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UniFirst UNF

US equityMarket cap rank #2173
$252.89 +$1.11 (+0.44%)
Market closed · Oct 5, 10:20 pm ET · Last extended-hours $252.89 0.00%
Open$251.62
Prev close$251.78
Day range$251.62 – $256.69
Volume245.6K
Market cap$4.57B
P/E (TTM)40.0
Dividend yield0.57%

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership91.9%+0.18 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding396-1 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)30 buys / 20 sellsNet buying
Short interest4.82% of floatDays to cover 2.6 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share17.2%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

7%17%26%36%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$124.5K (9 inflow days, 11 outflow days).

The five largest holders on file together own 32.4% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock12.13%
  • Michael Croatti5.88%
  • Red Cat Management Associates, Inc.5.62%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC4.60%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.15%
  • The London Company of Virginia, LLC4.09%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors4.03%
  • Queue Management Associates, Inc3.72%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund64.07%
  • Hedge Fund18.93%
  • Individual/Insider9.17%
  • Public Company6.10%
  • Government Pension Fund1.70%
  • Private Company0.54%
  • Insurance Company0.46%
  • Family Office/Trust0.04%

Reported short interest has risen from 4.63% to 4.82% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Short interest, by report

Report dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Sep 2026 871,484 4.8% 2.6
31 Aug 2026 637,185 3.5% 2.6
14 Aug 2026 654,094 3.6% 5.6
31 Jul 2026 758,293 4.2% 4.5
15 Jul 2026 876,952 4.8% 7.3
30 Jun 2026 836,467 4.6% 3.7

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