UTI Universal Technical Institute, Inc.
$40.06
Platform & Compounding FCF 85%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Moderate · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 27.3% above fair value

You pay $40.06
Bear $18.48
Fair $31.48
Bull $46.41
Bear $18.48 -53.9% 10% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair $31.48 -21.4% 16% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull $46.41 +15.9% 21% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (16% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 44%
Implied Market Multiple 47.8x

Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $44.00 from 11 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $31.48 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $44.00 (from 11 analysts). Our estimate is 36% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
  • Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
  • Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions