Uniti Group (UNIT) Competitors $4.29 +0.06 (+1.42%) As of 01:34 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UNIT vs. IRT, PJT, APAM, FHI, RGTI, HHH, CIXXF, BXMT, HASI, and CDPShould you be buying Uniti Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Uniti Group include Independence Realty Trust (IRT), PJT Partners (PJT), Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM), Federated Hermes (FHI), Rigetti Computing (RGTI), Howard Hughes (HHH), CI Financial (CIXXF), Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT), HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI), and COPT Defense Properties (CDP). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Uniti Group vs. Its Competitors Independence Realty Trust PJT Partners Artisan Partners Asset Management Federated Hermes Rigetti Computing Howard Hughes CI Financial Blackstone Mortgage Trust HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital COPT Defense Properties Independence Realty Trust (NYSE:IRT) and Uniti Group (NASDAQ:UNIT) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings. Which has higher earnings and valuation, IRT or UNIT? Uniti Group has higher revenue and earnings than Independence Realty Trust. Uniti Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Independence Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIndependence Realty Trust$640.03M6.45$39.29M$0.14126.07Uniti Group$1.17B0.90$93.41M$0.2616.50 Which has more risk & volatility, IRT or UNIT? Independence Realty Trust has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Uniti Group has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is IRT or UNIT more profitable? Uniti Group has a net margin of 5.45% compared to Independence Realty Trust's net margin of 4.70%. Independence Realty Trust's return on equity of 0.85% beat Uniti Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Independence Realty Trust4.70% 0.85% 0.50% Uniti Group 5.45%-2.60%1.23% Do analysts prefer IRT or UNIT? Independence Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $22.70, indicating a potential upside of 28.61%. Uniti Group has a consensus target price of $5.95, indicating a potential upside of 38.69%. Given Uniti Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Uniti Group is more favorable than Independence Realty Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Independence Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Uniti Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media favor IRT or UNIT? In the previous week, Independence Realty Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Uniti Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Independence Realty Trust and 0 mentions for Uniti Group. Independence Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Uniti Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Independence Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Independence Realty Trust Positive Uniti Group Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe in IRT or UNIT? 88.3% of Independence Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Uniti Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Independence Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Uniti Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryUniti Group beats Independence Realty Trust on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Uniti Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UNIT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UNIT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UNIT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUniti GroupREIT IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.05B$8.29B$11.87B$8.93BDividend YieldN/A5.72%5.53%4.04%P/E Ratio16.5041.0020.0220.17Price / Sales0.905.0625.7594.17Price / Cash2.4518.2018.7228.59Price / Book-0.421.662.265.60Net Income$93.41M$128.99M$990.84M$248.41M7 Day Performance-2.50%0.53%0.98%6.03%1 Month Performance-1.38%1.43%3.79%7.70%1 Year Performance41.58%-0.14%540.71%20.86% Uniti Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UNITUniti Group1.7982 of 5 stars$4.29+1.4%$5.95+38.7%+52.7%$1.05B$1.17B16.50750Positive NewsIRTIndependence Realty Trust4.3139 of 5 stars$17.73+0.9%$22.70+28.0%-5.6%$4.15B$640.74M126.64920Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumePJTPJT Partners1.7063 of 5 stars$164.78-1.0%$154.50-6.2%+54.2%$4.03B$1.49B29.061,143News CoveragePositive NewsAPAMArtisan Partners Asset Management3.4787 of 5 stars$44.35-0.4%$37.90-14.5%+16.2%$3.58B$1.11B12.25500Positive NewsFHIFederated Hermes4.342 of 5 stars$44.29+0.1%$42.33-4.4%+39.9%$3.50B$1.63B12.482,072News CoverageRGTIRigetti Computing0.9716 of 5 stars$11.86+7.1%$14.00+18.0%+1,286.1%$3.44B$10.79M-16.94160HHHHoward Hughes2.551 of 5 stars$67.38-0.6%$80.33+19.2%+6.4%$3.40B$1.75B12.93608CIXXFCI FinancialN/A$23.21+0.6%N/A+114.2%$3.35B$2.03B-70.332,420BXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.3763 of 5 stars$19.29-2.2%$20.50+6.3%+12.6%$3.31B$1.77B-41.93N/APositive NewsHASIHA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital4.9025 of 5 stars$26.86-2.9%$38.00+41.5%-8.3%$3.26B$383.60M25.83110Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCDPCOPT Defense Properties2.6654 of 5 stars$27.59-0.6%$33.14+20.1%+12.1%$3.11B$753.27M22.07400Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IRT Competitors PJT Competitors APAM Competitors FHI Competitors RGTI Competitors HHH Competitors CIXXF Competitors BXMT Competitors HASI Competitors CDP Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:UNIT) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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