Universal Technical Institute Inc’s recent filing unveils that its EVP, Chief Academic Officer Smith Sherrell unloaded Company’s shares for reported $2721.0 on Apr 15 ’25. In the deal valued at $28.05 per share,97 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Smith Sherrell now holds 134,131 shares worth roughly $3.67 million.
Then, Smith Sherrell bought 97 shares, generating $2,721 in total proceeds.
Before that, Smith Sherrell sold 208 shares. Universal Technical Institute Inc shares valued at $5,835 were divested by the EVP, Chief Academic Officer at a price of $28.05 per share. As a result of the transaction, Smith Sherrell now holds 134,228 shares, worth roughly $3.67 million.
A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Truist’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late July with a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating. Northland Capital began covering UTI with “an Outperform” recommendation on January 10, 2024. Argus revised its rating on June 23, 2023. It rated UTI as “a Hold” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of UTI
On Thursday, Universal Technical Institute Inc [NYSE:UTI] saw its stock fall -1.44% to $27.34. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 1.56%. Universal Technical Institute Inc shares have risen nearly 6.34% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 88.81% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $30.56 was reached on 02/06/25, a 52-week low of $13.66 was recorded on 04/07/25. SMA at 50 days reached $27.18, while 200 days put it at $21.89.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For UTI Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 27.11, which if violated will result in even more drops to 26.87. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 27.79. A further resistance level may holdings at 28.23. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 52.86, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 1.06, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 26.40%. Stochastics %K at 81.40% indicates the stock is a selling.
How much short interest is there in Universal Technical Institute Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Universal Technical Institute Inc stocks on 2025-03-31, dropping by -0.14 million shares to a total of 1.71 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-28 was 1.85 million shares. There was a decline of -8.21%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on July 12, 2022 when Rosenblatt began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $11 price target.
