Earnings Beat: Universal Technical Institute, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models

May 13, 2025
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editorial-team@simplywallst.com (Simply Wall St)

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Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE:UTI) just released its quarterly report and things are looking bullish. The company beat forecasts, with revenue of US$207m, some 5.5% above estimates, and statutory earnings per share (EPS) coming in at US$0.21, 73% ahead of expectations. This is an important time for investors, as they can track a company’s performance in its report, look at what experts are forecasting for next year, and see if there has been any change to expectations for the business. We’ve gathered the most recent statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their earnings models, following these results.

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NYSE:UTI Earnings and Revenue Growth May 10th 2025

Taking into account the latest results, the most recent consensus for Universal Technical Institute from six analysts is for revenues of US$829.4m in 2025. If met, it would imply a modest 6.0% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Statutory per-share earnings are expected to be US$1.04, roughly flat on the last 12 months. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of US$814.1m and earnings per share (EPS) of US$1.00 in 2025. The analysts seems to have become more bullish on the business, judging by their new earnings per share estimates.

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The consensus price target rose 8.5% to US$36.00, suggesting that higher earnings estimates flow through to the stock’s valuation as well. The consensus price target is just an average of individual analyst targets, so – it could be handy to see how wide the range of underlying estimates is. Currently, the most bullish analyst values Universal Technical Institute at US$37.00 per share, while the most bearish prices it at US$35.00. Still, with such a tight range of estimates, it suggeststhe analysts have a pretty good idea of what they think the company is worth.

One way to get more context on these forecasts is to look at how they compare to both past performance, and how other companies in the same industry are performing. We would highlight that Universal Technical Institute’s revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 12% annualised growth rate until the end of 2025 being well below the historical 22% p.a. growth over the last five years. Juxtapose this against the other companies in the industry with analyst coverage, which are forecast to grow their revenues (in aggregate) 11% annually. So it’s pretty clear that, while Universal Technical Institute’s revenue growth is expected to slow, it’s expected to grow roughly in line with the industry.


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