Vocational education Universal Technical Institute (NYSE: UTI) will be announcing earnings results this Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what you need to know.
Universal Technical Institute beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 2% last quarter, reporting revenues of $204.3 million, up 15.1% year on year. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates. It reported 5,721 new students, up 2.8% year on year.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Universal Technical Institute’s revenue to grow 11.8% year on year to $219.5 million, slowing from the 15.3% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Universal Technical Institute has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years by 3% on average.
Looking at Universal Technical Institute’s peers in the education services segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Lincoln Educational delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 23.6%, beating analysts’ expectations by 7.5%, and Strategic Education reported revenues up 4.6%, topping estimates by 1.7%. Lincoln Educational traded up 16.8% following the results while Strategic Education was also up 1.6%.
Read our full analysis of Lincoln Educational’s results here and Strategic Education’s results here.
Debates over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments have raised questions about economic stability in 2025. While some of the education services stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 5.9% on average over the last month. Universal Technical Institute is down 9.8% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $37.33 (compared to the current share price of $28.34).
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