Unifirst Stock Today

UNF Stock  USD 204.51  1.95  0.96%   

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Unifirst is trading at 204.51 as of the 16th of March 2025. This is a 0.96% increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 202.58. Unifirst has a very small chance of experiencing financial distress in the next few years but had a somewhat insignificant performance during the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 16th of December 2024 and ending today, the 16th of March 2025. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain
Commercial & Professional Services
IPO Date
5th of January 1988
Category
Industrials
UniFirst Corporation provides workplace uniforms and protective work wear clothing in the United States, Europe, and Canada. UniFirst Corporation was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts. Unifirst Corp operates under Specialty Business Services classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. The company has 15.01 M outstanding shares of which 158.27 K shares are at this time shorted by investors with about 2.05 days to cover. More on Unifirst

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Unifirst Stock Highlights

ESG Sustainability
Environmental
Governance
Social
CEOSteven Sintros
Thematic IdeaPersonal Services (View all Themes)
Business ConcentrationCommercial Services & Supplies, Commercial & Professional Services, Industrials, NYSE Composite, SP Small-Cap 600, Personal Services, Industrials, Commercial Services & Supplies, Specialty Business Services, Industrials (View all Sectors)
Average Analyst Recommendation
Financial Strength
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Return On Assets0.07220.062
Fairly Up
Slightly volatile
Asset Turnover1.171.04
Moderately Up
Very volatile
Gross Profit Margin0.420.4
Sufficiently Up
Very volatile
Total Current Liabilities339.8 M323.7 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Non Current Liabilities Total370.1 M352.4 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Assets3.3 B3.1 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Current Assets1.1 B1.1 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Cash From Operating Activities356.5 M339.6 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Debt Levels
Unifirst can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Unifirst's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Unifirst's total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
Unifirst has 68.81 M in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.03, which may show that the company is not taking advantage of profits from borrowing. Unifirst has a current ratio of 4.27, demonstrating that it is liquid and is capable to disburse its financial commitments when the payables are due. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Unifirst to invest in growth at high rates of return.

Free Cash Flow

162.83 Million
Unifirst (UNF) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in 68 Jonspin Road, Wilmington, MA, United States, 01887 and employs 16,000 people. Unifirst is listed under Commercial Services & Supplies category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a total capitalization of 3.8 B. Unifirst runs under Commercial Services & Supplies sector within Industrials industry. The entity has 15.01 M outstanding shares of which 158.27 K shares are at this time shorted by investors with about 2.05 days to cover. Unifirst has about 79.44 M in cash with 295.27 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 20.07.
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Ownership Allocation
Unifirst shows a total of 15.01 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Unifirst outstanding shares are owned by institutional holders. These institutional investors are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to take positions in Unifirst to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutions are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Unifirst. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Unifirst as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company owns, if the real value of the company is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
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Unifirst Stock Institutional Holders

InstituionRecorded OnShares
Macquarie Group Ltd2024-12-31
317.4 K
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc2024-12-31
271.9 K
Northern Trust Corp2024-12-31
263.3 K
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-12-31
252.3 K
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2024-12-31
237.3 K
American Century Companies Inc2024-12-31
189.2 K
Norges Bank2024-12-31
182 K
Bank Of America Corp2024-12-31
174 K
Envestnet Asset Management Inc2024-12-31
154.5 K
Blackrock Inc2024-12-31
2.3 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-12-31
1.7 M
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Unifirst Historical Income Statement

At this time, Unifirst's Total Revenue is most likely to increase significantly in the upcoming years. The Unifirst's current Gross Profit is estimated to increase to about 1 B, while Income Tax Expense is projected to decrease to roughly 32.4 M. View More Fundamentals

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Unifirst Corporate Directors

Phillip CohenIndependent DirectorProfile
Thomas PostekIndependent DirectorProfile
Michael IandoliIndependent DirectorProfile
Kathleen CamilliIndependent DirectorProfile
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Is Commercial Services & Supplies space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Unifirst. If investors know Unifirst will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Unifirst listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.022
Dividend Share
1.34
Earnings Share
7.82
Revenue Per Share
130.878
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.019
The market value of Unifirst is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Unifirst that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Unifirst's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Unifirst's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Unifirst's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Unifirst's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Unifirst's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Unifirst is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Unifirst's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.