Unifirst Corp [NYSE: UNF] stock went on a downward path that fall over -1.09% on previous day amounting to a one-week price decrease of less than -2.57%.
Over the last 12 months, UNF stock rose by 20.17%. The one-year Unifirst Corp stock forecast points to a potential downside of -0.88. The average equity rating for UNF stock is currently 3.40, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $3.27 billion, with 15.01 million shares outstanding and 14.79 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 134.80K shares, UNF stock reached a trading volume of 113534 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on Unifirst Corp [UNF]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for UNF shares is $181.67 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on UNF stock is a recommendation set at 3.40. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Barclays have made an estimate for Unifirst Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Underweight, with their previous recommendation back on April 04, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on January 04, 2024, representing the official price target for Unifirst Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $160, while Barclays analysts kept a Equal Weight rating on UNF stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Unifirst Corp is set at 3.62, with the Price to Sales ratio for UNF stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.34. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.53, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 11.26. Price to Free Cash Flow for UNF in the course of the last twelve months was 20.04 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.92.
UNF Stock Performance Analysis:
Unifirst Corp [UNF] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -2.57. With this latest performance, UNF shares dropped by -3.00% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -3.57% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 20.17% in the past year of trading.
Insight into Unifirst Corp Fundamentals:
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Unifirst Corp [UNF] shares currently have an operating margin of 7.72% and a Gross Margin at 29.83%. Unifirst Corp’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 6.13%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 5.61%, with Return on Assets sitting at 5.61%.
UNF Stock EPS
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for UNF. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Unifirst Corp go to 3.91%.
Unifirst Corp [UNF] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $97.83%, or 98.56%% of UNF stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of UNF stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 2.28 million shares, which is approximately 12.6862%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 1.67 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$286.73 million in UNF stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$163.34 million in UNF stock with ownership which is approximately 5.3098%.
