Research Analysts Set Expectations for UniFirst Q3 Earnings

UniFirst Co. (NYSE:UNF) – Equities research analysts at William Blair upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for UniFirst in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 2nd. William Blair analyst T. Mulrooney now expects that the textile maker will earn $2.12 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.99. The consensus estimate for UniFirst’s current full-year earnings is $7.71 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for UniFirst’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.02 EPS.

UniFirst (NYSE:UNF) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 2nd. The textile maker reported $1.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.34 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $602.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $602.81 million. UniFirst had a net margin of 6.00% and a return on equity of 7.40%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.09 earnings per share.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on UniFirst from $218.00 to $197.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. UBS Group increased their price target on UniFirst from $194.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. StockNews.com downgraded UniFirst from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Barclays reiterated an “underweight” rating and set a $152.00 target price (down from $180.00) on shares of UniFirst in a report on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, UniFirst presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $180.00.

UniFirst Price Performance

Shares of UNF stock opened at $163.40 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.89 and a beta of 0.88. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $204.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $198.25. UniFirst has a one year low of $149.58 and a one year high of $243.70.

UniFirst Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 7th were paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.86%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 7th. UniFirst’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 17.41%.

Insider Activity at UniFirst

In other UniFirst news, VP David Martin Katz sold 1,299 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.95, for a total transaction of $274,024.05. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 6,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,361,682.25. This represents a 16.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.86% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of UNF. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in UniFirst by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,708,242 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $292,263,000 after purchasing an additional 6,393 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in UniFirst by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 763,689 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $130,660,000 after buying an additional 15,517 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in UniFirst by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 387,326 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $66,268,000 after buying an additional 20,056 shares during the last quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC raised its stake in UniFirst by 9.9% in the fourth quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 365,047 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $62,456,000 after buying an additional 32,860 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in UniFirst by 1.2% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 349,298 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $69,401,000 after acquiring an additional 4,136 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.17% 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.