Unite Group (UTG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Unite Students is the UK's largest owner, manager and developer of purpose-built student accommodation, serving the country's world-leading Higher Education sector. We provide homes to 70,000 students across 157 properties in 23 leading university towns and cities. We currently partner with over 60 universities across the UK. Our people are driven by a common purpose: to provide a 'Home for Success' for the students who live with us. Unite's accommodation is safe and secure, high quality and affordable. Students live predominantly in ensuite study bedrooms, with rents covering all bills, insurance, 24-hour security and high-speed Wi-Fi. We also achieved a five-star British Safety Council rating in our last audit. We are committed to raising standards in the student accommodation sector for our customers, investors and employees. This is why our new Sustainability Strategy, launched in 2021, includes a commitment to become net zero carbon across our operations and developments by 2030. Founded in 1991 in Bristol, Unite Group is an award-winning Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), listed on the London Stock Exchange and a member of the FTSE 100 Index. Unite is invested in and operates two specialist funds and joint ventures with institutional investment partners: the £3 billion Unite UK Student Accommodation Fund (USAF) and the £2 billion London Student Accommodation Vehicle (LSAV). For more information, visit: Unite's corporate website www.unite-group.com The student site www.unitestudents.com

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 528 to 536.50
• 50-Day Range: 505 to 557.50
• 52-Week Range: 442.20 to 745
• Volume: 1.31 million shs
• Average Volume: 11.41 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.72 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 7.17%
• Price Target: GBX 613.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Unite Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Unite Group scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Unite Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Unite Group has a consensus price target of GBX 613.75, representing about 15.9% upside from its current price of GBX 529.50.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Unite Group has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Unite Group is -5.41, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Unite Group is -5.41, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Unite Group has a PEG Ratio of 3.20. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Unite Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.54. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for UTG.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Unite Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.17%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Unite Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.67

News Sentiment

Unite Group has a news sentiment score of 0.67. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Unite Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 7 people have searched for UTG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -53% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Unite Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Unite Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.81% of the stock of Unite Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

61.73% of the stock of Unite Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Today: 8/15/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Diversified REITs
• Sub-Industry: Diversified REITs
• Current Symbol: LON:UTG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.unite-group.co.uk
• Phone: +44-117-3027000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,801
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Unite Group: GBX 613.75
• High Price Target: GBX 675
• Low Price Target: GBX 503
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (97.80)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.05
• P/E Growth: 3.2
• Net Income: £299.23 million
• Net Margins: -143.81%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -10.94%
• Return on Assets: 2.50%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 46.65
• Current Ratio: 23.17
• Quick Ratio: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £360.10 million
• Price / Sales: 7.56
• Cash Flow: GBX 13.92 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 38.03
• Book Value: GBX 984.78 per share
• Price / Book: 0.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 513,865,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.72 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.95