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Here is how UniFirst (UNF) and Wartsila (WRTBY) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

Here is how UniFirst (UNF) and Wartsila (WRTBY) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

Unifirst (UNF) has seen solid earnings estimate revision activity over the past month, and belongs to a strong industry as well.

UniFirst (UNF) is technically in oversold territory now, so the heavy selling pressure might have exhausted. This along with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in raising earnings estimates could lead to a trend reversal for the stock.

WILMINGTON, Mass., April 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) today declared regular quarterly cash dividends of $0.350 per share (35.0 cents) on the Company's Common Stock and $0.280 per share (28.0 cents) on the Company's Class B Common Stock. Both dividends are payable on June 27, 2025 to shareholders of record on June 6, 2025.

UniFirst NYSE: UNF stock price got a boost when Cintas NASDAQ: CTAS entered takeover talks for the company, but the price increase has since been corrected. Cintas backed out of the negotiations because of a lack of meaningful interaction, leaving them to go about their business, which is uniform rental and laundry services for businesses.

UniFirst (UNF) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Although the revenue and EPS for UniFirst (UNF) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended February 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

UniFirst (UNF) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.40 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.31 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.22 per share a year ago.

UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF ) Q4 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 2, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Steven Sintros - President and CEO Shane O'Connor - EVP and CFO Conference Call Participants Ronan Kennedy - Barclays Kartik Mehta - Northcoast Research Luke McFadden - William Blair Justin Hawke - Baird Josh Chan - UBS Andrew Steinerman - JP Morgan Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the UniFirst Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call.