Unifirst Corp
UNF

$188.78

0.14%

Market Cap: $3.52B

Consumer Discretionary Personal Services

0

Funds holding %

of 6,710 funds

0

Analysts bullish %

of 3 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

104% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 23

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 247 [Q1] → 271 (+24) [Q2]

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 99

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q1] → 1 (+0) [Q2]

0.26% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.61% [Q1] → 96.35% (-0.26%) [Q2]

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.53B [Q1] → $2.49B (-$40.8M) [Q2]

76% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $703K | Put options by funds: $2.97M

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Research analyst outlook

3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$175

7%

downside

Avg. target

$188

0%

upside

High target

$199

5%

upside

3 analyst ratings

0 positive

0%

2 neutral

67%

1 negative

33%

UBS Joshua Chan 93% 1-year accuracy 13 / 14 met price target	1%upside $190	Neutral Maintained	27 Jun 2024
JP Morgan Andrew Steinerman 78% 1-year accuracy 18 / 23 met price target	7%downside $175	Underweight Maintained	27 Jun 2024
Baird Andrew Wittmann 75% 1-year accuracy 21 / 28 met price target	5%upside $199	Neutral Maintained	27 Jun 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

UniFirst celebrates grand opening of state-of-the-art uniform service and processing facility in London, Ontario

New facility designed to enhance uniform services across Southwestern Ontario WILMINGTON, Mass. , Sept. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF), a North American leader in providing customized business uniform programs, facility service products and first aid and safety services, announced the grand opening of its latest state-of-the-art uniform service and processing facility in London, Ontario.

UniFirst celebrates grand opening of state-of-the-art uniform service and processing facility in London, Ontario

UniFirst Announces 2024 Aldo Croatti and Ronald D. Croatti Scholarship Recipients

WILMINGTON, Mass. , Aug. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF), a North American leader in providing customized business uniform programs, facility service products and first aid and safety services, proudly announces the 2024 recipients of the Aldo Croatti and Ronald D.

UniFirst Announces 2024 Aldo Croatti and Ronald D. Croatti Scholarship Recipients

UniFirst named one of Selling Power's 'Best Companies to Sell For' in 2024

WILMINGTON, Mass. , July 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF), a North American leader in providing customized business uniform programs, facility service products and first aid and safety services, is proud to be recognized on Selling Power's "Best Companies to Sell For" list for the 21st consecutive year.

UniFirst named one of Selling Power's 'Best Companies to Sell For' in 2024

UniFirst Declares Regular Cash Dividends

WILMINGTON, Mass., July 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) today declared regular quarterly cash dividends of $0.330 per share (33.0 cents) on the Company's Common Stock and $0.264 per share (26.4 cents) on the Company's Class B Common Stock. Both dividends are payable on September 27, 2024 to shareholders of record on September 6, 2024.

UniFirst Declares Regular Cash Dividends

UniFirst: Still Bullish On The Business Ability To Expand Margins

I retain my buy rating for UNF stock, as I expect margin to continue expanding as the business scales and controls costs. UNF reported 4.1% organic revenue growth, with strong margin expansion and positive Core Laundry segment performance. Revised growth expectations downward due to mixed topline outlook, but increased margin expectations.

UniFirst: Still Bullish On The Business Ability To Expand Margins

UniFirst Stock: Value-Building Sends a Signal to the Market

UniFirst NYSE: UNF is a quality business with savvy management working hard to improve shareholder value. The efforts include upgrading technology to the latest in enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) software, helping drive margin.

UniFirst Stock: Value-Building Sends a Signal to the Market

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UniFirst (UNF) Q3 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates, Rise Y/Y

UniFirst's (UNF) third-quarter fiscal 2024 results benefit from higher revenues from the Core Laundry Operations segment.

UniFirst (UNF) Q3 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates, Rise Y/Y

UniFirst Corporation (UNF) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF ) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript June 26, 2024 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Steven Sintros - President and CEO Shane O'Connor - EVP and CFO Conference Call Participants Ronan Kennedy - Barclays Andrew Wittmann - Baird Kartik Mehta - Northcoast Research Luke McFadden - William Blair Andrew Steinerman - JPMorgan Josh Chan - UBS Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Third Quarter 2024 UniFirst Earnings Conference Call.

UniFirst Corporation (UNF) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

Zacks Investment Research

Compared to Estimates, UniFirst (UNF) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for UniFirst (UNF) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended May 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Compared to Estimates, UniFirst (UNF) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

Zacks Investment Research

UniFirst (UNF) Tops Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

UniFirst (UNF) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.19 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.88 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.29 per share a year ago.

UniFirst (UNF) Tops Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

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