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: 462.20 to 474.58
• 50-Day Range: 450 to 579.40
• 52-Week Range: 442.20 to 874.50
• Volume: 3.29 million shs
• Average Volume: 10.59 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.45 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.23
• Dividend Yield: 7.98%
• Price Target: GBX 730.86
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Unite Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Unite Group scored higher than 85% 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: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Unite Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Unite Group has a consensus price target of GBX 730.86, representing about 58.1% upside from its current price of GBX 462.36.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Unite Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Unite Group is 23.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.04.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Unite Group is 23.23, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 15.13.

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 0.47. 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 7.98%, 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.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Unite Group is 189.45%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Unite Group has a news sentiment score of 1.02. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

Only 12 people have searched for UTG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -37% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net £200,940.65 in company stock, which represents 0.0082% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Unite Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £200,940.65 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.77% 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.

UTG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have UTG shares performed this year?

Unite Group's stock was trading at GBX 559.50 at the start of the year. Since then, UTG shares have decreased by 17.4% and is now trading at GBX 462.36.

How were Unite Group's earnings last quarter?

Unite Group PLC (LON:UTG) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 24th. The company reported $47.50 earnings per share for the quarter. Unite Group had a net margin of 30.06% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.03%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Unite Group?

Shares of UTG stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Unite Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Unite Group investors own include The Berkeley Group (BKG), Premier Oil (PMO), Infrastructure India (IIP), Bae Systems (BAESY), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AT&T (T) and Verizon Communications (VZ).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/24/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: REIT - Diversified
• Sub-Industry: Financial Services
• 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 730.86
• High Price Target: GBX 1,205
• Low Price Target: GBX 512
• Potential Upside/Downside: +58.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 19.90
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.23
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.65
• P/E Growth: 3.2
• Net Income: £299.23 million
• Net Margins: 30.06%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 2.03%
• Return on Assets: 2.50%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 29.55
• Current Ratio: 29.97
• Quick Ratio: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £332.80 million
• Price / Sales: 7.37
• Cash Flow: GBX 12.16 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 38.03
• Book Value: GBX 984.78 per share
• Price / Book: 0.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 530,457,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.45 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.96