Showing posts with label UNF. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UNF. Show all posts

Friday, September 9, 2016

Unifirst - Chart of the Day

UniFirst (UNF) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The uniform and clothing company has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 27.30+ and gained 21.91% in the last 6 months.

The Chart of the Day belongs to UniFirst (UNF).  I found the uniform and clothing stock by using Barchart to sort today's All Time High list first for the most frequent number of new highs in the last month, then again for technical buy signals of 80% or more.  Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 6/30 the stock gained 13.23%.

UniFirst Corporation is a provider of workplace uniforms and protective clothing. They rent, manufacture and sell a wide range of uniforms and protective clothing, including shirts, pants, jackets, coveralls, jumpsuits, lab coats, smocks and aprons, and also rent industrial wiping products, floormats and other non-garment items, to a variety of manufacturers, retailers and service companies. They serve businesses of all sizes in numerous industry categories.


UniFirst Corporation is a provider of workplace uniforms and protective clothing. They rent, manufacture and sell a wide range of uniforms and protective clothing, including shirts, pants, jackets, coveralls, jumpsuits, lab coats, smocks and aprons, and also rent industrial wiping products, floormats and other non-garment items, to a variety of manufacturers, retailers and service companies. They serve businesses of all sizes in numerous industry categories.

Barchart technical indicators:

  • 96% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 17 new highs and up 10.51% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 81.28%
  • Technical support level at 129.24
  • Recently traded at 130.11 with a 50 day moving average of 120.28
Fundamental factors:
  • Market Cap $2.65 billion
  • P/E 22.34
  • Dividend Yield .11%
  • Revenue expected to grow .70% this year and another 3.0% next year
  • Earnings estimated to increase 3.70% next year and compound at an annual rate of 11.00% for the next 5 years
  • Wall Street analysts issued 5 hold recommendations on the stock

Friday, May 10, 2013

5 Terrific Small Caps

Today's list comes from using Barchart to sort the S & P 600 Small Cap Index for the stocks having the best Barchart technical buy signals.  The list includes Zumiez (ZUMZ), West Pharmaceutical Services (WST), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Unifirst Corp (UNF) and Teletech Holdings (TTEC):

Zumiez (ZUMZ)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 7 new highs and up 27.31% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 75.77%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 29.19
  • Recently traded at 31.67 with a 50 day moving average of 25.90


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and  day moving averages
  • New highs and up 2.81% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 62.94%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 64.60


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 8 new highs and up 14.77% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 76.80%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 209.51
  • Recently traded at 220.00 with a 50 day moving average of 187.83


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 7 new highs and up 3.00% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 64.14%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 92.08
  • Recently traded at 93.78 with a 50 day moving average of 89.27


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 6 new highs and up 2.27% in the last month
  • Relative strength Index 67.37%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 21.75
  • Recently traded at 22.07 with a 50 day moving average of 20.85








Thursday, December 20, 2012

5 Small Cap Stocks

Today I sorted the S & P 600 Small Cap Index to find 5 with good Barchart technical indicators and great charts.  My list includes Olympic Steel (ZEUS), Watts Water Technologies (WTS),  Marriot Vacations Worldwide (VAC), Unifirst Corp (UNF) and Texas Industries (TXI):

Olympic Steel (ZEUS)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 11 new highs and up 18.01% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 71.31%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 20.65
Watts Water Technologies (WTS)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 13 new highs and up 11.33% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 71.89%
  • Barchart computes  a technical support level at 41.72
  • Recently traded at 42.36 with a 50 day moving average of 39.34
Marriot Vacations Worldwide (VAC)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signals
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 7 new highs and up 2.92% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 64.96%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 40.24
  • Recently traded at 41.17 with a 50 day moving average of 39.44
Unifirst (UNF)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signals
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 10 new highs and up 5.17% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 64.54%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 72.41
  • Recently traded at 73.83 with a 50 day moving average of 70.12
Texas Industries (TXI)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 8 new highs and up 14.29% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 68.71%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 68.71%
  • Traded recently at 50.95 with a 50 day moving average of 44.96












Wednesday, December 5, 2012

5 Small Cap Picks

Today I sorted the S & P 600 Small Cap Index to find 5 stocks with great Barchart technical indicators and charts.  I found Unifirst (UNF), Standex International (SXI), Powell Industries (POWL),  Intermec (IN) and Hittite Microwave (HITT):

Unifirst (UNF)

  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 3 new highs and up 3.70% in the last month
  • Relative strength Index 72.31%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 69.83
  • Recently traded at 72.63 with a 50 day moving average of 69.16
Standex International (SXI)


  • 96% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 6 new highs and up 10.92% in the last quarter
  • Relative Strength Index 64.15%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 48.13
  • Recently traded at 49.05 with a 50 day moving average of 46.29
Powell Industries (POWL)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 3 new highs and up 5.07% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 68.31%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 39.74
  • Recently traded at 41.69 with a 50 day moving average of 39.34
Intermec (IN)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 3 new highs and up 7.31% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 72.25%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 7.47
  • Recently traded at 8.09 with a 50 day moving average of 6.97
Hittite Microwave (HITT)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 9 new highs and up 9.38% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 73.60%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 60.75
  • Recently traded at 62.71 with a 50 day moving average of 56.41










Wednesday, October 17, 2012

3 Small Cap Picks

Today I sorted the S&P 600 Small Cap stock index to find the 3 with the best Barchart technical indicators and near the top of the list were Olympic Steel (ZEUS), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) and Unifirst Corporation (UNF):

Olympic Steel (ZEUS)


  • 100% Barhchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 4 new highs and up 1.92% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 67.05%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 17.08
  • Recently traded at 18.55 with a 50 day moving average of 16.87
Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 4 new highs and up 2.74% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 67.07%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 89.67
  • Recently traded at 92.14 with a 50 day moving average of 87.64
Unifirst Corporation (UNF)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 6 new highs and up 2.98% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 66.19%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 66.31
  • Recently traded at 69.74 with a 50 day moving average of 66.56