UNF 📈 Unifirst - Overview

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US9047081040

UNF: Uniforms, Protective Wear, Garments, Mats, Cleaning Supplies, First Aid Kits

UniFirst Corporation provides workplace uniforms and protective work wear clothing in the United States, Europe, and Canada. The company operates through United States and Canadian Rental and Cleaning; Manufacturing; Specialty Garments Rental and Cleaning; and First Aid segments. It designs, manufactures, personalizes, rents, cleans, delivers, and sells various 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. The company also rents and sells industrial wiping products, floor mats, facility management and service products, and dry and wet mops; restroom and cleaning supplies comprising air fresheners, paper products, gloves, masks, sanitizers, and hand soaps; and other textile products. In addition, it provides first aid cabinet services and other safety supplies; decontaminates and cleans work clothes, and other items that is exposed to radioactive materials; and services special cleanroom protective wear and facilities. Further, it offers a garment service options, including full-service rental programs, lease programs, and purchase programs; and safety training to a various manufacturers, retailers and service companies. The company serves automobile service centers and dealers, delivery services, food and general merchandise retailers, manufacturers, maintenance facilities, restaurants and food-related businesses, business service providers, soft and durable goods wholesalers, transportation and warehousing companies, healthcare providers, energy production, and transmission operations, government agencies, research and development laboratories, high technology companies, cleanroom operators, and utilities operating nuclear reactors, as well as other employee clothing for image, identification, protection, or utility purposes. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts. Web URL: https://www.unifirst.com

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UNF Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD 3,595m
Sector Industrials
Industry Specialty Business Services
GiC Sub-Industry Diversified Support Services
IPO / Inception 1988-01-05

UNF Stock Ratings

Growth 5y -6.35%
Fundamental 31.6%
Dividend 59.7%
Rel. Strength Industry -112
Analysts 2.83/5
Fair Price Momentum 161.58 USD
Fair Price DCF 232.13 USD

UNF Dividends

Dividend Yield 12m 0.75%
Yield on Cost 5y 0.67%
Annual Growth 5y 16.43%
Payout Consistency 94.5%

UNF Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m 16.8%
Growth Correlation 12m 68.9%
Growth Correlation 5y -30.6%
CAGR 5y -2.07%
CAGR/Mean DD 5y -0.09
Sharpe Ratio 12m -0.04
Alpha -25.42
Beta 0.93
Volatility 26.67%
Current Volume 238k
Average Volume 20d 81.3k
What is the price of UNF stocks?
As of December 22, 2024, the stock is trading at USD 179.13 with a total of 238,010 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -8.01%, over one month by -7.91%, over three months by -6.41% and over the past year by -2.17%.
Is Unifirst a good stock to buy?
Neither. Based on ValueRay Fundamental Analyses, Unifirst is currently (December 2024) neither a good nor a bad stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of 31.60 and therefor a neutral outlook according to the companies health.
Based on ValueRays Analyses, Dividends and Discounted-Cash-Flow, the Fair Value of UNF as of December 2024 is 161.58. This means that UNF is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -9.8%.
Is UNF a buy, sell or hold?
Unifirst has received a consensus analysts rating of 2.83. Therefor, it is recommend to hold UNF.
  • Strong Buy: 0
  • Buy: 0
  • Hold: 5
  • Sell: 1
  • Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecast for UNF stock price target?
According to ValueRays Forecast Model, UNF Unifirst will be worth about 179 in December 2025. The stock is currently trading at 179.13. This means that the stock has a potential downside of -0.06%.
Issuer Forecast Upside
Wallstreet Target Price 185.5 3.6%
Analysts Target Price 171.3 -4.4%
ValueRay Target Price 179 -0.1%