Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Competitors $26.50 -2.34 (-8.13%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.50 0.00 (0.00%) As of 02/21/2025 07:24 PM 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 InterestTrends UTI vs. LRN, LOPE, ATGE, STRA, LINC, APEI, BFAM, GHC, LAUR, and PRDOShould you be buying Universal Technical Institute stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Universal Technical Institute include Stride (LRN), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Strategic Education (STRA), Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), American Public Education (APEI), Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), and Perdoceo Education (PRDO). Universal Technical Institute vs. Stride Grand Canyon Education Adtalem Global Education Strategic Education Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education Bright Horizons Family Solutions Graham Laureate Education Perdoceo Education Stride (NYSE:LRN) and Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, LRN or UTI? Stride has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Technical Institute has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer LRN or UTI? Stride presently has a consensus target price of $116.83, suggesting a potential downside of 13.05%. Universal Technical Institute has a consensus target price of $31.17, suggesting a potential upside of 17.63%. Given Universal Technical Institute's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Universal Technical Institute is more favorable than Stride.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Stride 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Universal Technical Institute 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has stronger earnings and valuation, LRN or UTI? Stride has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Technical Institute. Stride is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Technical Institute, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStride$2.04B2.87$204.18M$5.9922.43Universal Technical Institute$732.69M1.97$42M$0.9727.32 Does the media prefer LRN or UTI? In the previous week, Stride had 4 more articles in the media than Universal Technical Institute. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Stride and 6 mentions for Universal Technical Institute. Stride's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Universal Technical Institute's score of 0.60 indicating that Stride is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Stride 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Universal Technical Institute 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LRN or UTI? 98.2% of Stride shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.7% of Universal Technical Institute shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Stride shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of Universal Technical Institute shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LRN or UTI? Stride received 114 more outperform votes than Universal Technical Institute when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.46% of users gave Stride an outperform vote while only 60.18% of users gave Universal Technical Institute an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformStrideOutperform Votes38969.46% Underperform Votes17130.54% Universal Technical InstituteOutperform Votes27560.18% Underperform Votes18239.82% Is LRN or UTI more profitable? Stride has a net margin of 12.30% compared to Universal Technical Institute's net margin of 7.08%. Stride's return on equity of 22.42% beat Universal Technical Institute's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Stride12.30% 22.42% 13.73% Universal Technical Institute 7.08%21.25%7.40% SummaryStride beats Universal Technical Institute on 12 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 InstituteEducational services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.44B$1.03B$8.38B$20.07BDividend YieldN/A6.64%2.78%3.65%P/E Ratio27.3212.7114.7534.91Price / Sales1.971.466.8715.64Price / Cash16.8225.7431.2220.85Price / Book5.141.705.254.92Net Income$42M$21.18M$259.02M$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.61%-1.86%-2.90%-1.05%1 Month Performance-0.15%4.28%-0.46%-1.09%1 Year Performance76.88%0.87%6.18%13.70% Universal Technical Institute Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UTIUniversal Technical Institute2.3709 of 5 stars$26.50-8.1%$31.17+17.6%+82.7%$1.57B$732.69M27.323,700LRNStride1.7759 of 5 stars$140.19+0.6%$116.83-16.7%+142.4%$6.10B$2.19B23.407,800Positive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education3.6914 of 5 stars$183.70+0.4%$179.67-2.2%+41.0%$5.35B$960.90M24.145,800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.1921 of 5 stars$103.44+0.1%$101.67-1.7%+113.8%$3.85B$1.58B19.269,938Insider TradeSTRAStrategic Education4.025 of 5 stars$102.38+1.0%$126.00+23.1%+8.3%$2.52B$1.13B19.503,774Upcoming EarningsLINCLincoln Educational Services3.1881 of 5 stars$17.58+0.5%$18.00+2.4%+66.2%$553.42M$378.07M54.942,300Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsAPEIAmerican Public Education4.0757 of 5 stars$21.93+0.1%$23.00+4.9%+85.7%$388.38M$600.54M39.166,037BFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.401 of 5 stars$128.51+8.0%$135.33+5.3%+19.2%$7.48B$2.42B64.5831,400Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeGHCGraham2.2579 of 5 stars$959.14+0.3%N/A+30.4%$4.15B$4.41B18.7819,900LAURLaureate Education3.9327 of 5 stars$20.11+0.6%$18.50-8.0%+49.5%$3.03B$1.48B12.7328,900Earnings ReportNews CoveragePRDOPerdoceo Education4.2359 of 5 stars$28.46+0.6%$32.00+12.4%+52.9%$1.87B$710M14.304,350Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Stride Competitors Grand Canyon Education Competitors Adtalem Global Education Competitors Strategic Education Competitors Lincoln Educational Services Competitors American Public Education Competitors Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors Graham Competitors Laureate Education Competitors Perdoceo Education Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:UTI) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s “New Gold”MIT scientists just developed a brand-new metal… A metal that’s shaping up to be, not only the biggest brea...True Market Insiders | SponsoredCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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