UNIT Stock Analysis: Uniti | NASDAQ

REIT - Specialty | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 1.614m USD | 12M Return: -0.9% | US9129321009 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Internet, Voice, Fiber, Colocation
Total Rating 15
Safety 26
Buy Signal -0.92
REIT - Specialty
Industry Rotation: +5.6
Market Cap: 1.61B
Avg Turnover: 26.2M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility78.7%
VaR 5th Pctl12.6%
VaR vs Median-2.92%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio0.17
Rel. Str. IBD3.9
Rel. Str. Peer Group4.2 pctl
Character TTM
Beta0.940
Beta Downside1.159
Hurst Exponent0.525
Choppyness61.1%
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD56.45%
CAGR/Max DD-0.08
CAGR/Mean DD-0.23
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of UNIT over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-09": 0.28, "2021-12": 0.15, "2022-03": 0.34, "2022-06": 0.35, "2022-09": 0.32, "2022-12": 0.23, "2023-03": -0.13, "2023-06": 0.18, "2023-09": -0.56, "2023-12": 0.22, "2024-03": 0.16, "2024-06": 0.12, "2024-09": 0.08, "2024-12": 0.09, "2025-03": 0.08, "2025-06": -0.02, "2025-09": 0.11, "2025-12": -1.19, "2026-03": -0.34, "2026-06": -0.68,
Last SUE: -0.67
Qual. Beats: 0
Revenue Revenue of UNIT over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-09: 266.747, 2021-12: 293.009, 2022-03: 278.034, 2022-06: 283.975, 2022-09: 283.103, 2022-12: 283.735, 2023-03: 289.822, 2023-06: 283.698, 2023-09: 290.655, 2023-12: 285.656, 2024-03: 286.418, 2024-06: 294.947, 2024-09: 292.247, 2024-12: 293.315, 2025-03: 293.909, 2025-06: 300.732, 2025-09: 722.6, 2025-12: 917.3, 2026-03: 987.5, 2026-06: 909.7,
Rev. CAGR: 46.24%
Rev. Trend: 83.0%
Last SUE: 0.82
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

Earnings Expected To Drop (P/E To P/E Forward)
Strong Share Dilution
High Debt While Negative Cash Flow
Beneish M-Score Likely Earnings Manipulation
Altman Z'' In Financial Distress Zone
Below Avwap Earnings
Below Sma 200d

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 11.4 years of data

Jan -4.1% 26
Feb +3.4% 14
Mar -6.4% 15
Apr +2.3% 5
May -9.8% 29
Jun +0.2% 5
Jul +3.8% 20
Aug -1.1% 27
Sep -2.9% 29
Oct -3.7% 12
Nov +3.1% 27
Dec +4.1% 26

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: UNIT Uniti

Uniti Group Inc. (UNIT) is a U.S.-based digital infrastructure company headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. It operates through three segments: Kinetic, which provides internet, voice, and web conferencing services; Uniti Solutions, which delivers software offerings such as Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS), and OfficeSuite UC; and Fiber Infrastructure, which supplies wholesale network bandwidth, transport services of up to 400 Gbps, dark fiber, colocation, and fiber-to-the-tower connections to carriers, content providers, and cloud service operators.

Despite its telecommunications and infrastructure focus, Uniti is classified under the GICS Real Estate sector as an Other Specialized REIT. REITs are companies that own or finance income-producing real estate and are generally required to distribute the majority of their taxable income to shareholders as dividends. Unitis fiber and related infrastructure assets are treated as real property under this structure, which influences its tax treatment and capital allocation.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Wholesale fiber lease revenue grows on hyperscaler demand
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Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 2.0
Net Income: 1.04b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: -0.07 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -7.27 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 7.64% < 20% (prev -103.6%; Δ 111.2% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.04 > 3% & CFO 542.5m > Net Income 1.04b
Net Debt (10.8b) to EBITDA (2.78b): 3.88 < 3
Current Ratio: 1.22 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (252.9m) vs 12m ago 75.83% < -2%
Gross Margin: 27.90% > 18% (prev 73.13%; Δ -45.23% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 38.19% > 50% (prev 21.29%; Δ 16.90% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 2.31 > 6 (EBIT TTM 1.68b / Interest Expense TTM 725.8m)
Altman Z'' 0.70
A: 0.02 (Total Current Assets 1.49b - Total Current Liabilities 1.22b) / Total Assets 13.0b
B: -0.21 (Retained Earnings -2.67b / Total Assets 13.0b)
C: 0.18 (EBIT TTM 1.68b / Avg Total Assets 9.26b)
D: 0.01 (Book Value of Equity 161.5m / Total Liabilities 12.8b)
Altman-Z'' = 0.70 = B
Beneish M 0.24
DSRI: 0.90 (Receivables 417.9m/155.3m, Revenue 3.54b/1.18b)
GMI: 2.62 (GM 73.13% / 27.90%)
AQI: 1.75 (AQ_t 0.19 / AQ_t-1 0.11)
SGI: 3.00 (Revenue 3.54b / 1.18b)
TATA: 0.04 (NI 1.04b - CFO 542.5m) / TA 13.0b)
Beneish M = 0.24 (Cap -4..+1) = D
What is the price of UNIT shares?

As of October 18, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 5.60 with a total of 5,705,191 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -18.49%, over one month by -41.91%, over three months by -49.28% and over the past year by -0.88%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 5.00 (which is 10.7% or 1.4 ATR below the current price).

Is UNIT a buy, sell or hold?

Uniti has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.33. Therefore, it is recommended to hold UNIT.

  • StrongBuy: 2
  • Buy: 0
  • Hold: 6
  • Sell: 1
  • StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the UNIT price?
Analysts Target Price 10.8 92.5%
Uniti (UNIT) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 15 October 2026
Market Cap USD = 1.61b (1.61b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 4.2628
P/E Forward = 11.8624
P/S = 0.4563
P/B = 13.7745
P/EG = 0.2916
Revenue TTM = 3.54b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.68b USD
EBITDA TTM = 2.78b USD
Long Term Debt = 10.6b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 127.4m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 11.5b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 446.5m
Net Debt = 10.8b USD (calculated: Debt 11.5b - CCE 732.7m)
Enterprise Value = 12.4b USD (1.61b + Debt 11.5b - CCE 732.7m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.31 (Ebit TTM 1.68b / Interest Expense TTM 725.8m)
EV/FCF = -14.53x (Enterprise Value 12.4b / FCF TTM -855.1m)
FCF Yield = -6.88% (FCF TTM -855.1m / Enterprise Value 12.4b)
FCF Margin = -24.18% (FCF TTM -855.1m / Revenue TTM 3.54b)
Net Margin = 29.45% (Net Income TTM 1.04b / Revenue TTM 3.54b)
Gross Margin = 27.90% ((Revenue TTM 3.54b - Cost of Revenue TTM 2.55b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 24.21% (prev 31.36%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.96 (Enterprise Value 12.4b / Total Assets 13.0b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 6.29% (Interest Expense 725.8m / Debt 11.5b)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US federal default 21%)
NOPAT = 1.33b (EBIT 1.68b * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = 1.22 (Total Current Assets 1.49b / Total Current Liabilities 1.22b)
Debt / Equity = 71.45 (Debt 11.5b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 161.5m)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.88 (Net Debt 10.8b / EBITDA 2.78b)
 Debt / FCF = -12.64 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 10.8b / FCF TTM -855.1m)
 Total Stockholder Equity = 385.6m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 11.25% (Net Income 1.04b / Total Assets 13.0b)
RoE = 270.2% (Net Income TTM 1.04b / Total Stockholder Equity 385.6m)
RoCE = 15.24% (EBIT 1.68b / Capital Employed (Equity 385.6m + L.T.Debt 10.6b))
RoIC = 11.33% (NOPAT 1.33b / Invested Capital 11.7b)
WACC = 5.44% (E(1.61b)/V(13.2b) * Re(8.80%) + D(11.5b)/V(13.2b) * Rd(6.29%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 8.80% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 70.19 | Cagr: 17.40%
 [DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -855.1m)
 EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: -0.67 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 82.97 | Revenue CAGR: 46.24% | SUE: 0.82 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=-0.58 | Chg30d=+3.90% | Revisions=-50% | Analysts=6
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=-2.03 | Chg30d=+1.94% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=-141.7% | GrowthRev=+63.9%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=-2.05 | Chg30d=+1.71% | Revisions=-40% | GrowthEPS=-1.3% | GrowthRev=-0.7%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -50% (up=1, down=6)