Uniti Group (UNIT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Uniti Group Inc. is a communications infrastructure company that owns, operates and leases fiber-optic networks, wireless infrastructure and other telecommunications real estate. Its assets support broadband providers, wireless carriers, enterprises, government organizations and other communications customers.

The company’s services and infrastructure include dark-fiber leasing, lit fiber transport, network backhaul, fiber-to-the-tower connections, small-cell infrastructure, wireless towers and related colocation or real estate arrangements. Uniti’s network assets serve customers across multiple regions of the United States, particularly in markets where fiber and communications infrastructure are essential to broadband and wireless connectivity.

Uniti was established in 2015 through the spin-off of Windstream’s communications infrastructure assets and was initially known as Communications Sales & Leasing Inc. It adopted the Uniti name in 2017. In 2025, Uniti combined with Windstream Holdings II, reuniting the infrastructure business with Windstream’s telecommunications operations and creating an integrated communications infrastructure company.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.89 to $8.45
• 50-Day Range: $7.94 to $10.77
• 52-Week Range: $5.30 to $12.94
• Volume: 3.68 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.27 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.95 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2.97
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $11.47
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Uniti Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Uniti Group scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 119th out of 237 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Uniti Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Uniti Group has a consensus price target of $11.47, representing about 42.7% upside from its current price of $8.04.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Uniti 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: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Uniti Group are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($2.09) to ($2.33) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Uniti Group is 2.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Uniti Group is 2.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 22.67.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Uniti Group has a P/B Ratio of 4.93. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.19% of the float of Uniti Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Uniti Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 11.29, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Uniti Group has recently decreased by 3.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Uniti Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.28

News Sentiment

Uniti Group has a news sentiment score of 0.28. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.45 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Uniti Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for UNIT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Uniti Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.95% of the stock of Uniti Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.51% of the stock of Uniti Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Today: 10/03/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Diversified Telecommunication Services
• Sub-Industry: Alternative Carriers
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:UNIT
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:CSALV
• CIK: 2020795
• Web: www.uniti.com
• Phone: (501) 850-0820
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 8,632
• Year Founded: 2014

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Uniti Group: $11.47
• High Price Target: $16.00
• Low Price Target: $7.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +42.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.71
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2.97
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.30 billion
• Net Margins: 28.68%
• Pretax Margin: 26.92%
• Return on Equity: -133.07%
• Return on Assets: -4.09%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.10
• Quick Ratio: 0.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.23 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.87
• Cash Flow: $8.55 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.94
• Book Value: $1.63 per share
• Price / Book: 4.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 242,730,000
• Free Float: 237,992,000
• Market Cap: $1.95 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.42