Unifi, Inc. (UFI)Consumer Cyclical | Textile Manufacturing | Greensboro, United States | NYSE
7.46 USD
-0.09
(-1.192%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 7.46 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:39 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Unifi is currently broken by a severe multi-year structural decline. Despite a recent earnings beat and management commentary on cost structures, the stock has lost over 83% of its value over the last nine years, with four consecutive years of negative annual returns ending in the latest period. This persistent price erosion suggests the market views the current business fundamentals—characterized by negative profit margins, negative return on equity, and a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 40%—as insufficient to sustain operations without further capital destruction. The lack of a dividend and the absence of a credible recovery trajectory in the price history confirm that this is a deteriorating asset rather than a temporary dislocation. While the forward P/E appears attractive, it is based on estimated earnings that have yet to materialize, and the balance sheet remains fragile. The recent price spike to $8.03 appears to be a technical bounce off the 200-day moving average rather than a fundamental reversal, especially given the overwhelming options positioning for downside protection. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.252312 |
| MSTL | 0.302341 |
| AutoETS | 0.306353 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.310462 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 34% |
| H-stat | 4.99 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.282 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.49 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1998-04-28 |
| Last Dividend Date | 1998-04-28 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 42.612 |
| Revenue per Share | 28.738 |
| Market Cap | 138,672,720 |
| Forward P/E | 10.66 |
| Beta | 0.69 |
| Profit Margins | -4.62% |
| Website | https://unifi.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:39 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest is heavily concentrated in deep out-of-the-money strikes ($2.50) for the December expiration, suggesting a fear of a significant drop to near-term lows. Conversely, call activity is sparse and skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes ($10.00, $12.50), indicating limited speculative appetite for a rally despite the current price being near the 52-week high relative to recent lows. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for puts compared to calls, reflecting asymmetric risk pricing.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 1998-04-29 | 0.42 | 0.369028 |
| 1998-01-28 | 0.42 | 0.340944 |
| 1997-11-05 | 0.42 | 0.361874 |
| 1997-07-30 | 0.42 | 0.371476 |
| 1997-04-30 | 0.33 | 0.354839 |
| 1997-02-05 | 0.33 | 0.354839 |
| 1996-11-06 | 0.33 | 0.357724 |
| 1996-07-31 | 0.33 | 0.398190 |
| 1996-05-01 | 0.39 | 0.477064 |
| 1996-01-31 | 0.39 | 0.584270 |
| 1995-11-01 | 0.39 | 0.590909 |
| 1995-08-02 | 0.39 | 0.504854 |
| 1995-05-01 | 0.30 | 0.384615 |
| 1995-01-30 | 0.30 | 0.357143 |
| 1994-10-28 | 0.30 | 0.388350 |
| 1994-08-01 | 0.30 | 0.402010 |
| 1994-05-06 | 0.42 | 0.571429 |
| 1994-01-28 | 0.42 | 0.565657 |
| 1993-10-29 | 0.42 | 0.557214 |
| 1993-07-26 | 0.42 | 0.554455 |
| 1993-05-04 | 0.33 | 0.321168 |
| 1993-02-01 | 0.33 | 0.348285 |
| 1992-10-30 | 0.30 | 0.406780 |
| 1992-07-24 | 0.30 | 0.406780 |
| 1992-04-30 | 0.30 | 0.384615 |
| 1992-01-27 | 0.24 | 0.326087 |
| 1991-11-04 | 0.24 | 0.368098 |
| 1991-08-13 | 0.24 | 0.361446 |
| 1991-05-07 | 0.16 | 0.289855 |
| 1991-02-05 | 0.16 | 0.446927 |
| 1990-11-05 | 0.16 | 0.714286 |
| 1990-08-07 | 0.16 | 0.695652 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.71981776 |
| Address1 | 7,201 West Friendly Avenue |
| All Time High | 130.875 |
| All Time Low | 1.109333 |
| Ask | 7.48 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 0.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 250,600 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 125,788 |
| Average Volume | 125,788 |
| Average Volume10Days | 250,600 |
| Beta | 0.692 |
| Bid | 7.43 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 12.475 |
| City | Greensboro |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 7.46 |
| Current Ratio | 3.327 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 7.69 |
| Day Low | 7.36 |
| Debt To Equity | 42.612 |
| Display Name | Unifi |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,787,229,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,787,229,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,787,169,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,736,000 |
| Ebitda | 10,036,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.01889 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 21.179 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.4 |
| Enterprise Value | 212,555,728 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.0 |
| Eps Forward | 0.7 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.31 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 893,808,000 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 6.1686 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.2914 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.20935057 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 71.98177 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 8.47 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.0100002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.11924441 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.96 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.5 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.5202702 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.96 - 8.47 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 322,151,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.7 |
| Float Shares | 15,802,370 |
| Forward Eps | 0.7 |
| Forward P E | 10.657143 |
| Free Cashflow | 28,610,124 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 2,400 |
| Fullday Change | -0.0900002 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.19205 |
| Fullday Price | 7.46 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.05732 |
| Gross Profits | 30,456,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.25295 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.42042 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 18,588,837 |
| Industry | Textile Manufacturing |
| Industry Disp | Textile Manufacturing |
| Industry Key | textile-manufacturing |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 893,808,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.42 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,782,604,800 |
| Last Split Date | 1,288,828,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:3 |
| Long Business Summary | Unifi, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of recycled and synthetic products in North America, Central America, South America, Asia, and Europe. It offers polyester products, including partially oriented yarn, texture, solution and package dyed, twisted, beamed, and draw wound yarns in virgin or recycled varieties; and nylon products comprise virgin or recycled texture, solution dyed, and spandex covered yarns. The company also provides recycled solutions made from pre-consumer and post-consumer waste, such as plastic bottle flakes, polyester polymer beads, and staple fiber. It offers recycled and synthetic products primarily to yarn manufacturers, knitters, and weavers that produces yarn and fabric for the apparel, hosiery, automotive, home furnishings, industrial, medical, and other end-use markets. In addition, the company sells its products through sales force and independent sales agents under the REPREVE brand. Unifi, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina. |
| Long Name | Unifi, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 138,672,720 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_190965 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,604,800 |
| Net Income To Common | -24,562,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,814,140,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 140,345,719 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 7.63 |
| Operating Cashflow | 26,534,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.01726 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 7.44 |
| Phone | 336 294 4410 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 7.46 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 7.55 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.597996 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.26100495 |
| Profit Margins | -0.046230003 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.658 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 0.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0900002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.19205 |
| Regular Market Day High | 7.69 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 7.36 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 7.36 - 7.69 |
| Regular Market Open | 7.63 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 7.55 |
| Regular Market Price | 7.46 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 121,530 |
| Return On Assets | -0.021540001 |
| Return On Equity | -0.10198 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.041 |
| Revenue Per Share | 28.738 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 18,588,837 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0074 |
| Shares Short | 137,131 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 130,124 |
| Short Name | Unifi, Inc. New |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0108 |
| Short Ratio | 1.2 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NC |
| Symbol | UFI |
| Target High Price | 12.0 |
| Target Low Price | 12.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 12.0 |
| Target Median Price | 12.0 |
| Total Cash | 25,072,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.349 |
| Total Debt | 98,955,000 |
| Total Revenue | 531,303,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.31 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 7.4352 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 4.3587 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 3.1013002 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.7115196 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 121,530 |
| Website | https://unifi.com |
| Zip | 27,410 |