Unifirst Corp (NYSE: UNF)’s stock price has dropped by -14.25 in relation to previous closing price of 197.57. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -17.81% in its stock price over the last five trading days. invezz.com reported 2025-03-25 that Investors are attempting to maintain momentum from the previous session’s gains, which were fueled by optimism surrounding the potential for narrower US tariffs, leading to a slight increase in US stocks on Tuesday. At the time of writing, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.2%, while the S&P 500 index was also 0.
Is It Worth Investing in Unifirst Corp (NYSE: UNF) Right Now?
Unifirst Corp (NYSE: UNF) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 21.65x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.83. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for UNF is 14.79M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.07% of that float. On March 26, 2025, the average trading volume of UNF was 126.99K shares.
UNF’s Market Performance
UNF stock saw a decrease of -17.81% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -19.43% and a quarterly a decrease of -4.43%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.30%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.46% for Unifirst Corp (UNF). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -17.06% for UNF’s stock, with a -11.65% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of UNF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for UNF stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for UNF by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for UNF in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $185 based on the research report published on January 04, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see UNF reach a price target of $160. The rating they have provided for UNF stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on October 06th, 2023.
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to UNF, setting the target price at $185 in the report published on June 01st of the previous year.
UNF Trading at -20.67% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought UNF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -30.48% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.46%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.30%, as shares sank -20.62% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -23.24% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, UNF fell by -17.81%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +7.07% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $204.25. In addition, Unifirst Corp saw -0.98% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at UNF starting from Katz David Martin, who sale 1,299 shares at the price of $210.95 back on Feb 18 ’25. After this action, Katz David Martin now owns 6,455 shares of Unifirst Corp, valued at $274,024 using the latest closing price.
Katz David Martin, the Officer of Unifirst Corp, proposed sale 1,299 shares at $210.95 during a trade that took place back on Feb 18 ’25, which means that Katz David Martin is holding shares at $274,024 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for UNF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.31 for the gross margin
The net margin for Unifirst Corp stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 7.01, with 5.52 for asset returns.
Based on Unifirst Corp (UNF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.03 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 4.56.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 325.01 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.3. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.2. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.66for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.9. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.44.
Conclusion
To sum up, Unifirst Corp (UNF) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
