Q1 Earnings Forecast for Unifirst Issued By William Blair

Unifirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) – Stock analysts at William Blair decreased their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Unifirst in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 22nd. William Blair analyst T. Mulrooney now expects that the textile maker will post earnings of $2.05 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.48. The consensus estimate for Unifirst’s current full-year earnings is $7.71 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Unifirst’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.86 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.97 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.08 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.46 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.43 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.16 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $2.27 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.32 EPS.

Unifirst (NYSE:UNF) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The textile maker reported $2.28 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.15 by $0.13. Unifirst had a return on equity of 7.11% and a net margin of 6.10%.The firm had revenue of $614.45 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $607.02 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.39 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Unifirst has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.580-6.980 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. UBS Group set a $182.00 target price on Unifirst in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Unifirst in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on Unifirst in a report on Monday, July 14th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $175.00 target price for the company. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on Unifirst from $152.00 to $145.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $174.75.

Unifirst Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of NYSE:UNF opened at $160.14 on Monday. Unifirst has a 12-month low of $154.00 and a 12-month high of $243.70. The company has a market capitalization of $2.97 billion, a PE ratio of 20.07 and a beta of 0.86. The business has a 50 day moving average of $169.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $176.05.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Pullen Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Unifirst by 16.5% in the third quarter. Pullen Investment Management LLC now owns 8,653 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $1,447,000 after buying an additional 1,227 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Unifirst during the third quarter worth $777,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of Unifirst by 5.2% in the third quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 3,014 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $504,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Unifirst by 5.5% in the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,204 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $201,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Finally, VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al raised its holdings in shares of Unifirst by 6.5% in the third quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al now owns 4,900 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $819,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. 78.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.