Unifirst Corp (NYSE: UNF) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 21.01x compared to its average ratio. UNF has 36-month beta value of 0.86. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for UNF is 14.79M, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.97% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of UNF on July 03, 2025 was 125.60K shares.
UNF) stock’s latest price update
Unifirst Corp (NYSE: UNF) has seen a decline in its stock price by -10.16% in relation to its previous close of $190.41. However, the company has experienced a -7.33% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-07-02 that UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF ) Q3 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 2, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Shane F. O’Connor – CFO & Executive VP Steven S.
UNF’s Market Performance
Unifirst Corp (UNF) has seen a -7.33% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -9.41% decline in the past month and a -2.45% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.50%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.31% for UNF. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -8.08% for UNF stock, with a simple moving average of -11.43% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of UNF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for UNF stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for UNF by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for UNF in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $152 based on the research report published on April 04, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Robert W. Baird, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see UNF reach a price target of $185. The rating they have provided for UNF stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on January 04th, 2024.
Barclays gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to UNF, setting the target price at $160 in the report published on October 06th of the previous year.
UNF Trading at -7.20% 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 -29.80% of loss for the given period.
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.
Stock Fundamentals for UNF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 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 7.15, with 5.61 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 4.47.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 325.01 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.36. 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 8.68for 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 3.51.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Unifirst Corp (UNF) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
