UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI)
Consumer Discretionary · For-profit education and vocational training · NYSE
For-profit provider of hands-on technical training and skilled trades education to help students launch careers in automotive, diesel, collision repair, and related industries.
What UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC does
Universal Technical Institute operates a network of educational institutions providing technical and vocational training programs focused on skilled trades, primarily automotive, diesel, and collision repair. The company serves students seeking career preparation in the transportation and automotive service industries, with programs delivered across multiple campuses. UTI generates revenue through student tuition and fees funded largely through federal Title IV student financial assistance programs and veterans' benefits.
Themes: Vocational training, Skilled trades education, Workforce development, For-profit education, Post-secondary education
Fundamentals
- Price$22.35 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$1.2B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-16.4% 2025-08-21 close $26.75 → 2026-08-21 close $22.35
- P/E35.86 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+4.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+48.7% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+13.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.38 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+11.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+25.9% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.20 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-05 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: pays a dividend.
How UTI compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 25% 266 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 331 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 10% 325 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage
Not assessed — last reported dividend predates the accounts. The most recent fiscal year in which UTI reported a dividend payment is FY2016, while its reported financial statements run through FY2025. Coverage is therefore not assessed for the latest year — an FY2016 ratio would not describe UTI today.
Coverage is derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures, comparing dividends paid against net income and free cash flow for the SAME fiscal year. It is not shown here because the latest fiscal year with a reported dividend payment (FY2016) is older than the latest year of reported financial statements (FY2025), so any ratio would describe an out-of-date year. Informational only — not financial advice.
How UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC looks technically
UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI) is trading 33.4% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 110 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 35, with sellers in control. Momentum is beaten down — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 26, in oversold territory (below 30). It just made a new 20-day low, its first since 2025-11-24, breaking below its recent trading range. It is 5.0% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year).
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 33.4% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -33.4% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $38.04 | $38.04 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $33.56 | $33.56 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 16 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 16 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 43.61. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 110 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 110 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 35, with sellers in control | 35.0 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is beaten down — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 26, in oversold territory (below 30) | 25.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading right at the bottom of its 14-day range ($22.14 to $43.61) — its "stochastic" reading is 1 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 1.0 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 12 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $51.34 | $51.34 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 56.5% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -56.5% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 5.0% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +5.0% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 56.5% below its highest point of the past year | 56.5% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day low, its first since 2025-11-24, breaking below its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it just made a new 55-day low, its first since 2025-11-24, breaking below its recent trading range | 1 session |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $51.34 (set on 2026-07-08) | $51.34 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($21.77 to $51.20), and it has given back all of its rise from last year’s low — 98% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $32.07 to $33.01. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 98.0% |
| From the all-time high | it is 56.5% below its all-time high | -56.5% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 9.6% below a resistance level at $24.50 — a price it turned at five times since 2024-12-18, most recently on 2026-02-05. Since 2024-08-21 it has 1 such level below the current price and 12 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +9.6% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $1.42 (set on 2016-10-11) | $1.42 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1473.8% above its all-time low | +1,474% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 99% of the past ~6 months) | 99th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.35 between its high and its low — about 10.5% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.35 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $16.51 and $46.52 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $16.51 – $31.51 – $46.52 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 10.5% in a typical session — among the most volatile in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 10.5% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 4.8 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (33.4% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 4.8 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.37× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 7 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 7 sessions ago |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | 3 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 3 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | -0.1% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 26.7% below the previous close 11 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 42.37 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -26.7% |
| Gap filled | a 3.6% gap up opened on 2026-08-13 has been "filled" 5 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 5 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 4 sessions in a row, a -14.53% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 4 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 42.4 percentage points (the stock lost 40.1% while the market gained 2.3%) | -42.4% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 42.0 percentage points (the stock lost 38.9% while the market gained 3.1%) | -42.0% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 38.0 percentage points (the stock lost 26.9% while the market gained 11.1%) | -38.0% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 36.9 percentage points (the stock lost 16.4% while the market gained 20.5%) | -36.9% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, its RSI momentum gauge is oversold (a beaten-down reading), near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, trading below its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 46% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thick, spanning 14.2% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | -46.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 36% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $34.87 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -35.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 16% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-05 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $26.51 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 13 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -15.7% |
Price levels it has turned at before
UTI last closed at $22.35 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 1 price below its last close and 12 above; the nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $24.50 | Resistance | 9.6% above the last close | turned there five times · 2024-12-18 to 2026-02-05 |
| $25.84 | Resistance | 15.6% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-02-25 to 2026-01-14 |
| $26.65 | Resistance | 19.3% above the last close | turned there five times · 2024-12-02 to 2025-12-04 |
| $15.57 | Support | 30.3% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-09-11 to 2024-10-23 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $43.61.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $16.99 and $27.16 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close above $43.61.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Oversold (14-day RSI below 30) · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke down to a new 20-day low · lagging the market · Most volatile (6%+ typical daily range) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.17 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 6 analysts
- Mean price target$41.83 range $37.00 – $48.00; median $41.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-17. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Extensive and changing regulatory requirements for for-profit education, including Title IV federal student financial assistance.","Dependence on enrollment levels and the ability of students to secure employment in target industries.","Execution risk related to the integration of acquisitions and the expansion of new campus locations or programs."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of UTI's 10-Q filed 2026-05-07 against the prior one filed 2026-02-05.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-05-07) reports UTI operates 16 campuses (increased from 15 in older filing dated 2026-02-05)
- Newer filing adds: 'The UTI San Antonio, Texas campus successfully opened in March 2026 as the Company's first-ever campus focused exclusively on skilled trades programs'
- Newer filing adds: 'We completed the expansion of the UTI Dallas, Texas campus' (older filing stated expansion would begin in early 2026)
- Newer filing adds: 'UTI announced that student recruitment has begun for its new Atlanta, Georgia campus. Scheduled to open in summer 2026'
- Newer filing adds: 'The Company announced Glendale, Arizona as the site of a new Concorde campus with approximately 53,000 square feet and capacity for more than 620 students'
- Newer filing reports revenues for six months ended March 31, 2026 of $442.2 million (8.2% increase) and three months ended March 31, 2026 of $221.4 million (6.7% increase)
- Newer filing reports total income from operations of $0.3 million (three months) and $16.0 million (six months) ended March 31, 2026
- Newer filing reports strategic growth expenses of approximately $11 million (three months) and $19 million (six months)
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-02-05) section titled 'Overview of the Three Months Ended December 31, 2025' is replaced with 'Overview of the Three and Six Months Ended March 31, 2026' in newer filing
- Older filing's revenue figure of $220.8 million for three months ended December 31, 2025 is not in newer filing
- Older filing's statement that UTI Dallas expansion 'will add' programs 'beginning in early 2026' is superseded by newer filing's report that expansion has been completed
- Older filing's detailed 'Results of Operations' table comparing December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2024 is not present in newer filing section provided
- Reworded:
- Older filing: 'UTI operates 15 campuses' changed to newer filing: 'UTI operates 16 campuses'
- Older filing described Dallas expansion as planned future action; newer filing describes it as completed action
- Older filing: 'The expansion will add aviation, HVACR...' (future tense); newer filing: 'The expansion includes a new approximately 30,000 square foot facility' (past tense)
- Older filing section discusses three months ended December 31, 2025; newer filing discusses three and six months ended March 31, 2026
- Notes:
- Newer filing text appears truncated at 'Concorde announced plans to relocate its North Hollywood, C' - full sentence not available for comparison
- Older filing contains detailed financial tables and operating metrics that are not included in the newer filing excerpt provided, limiting full comparison scope
Risk Factors
- Reworded:
- Balance sheet date changed from December 31, 2025 to March 31, 2026 in newer filing (2026-05-07)
- Cash and cash equivalents: $93,567 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $87,233 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Restricted cash: $3,900 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $6,374 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Short-term investments: $69,244 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $74,750 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Receivables, net: $44,986 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $44,619 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Notes receivable, current portion: $6,698 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $6,735 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Prepaid expenses: $23,835 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $18,506 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Other current assets: $6,427 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $5,568 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Total current assets: $248,657 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $243,785 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Property and equipment, net: $300,864 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $324,812 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Intangible assets, net: $21,024 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $21,407 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Notes receivable, less current portion: $44,668 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $45,205 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Right-of-use assets for operating leases: $173,080 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $168,880 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Deferred tax assets, net: $1,960 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $2,744 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Other assets: $15,249 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $16,893 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Total assets: $833,961 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $852,185 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Accounts payable and accrued expenses: $93,225 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $106,359 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Deferred revenue: $88,580 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $74,033 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Operating lease liabilities, current portion: $18,582 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $20,704 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Long-term debt, current portion: $2,904 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $2,953 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Other current liabilities: $14,574 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $3,883 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Total current liabilities: $217,865 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $207,932 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Deferred tax liabilities, net: $4,135 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $4,144 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Operating lease liabilities: $169,567 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $164,780 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Long-term debt: $98,515 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $127,781 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Other liabilities: $7,970 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $7,643 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Total liabilities: $498,052 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $512,280 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Common stock issued shares: 55,097 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to 55,144 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Common stock outstanding shares: 55,014 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to 55,061 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Paid-in capital: $221,098 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $224,752 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Retained earnings: $114,354 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $114,787 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Accumulated other comprehensive income: $817 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $725 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Total shareholders' equity: $335,909 (Dec 31, 2025) changed to $339,905 (Mar 31, 2026) in newer filing
- Page numbers for items 1A-6 and Signatures changed from 32-34 (older filing) to 40-42 (newer filing)
- Notes:
- The Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements is substantively identical between both filings
- All changes are attributable to the different reporting periods (December 31, 2025 vs. March 31, 2026) and represent financial data updates rather than substantive disclosure changes
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
2 open-market purchases and 5 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days2 buys ($251621) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
- Last 90 days2 buys ($251621) · 5 sells ($128M) — 1 buying, 4 selling insiders
- Last 180 days2 buys ($251621) · 9 sells ($130M) — 1 buying, 8 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-12. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about UTI's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding UTI as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 6,068,937
- Reported value $219,088,629
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 1 increased, 4 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
UTI had 4,395,395 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
UTI had 7.98% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 4.68 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 4,395,395
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 7.98%
- Prior settlement (shares) 4,597,189
- Reported change -4.39%
- Days to cover (reported) 4.68
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Adtalem Global Education (ATGE)
- Strategic Education (STRA)
- Grand Canyon Education
- Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO)
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Frequently asked questions
What does UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI) do?
Universal Technical Institute operates a network of educational institutions providing technical and vocational training programs focused on skilled trades, primarily automotive, diesel, and collision repair. The company serves students seeking career preparation in the transportation and automotive service industries, with programs delivered across multiple campuses.
What sector is UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI) in?
UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is For-profit education and vocational training. It trades on NYSE.
Does UTI pay a dividend?
Yes — UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.00% (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC's (UTI) competitors?
Notable peers of UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI) include Adtalem Global Education, Strategic Education, Grand Canyon Education and Perdoceo Education Corporation. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI) overbought or oversold right now?
UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI) is currently in oversold territory (its 14-day RSI is 26, below 30) (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on UTI come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.