Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Competitors $24.46 -1.98 (-7.49%) (As of 12:51 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends UTI vs. LOPE, LRN, 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 Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Stride (LRN), 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). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector. Universal Technical Institute vs. Grand Canyon Education Stride Adtalem Global Education Strategic Education Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education Bright Horizons Family Solutions Graham Laureate Education Perdoceo Education Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) 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 earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Is LOPE or UTI more profitable? Grand Canyon Education has a net margin of 22.09% compared to Universal Technical Institute's net margin of 5.34%. Grand Canyon Education's return on equity of 31.01% beat Universal Technical Institute's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Grand Canyon Education22.09% 31.01% 23.55% Universal Technical Institute 5.34%16.41%5.43% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LOPE or UTI? Grand Canyon Education received 239 more outperform votes than Universal Technical Institute when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.11% of users gave Grand Canyon Education an outperform vote while only 59.65% of users gave Universal Technical Institute an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGrand Canyon EducationOutperform Votes50867.11% Underperform Votes24932.89% Universal Technical InstituteOutperform Votes26959.65% Underperform Votes18240.35% Which has better valuation and earnings, LOPE or UTI? Grand Canyon Education has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Technical Institute. Grand Canyon Education 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 RatioGrand Canyon Education$1.02B4.78$204.99M$7.6121.96Universal Technical Institute$732.69M1.94$42M$0.7435.73 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LOPE or UTI? 94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.7% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.6% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to LOPE or UTI? In the previous week, Universal Technical Institute had 8 more articles in the media than Grand Canyon Education. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Universal Technical Institute and 9 mentions for Grand Canyon Education. Grand Canyon Education's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Universal Technical Institute's score of 0.81 indicating that Grand Canyon Education is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Grand Canyon Education 8 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, LOPE or UTI? Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Technical Institute has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer LOPE or UTI? Grand Canyon Education presently has a consensus target price of $179.67, indicating a potential upside of 7.53%. Universal Technical Institute has a consensus target price of $25.33, indicating a potential downside of 4.19%. Given Grand Canyon Education's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Grand Canyon Education is more favorable than Universal Technical Institute.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Grand Canyon Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Universal Technical Institute 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryGrand Canyon Education beats Universal Technical Institute on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$1.42B$974.89M$8.33B$20.36BDividend YieldN/A6.68%2.67%3.45%P/E Ratio35.7312.3019.5544.57Price / Sales1.941.2411.0920.33Price / Cash14.9421.2935.7822.41Price / Book5.461.793.784.76Net Income$42M$22.46M$265.27M$984.70M7 Day Performance1.89%0.70%1.68%0.64%1 Month Performance59.76%6.49%3.37%6.66%1 Year Performance121.44%4.88%16.80%24.58% Universal Technical Institute Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UTIUniversal Technical Institute4.0191 of 5 stars$24.46-7.5%$25.33+3.6%+121.4%$1.32B$732.69M33.053,000Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.0852 of 5 stars$165.67+0.7%$179.67+8.4%+21.3%$4.83B$1.02B21.635,800Positive NewsLRNStride2.01 of 5 stars$106.33-0.5%$90.17-15.2%+75.1%$4.64B$2.11B19.427,800Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.3781 of 5 stars$90.81-0.7%$85.00-6.4%+55.7%$3.40B$1.58B20.769,938Insider TradeShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsSTRAStrategic Education4.2808 of 5 stars$98.87+0.7%$126.00+27.4%+10.6%$2.43B$1.21B18.823,774Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsLINCLincoln Educational Services3.0198 of 5 stars$16.36-0.4%$18.00+10.0%+72.6%$515.01M$378.07M51.352,300APEIAmerican Public Education4.4012 of 5 stars$20.81+0.9%$23.00+10.5%+153.2%$368.59M$613.25M36.826,037BFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.7399 of 5 stars$115.19-0.4%$141.50+22.8%+28.7%$6.70B$2.42B58.1131,400Positive NewsGHCGraham1.5066 of 5 stars$943.63+1.3%N/A+49.7%$4.09B$4.41B18.2319,900News CoverageLAURLaureate Education4.1191 of 5 stars$18.87-0.7%$18.50-2.0%+42.9%$2.84B$1.48B12.0328,900Short Interest ↓Positive NewsPRDOPerdoceo Education3.8089 of 5 stars$27.41+0.3%$32.00+16.7%+59.0%$1.80B$652.75M13.794,350Analyst DowngradePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Grand Canyon Education Competitors Stride 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 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredHow this >10-cent coin is going to outperform Bitcoin Chris Rowe – the man who recommended Amazon in 1998… Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2017… And has spotted 44 diffe...True Market Insiders | SponsoredElon Musk’s chilling warning for humanityThe 'invasion' I've discovered has nothing to do with the border crisis. 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