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UTG vs. ETO, BME, PFD, GLO, and BRW

Should you buy Unite Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Unite Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Unite Group include Entertainment One (ETO), B&M European Value Retail (BME), Premier Foods (PFD), ContourGlobal (GLO), and Brewin Dolphin (BRW). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

How does Unite Group compare to Entertainment One?

Entertainment One (LON:ETO) and Unite Group (LON:UTG) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Unite Group has a consensus price target of GBX 689.88, indicating a potential upside of 35.27%. Given Unite Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Unite Group is more favorable than Entertainment One.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Entertainment One
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Unite Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Unite Group has a net margin of 30.06% compared to Entertainment One's net margin of 0.00%. Unite Group's return on equity of 2.03% beat Entertainment One's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Entertainment OneN/A N/A N/A
Unite Group 30.06%2.03%2.50%

Unite Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Entertainment One. Entertainment One is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unite Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Entertainment One£928.60M0.00N/A-£4.50N/A
Unite Group£332.80M7.87£299.23M£19.9025.63

Entertainment One pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share. Unite Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 37.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Entertainment One pays out -0.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Unite Group pays out 189.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

61.7% of Unite Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Unite Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Unite Group had 4 more articles in the media than Entertainment One. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Unite Group and 0 mentions for Entertainment One. Unite Group's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Entertainment One's score of 0.00 indicating that Unite Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Entertainment One Neutral
Unite Group Positive

Summary

Unite Group beats Entertainment One on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Unite Group compare to B&M European Value Retail?

Unite Group (LON:UTG) and B&M European Value Retail (LON:BME) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Unite Group has a beta of 0.946, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, B&M European Value Retail has a beta of 1.091, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market.

Unite Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 689.88, indicating a potential upside of 35.27%. B&M European Value Retail has a consensus target price of GBX 206.25, indicating a potential upside of 7.14%. Given Unite Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Unite Group is more favorable than B&M European Value Retail.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Unite Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
B&M European Value Retail
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38

B&M European Value Retail has higher revenue and earnings than Unite Group. B&M European Value Retail is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unite Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Unite Group£332.80M7.87£299.23M£19.9025.63
B&M European Value Retail£5.78B0.34£422.41M£16.3011.81

In the previous week, Unite Group had 4 more articles in the media than B&M European Value Retail. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Unite Group and 0 mentions for B&M European Value Retail. B&M European Value Retail's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Unite Group's score of 0.51 indicating that B&M European Value Retail is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Unite Group Positive
B&M European Value Retail Positive

Unite Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 37.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. B&M European Value Retail pays an annual dividend of GBX 13.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Unite Group pays out 189.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. B&M European Value Retail pays out 81.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Unite Group has a net margin of 30.06% compared to B&M European Value Retail's net margin of 2.84%. B&M European Value Retail's return on equity of 21.74% beat Unite Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Unite Group30.06% 2.03% 2.50%
B&M European Value Retail 2.84%21.74%10.58%

61.7% of Unite Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.4% of B&M European Value Retail shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Unite Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.8% of B&M European Value Retail shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Unite Group and B&M European Value Retail tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Unite Group compare to Premier Foods?

Unite Group (LON:UTG) and Premier Foods (LON:PFD) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

61.7% of Unite Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.8% of Premier Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Unite Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Premier Foods shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Unite Group has a net margin of 30.06% compared to Premier Foods' net margin of 11.62%. Premier Foods' return on equity of 9.74% beat Unite Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Unite Group30.06% 2.03% 2.50%
Premier Foods 11.62%9.74%4.78%

Unite Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Premier Foods. Premier Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unite Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Unite Group£332.80M7.87£299.23M£19.9025.63
Premier Foods£1.18B1.46£112.38M£15.5012.84

Unite Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 689.88, indicating a potential upside of 35.27%. Premier Foods has a consensus price target of GBX 244, indicating a potential upside of 22.61%. Given Unite Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Unite Group is more favorable than Premier Foods.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Unite Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Premier Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Unite Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 37.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Premier Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Unite Group pays out 189.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Premier Foods pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Unite Group has a beta of 0.946, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Premier Foods has a beta of 0.604, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Unite Group had 2 more articles in the media than Premier Foods. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Unite Group and 2 mentions for Premier Foods. Unite Group's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Premier Foods' score of 0.39 indicating that Unite Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Unite Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Premier Foods
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Unite Group beats Premier Foods on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Unite Group compare to ContourGlobal?

ContourGlobal (LON:GLO) and Unite Group (LON:UTG) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

In the previous week, Unite Group had 4 more articles in the media than ContourGlobal. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Unite Group and 0 mentions for ContourGlobal. Unite Group's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat ContourGlobal's score of 0.00 indicating that Unite Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
ContourGlobal Neutral
Unite Group Positive

Unite Group has a consensus price target of GBX 689.88, indicating a potential upside of 35.27%. Given Unite Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Unite Group is more favorable than ContourGlobal.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ContourGlobal
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Unite Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

61.7% of Unite Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Unite Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

ContourGlobal pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.18 per share. Unite Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 37.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. ContourGlobal pays out 79.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Unite Group pays out 189.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Unite Group has a net margin of 30.06% compared to ContourGlobal's net margin of 0.00%. Unite Group's return on equity of 2.03% beat ContourGlobal's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ContourGlobalN/A N/A N/A
Unite Group 30.06%2.03%2.50%

Unite Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ContourGlobal. ContourGlobal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unite Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ContourGlobal£2.57B0.00N/A£0.23N/A
Unite Group£332.80M7.87£299.23M£19.9025.63

Summary

Unite Group beats ContourGlobal on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Unite Group compare to Brewin Dolphin?

Brewin Dolphin (LON:BRW) and Unite Group (LON:UTG) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Unite Group had 4 more articles in the media than Brewin Dolphin. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Unite Group and 0 mentions for Brewin Dolphin. Unite Group's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Brewin Dolphin's score of 0.00 indicating that Unite Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Brewin Dolphin Neutral
Unite Group Positive

Brewin Dolphin pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share. Unite Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 37.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Brewin Dolphin pays out 92.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Unite Group pays out 189.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

61.7% of Unite Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Unite Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Unite Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brewin Dolphin. Brewin Dolphin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unite Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Brewin Dolphin£415.46M0.00N/A£0.17N/A
Unite Group£332.80M7.87£299.23M£19.9025.63

Unite Group has a net margin of 30.06% compared to Brewin Dolphin's net margin of 0.00%. Unite Group's return on equity of 2.03% beat Brewin Dolphin's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Brewin DolphinN/A N/A N/A
Unite Group 30.06%2.03%2.50%

Unite Group has a consensus target price of GBX 689.88, suggesting a potential upside of 35.27%. Given Unite Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Unite Group is more favorable than Brewin Dolphin.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Brewin Dolphin
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Unite Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Summary

Unite Group beats Brewin Dolphin on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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UTG vs. The Competition

MetricUnite GroupREIT IndustryReal Estate SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£2.62B£1.18B£2.00B£2.76B
Dividend Yield7.18%14.42%7.23%6.15%
P/E Ratio25.6315.3129.93369.46
Price / Sales7.87436.87409.1784,571.55
Price / Cash38.03127.7868.3727.87
Price / Book0.520.781.367.62
Net Income£299.23M£51.66M-£125.49M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-1.54%0.16%-0.22%-0.93%
1 Month Performance-1.73%1.95%0.53%-1.24%
1 Year Performance-37.42%1.18%-1.31%61.31%

Unite Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UTG
Unite Group
4.4383 of 5 stars
GBX 510
-3.7%
GBX 689.88
+35.3%
-38.0%£2.62B£332.80M25.631,801
ETO
Entertainment One
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.78B£928.60MN/A1,259
BME
B&M European Value Retail
3.2929 of 5 stars
GBX 192.26
-1.4%
GBX 204.38
+6.3%
-28.0%£1.93B£5.78B11.8039,484
PFD
Premier Foods
4.0257 of 5 stars
GBX 201.80
-1.2%
GBX 244
+20.9%
+2.3%£1.74B£1.18B13.024,000
GLO
ContourGlobal
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.65B£2.57B1,091.301,518

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This page (LON:UTG) was last updated on 7/9/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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