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UniFirst Corp

UNF
166.700USD
-2.060-1.22%
Close 09/29, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
3.08BMarket Cap
20.29P/E TTM

UniFirst Corp

166.700
-2.060-1.22%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of UniFirst Corp

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-29

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Hold. Despite a weak stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

UniFirst Corp's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
68 / 167
Overall Ranking
168 / 4714
Industry
Professional & Commercial Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 6 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
179.333
Target Price
+6.27%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

UniFirst Corp Highlights

StrengthsRisks
UniFirst Corporation is engaged in supplying and servicing uniform and workwear programs and facility service products. Its segments include United States (U.S.) and Canadian Rental and Cleaning, Manufacturing (MFG), Specialty Garments Rental and Cleaning (Specialty Garments), First Aid and Corporate. The U.S. and Canadian Rental and Cleaning segment purchases, rents, cleans, delivers and sells, uniforms and protective clothing and non-garment items in the United States and Canada. The MFG segment designs and manufactures uniforms and non-garment items primarily for the purpose of providing these goods to the U.S. and Canadian Rental and Cleaning reporting segment. Specialty Garments segment purchases, rents, cleans, delivers and sells specialty garments and non-garment items primarily for nuclear and cleanroom applications and provides cleanroom cleaning services at limited customer locations. First Aid segment sells first aid cabinet products and services and other safety supplies.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 21.32% year-on-year.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 40.69.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 16.27%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 16.27%.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PE is 20.40, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 14.64M shares, decreasing 6.81% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Third Avenue Management
Star Investor Third Avenue Management holds 23.36K shares of this stock.
Lower Market Activity
The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of -0.18.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-29

The company's current financial score is 7.44, which is higher than the Professional & Commercial Services industry's average of 7.36. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 610.78M, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.23%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 4.26%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.44
Change
0

Financials

9.19

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

7.58

Operational Efficiency

6.74

Growth Potential

6.32

Shareholder Returns

7.36

UniFirst Corp's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-29

The company’s current valuation score is 7.41, which is higher than the Professional & Commercial Services industry's average of 7.05. Its current P/E ratio is 20.40, which is 82.25% below the recent high of 37.17 and 1.72% above the recent low of 20.05.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.41
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 68/167
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-29

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 5.33, which is lower than the Professional & Commercial Services industry's average of 7.62. The average price target for UniFirst Corp is 192.00, with a high of 194.00 and a low of 152.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.33
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 6 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
179.333
Target Price
+6.27%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

74
Total
5
Median
7
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
UniFirst Corp
UNF
6
Block Inc
XYZ
44
PayPal Holdings Inc
PYPL
43
Fiserv Inc
FI
34
Global Payments Inc
GPN
30
United Rentals Inc
URI
22
1
2
3
...
15

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-29

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.53, which is lower than the Professional & Commercial Services industry's average of 6.91. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 176.89 and the support level at 160.37, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.71
Change
-0.18

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(3)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.988
Sell
RSI(14)
41.225
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
27.485
Neutral
ATR(14)
3.976
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-95.859
Neutral
Williams %R
80.240
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.190
Sell
StochRSI(14)
58.545
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
166.924
Sell
MA10
168.562
Sell
MA20
171.583
Sell
MA50
173.212
Sell
MA100
178.383
Sell
MA200
187.249
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-29

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Professional & Commercial Services industry's average of 7.77. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 97.62%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 2.03%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 1.69M shares, representing 11.26% of shares outstanding, with 0.87% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
2.09M
-3.30%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
1.69M
-0.93%
The London Company of Virginia, LLC
980.11K
+0.01%
River Road Asset Management, LLC
789.43K
-7.70%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
764.72K
+0.14%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC
608.25K
+2.97%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
581.50K
-4.38%
Victory Capital Management Inc.
366.03K
-42.97%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
360.82K
+3.83%
Copeland Capital Management, LLC
360.42K
-1.27%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-29

The company’s current risk assessment score is 7.84, which is higher than the Professional & Commercial Services industry's average of 5.71. The company's beta value is 0.87. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.84
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.87
VaR
+2.58%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+29.78%
240-Day Volatility
+50.26%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+3.01%
120 days
+6.95%
5 years
+20.88%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-3.05%
120 days
-10.16%
5 years
-14.25%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-0.39
120 days
+0.29
5 years
+0.01

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+29.78%
3 years
+29.78%
5 years
+41.28%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.39
3 years
-0.16
5 years
-0.10
Skewness
240 days
+1.91
3 years
+1.42
5 years
+0.99

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+50.26%
5 years
+33.57%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+3.13%
5 years
+2.81%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+34.31%
240 days
+34.31%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+15.41%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+14.55%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.65%
120 days
+0.68%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-18.01%
60 days
+24.85%
120 days
+30.10%

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