UTIUniversal Technical Institute, Inc.
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: insiders net buying, but in a downtrend (−35% vs 200-day) and heavily shorted (+11% of shares).
In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −35% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net buyers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026.
Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 14% since the previous count, up from 8.5% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How UTI is trading
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. is −27% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 45 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −35%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
- RSI (14)
- 49
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 57%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $20.64
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- +0.12%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- −27%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +211%
- vs 50-day average$23.78
- −13%
- 52-week high
- $48.41
- 52-week low
- $18.47
- Annualised volatility
- 61%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- −$129M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −21% |
| 2025 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | +105% |
| 2023 | +86% |
| 2022 | −14% |
| 2021 | +21% |
| 2020 | −16% |
| 2019 | +111% |
| 2018 | +52% |
| 2017 | −18% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 6 of 10 | +4.5% |
| Feb | 10 | 7 of 10 | +5.9% |
| Mar | 10 | 4 of 10 | −1.8% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | +3.7% |
| May | 10 | 5 of 10 | +3.3% |
| Jun | 10 | 5 of 10 | −1.2% |
| Jul | 11 | 7 of 11 | +4.3% |
| Aug | 11 | 3 of 11 | −2.9% |
| Sep | 11 | 2 of 11 | −6.7% |
| Oct | 11 | 6 of 11 | +1.7% |
| Nov | 10 | 8 of 10 | +23% |
| Dec | 10 | 5 of 10 | +3.0% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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