32.20+6.9%+69.3%$543.18M$624.56M29.526,117TALTAL Education Group1.5281 of 5 stars$10.57+2.2%$13.13+24.2%-1.8%$6.39B$2.25B75.5015,000Stock SplitGHCGraham3.9841 of 5 stars$967.19+1.7%N/A+38.7%$4.22B$4.79B6.7821,446High Trading VolumeLAURLaureate Education4.2919 of 5 stars$23.03+2.4%$20.50-11.0%+60.5%$3.43B$1.57B12.2531,800Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors Stride Competitors Grand Canyon Education Competitors Adtalem Global Education Competitors Strategic Education Competitors Lincoln Educational Services Competitors American Public Education Competitors TAL Education Group Competitors Graham Competitors Laureate Education Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:UTI) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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