Unifirst Corp
0
Funds holding %
of 7,419 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
353% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $154K | Put options by funds: $34K
42% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 33
32% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 107 | Existing positions reduced: 81
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 264 [Q3] → 273 (+9) [Q4]
2.16% more ownership
Funds ownership: 94.89% [Q3] → 97.05% (+2.16%) [Q4]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 1 (+0) [Q4]
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.84B [Q3] → $2.5B (-$343M) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$152
11%
downside
Avg. target
$182
6%
upside
High target
$197
15%
upside
3 analyst ratings
0 positive
0%
2 neutral
67%
1 negative
33%
Barclays Manav Patnaik 50% 1-year accuracy 19 / 38 met price target | 11%downside $152 | Underweight Downgraded | 4 Apr 2025 |
UBS Joshua Chan 24% 1-year accuracy 4 / 17 met price target | 15%upside $196 | Neutral Maintained | 3 Apr 2025 |
Baird Andrew Wittmann 25% 1-year accuracy 8 / 32 met price target | 15%upside $197 | Neutral Maintained | 3 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 20 articles about UNF published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
5 days ago
Why You Shouldn't Bet Against Unifirst (UNF) Stock
Unifirst (UNF) has seen solid earnings estimate revision activity over the past month, and belongs to a strong industry as well.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Down -20.84% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why UniFirst (UNF) Looks Ripe for a Turnaround
UniFirst (UNF) is technically in oversold territory now, so the heavy selling pressure might have exhausted. This along with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in raising earnings estimates could lead to a trend reversal for the stock.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
UniFirst Declares Regular Cash Dividends; New $100 Million Share Repurchase Authorization
WILMINGTON, Mass., April 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) today declared regular quarterly cash dividends of $0.350 per share (35.0 cents) on the Company's Common Stock and $0.280 per share (28.0 cents) on the Company's Class B Common Stock. Both dividends are payable on June 27, 2025 to shareholders of record on June 6, 2025.
Neutral
MarketBeat
2 weeks ago
Cintas Ends UniFirst Talks—What's Next for UNF Stock?
UniFirst NYSE: UNF stock price got a boost when Cintas NASDAQ: CTAS entered takeover talks for the company, but the price increase has since been corrected. Cintas backed out of the negotiations because of a lack of meaningful interaction, leaving them to go about their business, which is uniform rental and laundry services for businesses.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
UniFirst (UNF) Upgraded to Buy: Here's What You Should Know
UniFirst (UNF) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
UniFirst (UNF) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Although the revenue and EPS for UniFirst (UNF) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended February 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
UniFirst (UNF) Q2 Earnings Surpass Estimates
UniFirst (UNF) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.40 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.31 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.22 per share a year ago.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
UniFirst Corporation (UNF) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF ) Q4 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 2, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Steven Sintros - President and CEO Shane O'Connor - EVP and CFO Conference Call Participants Ronan Kennedy - Barclays Kartik Mehta - Northcoast Research Luke McFadden - William Blair Justin Hawke - Baird Josh Chan - UBS Andrew Steinerman - JP Morgan Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the UniFirst Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call.
Positive
Benzinga
2 weeks ago
Nasdaq Tumbles 100 Points; UniFirst Posts Upbeat Earnings
U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite dipping more than 100 points on Wednesday.
Positive
Investopedia
2 weeks ago
Workplace Uniform Maker UniFirst Tops Q2 Profit Forecasts; Sales Come in Short
UniFirst (UNF) on Wednesday reported better fiscal 2025 second-quarter profit than analysts had expected, but sales fell just short.
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