Uniti Group (UNIT) Competitors

Uniti Group (NASDAQ:UNIT) and HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (NYSE:HASI) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Is UNIT or HASI a better dividend stock?

Uniti Group pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Uniti Group pays out 160.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital pays out 108.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate UNIT or HASI?

Uniti Group currently has a consensus price target of $6.70, suggesting a potential downside of 0.67%. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a consensus price target of $37.90, suggesting a potential upside of 36.33%. Given HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital is more favorable than Uniti Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Uniti Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of UNIT or HASI?

87.5% of Uniti Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Uniti Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer UNIT or HASI?

In the previous week, Uniti Group had 2 more articles in the media than HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Uniti Group and 8 mentions for HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Uniti Group's score of 0.82 indicating that HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Uniti Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is UNIT or HASI more profitable?

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a net margin of 56.17% compared to Uniti Group's net margin of 2.96%. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital's return on equity of 10.85% beat Uniti Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Uniti Group	2.96%	-1.43%	0.66%
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	56.17%	10.85%	3.68%

Which has more risk & volatility, UNIT or HASI?

Uniti Group has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, UNIT or HASI?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Uniti Group	$1.18B	0.85	$93.41M	$0.28	24.09
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	$383.60M	9.01	$200.04M	$1.55	17.94

Summary

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital beats Uniti Group on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.