Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for UniFirst Q1 Earnings

UniFirst Co. (NYSE:UNF) – Investment analysts at William Blair dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of UniFirst in a report issued on Wednesday, October 23rd. William Blair analyst T. Mulrooney now expects that the textile maker will earn $2.23 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.39. The consensus estimate for UniFirst’s current full-year earnings is $7.33 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for UniFirst’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.31 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.94 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.57 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.82 EPS.

Several other research firms have also commented on UNF. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of UniFirst from $199.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. StockNews.com raised shares of UniFirst from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $186.25.

UniFirst Stock Performance

UNF stock opened at $187.01 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $3.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.30 and a beta of 0.81. The business’s 50-day moving average is $188.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $175.49. UniFirst has a fifty-two week low of $149.58 and a fifty-two week high of $200.07.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. M&G Plc purchased a new position in shares of UniFirst in the first quarter valued at about $19,842,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in UniFirst by 8.9% during the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 622,048 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $106,700,000 after purchasing an additional 51,088 shares during the period. Copeland Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in UniFirst by 12.4% in the 3rd quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 332,187 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $65,989,000 after purchasing an additional 36,651 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in UniFirst by 25.9% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 173,315 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $29,729,000 after purchasing an additional 35,604 shares during the period. Finally, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC grew its holdings in UniFirst by 305.1% during the 2nd quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC now owns 41,936 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $7,193,000 after buying an additional 31,583 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.17% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at UniFirst

In related news, Director Michael Iandoli sold 682 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.30, for a total transaction of $132,512.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 4,744 shares in the company, valued at approximately $921,759.20. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.74% of the company’s stock.

About UniFirst

UniFirst Corporation provides workplace uniforms and protective work wear clothing in the United States, Europe, and Canada. The company operates through U.S. and Canadian Rental and Cleaning, Manufacturing, Specialty Garments Rental and Cleaning, and First Aid segments. It designs, manufactures, personalizes, rents, cleans, delivers, and sells a range of uniforms and protective clothing, including shirts, pants, jackets, coveralls, lab coats, smocks, and aprons; and specialized protective wear, such as flame resistant and high visibility garments.