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 $253,991 were purchased by DEVINCENZI ROBERT THOMAS on Aug 12 ’25. At $25.40 per share, DEVINCENZI ROBERT THOMAS acquired 10,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 136,765 shares worth approximately $3.71 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Coliseum Capital Management, L sold 500,000 shares, netting a total of over 17,500,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $35.00 each, the insider now holds 2,716,267 shares.
Before that, Hitchcock Todd A had sold 27,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $917,471, the EVP/COO traded Universal Technical Institute Inc shares for $33.36 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 27,500 shares, worth approximately $2.19 million.
Analysts at Truist started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of January 10, 2024, Northland Capital has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for UTI. Earlier on June 23, 2023, Argus downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for UTI stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing UTI Stock Performance
On last trading session, Universal Technical Institute Inc [NYSE: UTI] plunged -2.44% to $27.15. The stock’s lowest price that day was $26.93, but it reached a high of $28.03 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.27%. Over the course of the year, Universal Technical Institute Inc shares have jumped approximately 71.51%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $36.32 on 05/22/25 and a 52-week low of $23.66 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Universal Technical Institute Inc (UTI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 26.71, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 26.27. In the upper region, resistance lies at 27.81. The next price resistance is at 28.47. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 45.08 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Universal Technical Institute Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Universal Technical Institute Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-15 dropping by -0.34 million shares to 2.26 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 2.6 million shares. A decline of -15.23% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.68 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.68.
Which companies own the most shares of Universal Technical Institute Inc (UTI)?
In terms of Universal Technical Institute Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 22 in the next 12 months, down nearly -20.95% from the previous closing price of $27.83. Analysts anticipate Universal Technical Institute Inc stock to reach 26 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 10. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Universal Technical Institute Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 12, 2022, Rosenblatt assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $11.
