Universal Technical Institute I (UTI) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.04
- Estimate
- $0.02
- Surprise
- +118.2%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 4.4 → 4.5/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Universal Technical Institute I (UTI) beat the $0.02 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.04 — a large 118.2% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (4.4/10) to Sell at 4.5/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates UTI Sell at 4.8/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +118.2% surprise compares with a +72.3% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-18.
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Regulatory: Title IV Programs (78.0%)
- Quality below floor (3.7 < 4.0)
- Value-trap signals (2/5): High leverage (D/E 2.0), Material insider selling (4 sells, 0.07% of cap)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $20.30
- Price target
- $35.52
- Stop
- $18.93
- Upside to target
- +75.0%
- Reward-to-risk
- 7.3:1
The stock trades at 33.9× trailing but 22.2× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-26 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
UTI at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Education & Training Services
- Market cap
- $1.14B
- P/E (fwd)
- 22.2
- P/E (ttm)
- 33.9
- 52-week range
- $19.52–$51.34
- Off 52-week high
- 60.5%
- RSI (14)
- 30
- Volume vs avg
- 0.93×
- Score today
- 4.8/10