Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Universal Technical Institute Inc shares valued at $269,465 were sold by Smith Sherrell on Mar 21 ’25. At $26.95 per share, Smith Sherrell sold 10,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 157,663 shares worth approximately $4.18 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Smith Sherrell sold 39,446 shares, netting a total of over 1,098,572 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $27.85 each, the insider now holds 177,912 shares.
Before that, Smith Sherrell had sold 10,249 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $285,500, the EVP, Chief Academic Officer traded Universal Technical Institute Inc shares for $27.86 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 10,249 shares, worth approximately $4.45 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Truist on July 25, 2024, Universal Technical Institute Inc [UTI] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $22. Analysts at Northland Capital started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of June 23, 2023, Argus has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for UTI. Earlier on July 12, 2022, Rosenblatt initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for UTI stock.
Analyzing UTI Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -5.18%. Over the course of the year, Universal Technical Institute Inc shares have jumped approximately 3.19%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $30.56 on 02/06/25 and a 52-week low of $24.29 on 01/13/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $27.25, while a 200-day SMA reached $20.93.
Support And Resistance Levels for Universal Technical Institute Inc (UTI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 26.18, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 25.83. In the upper region, resistance lies at 27.14. The next price resistance is at 27.75. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 47.12 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 0.28, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 47.04%, indicating low price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
