Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ:UNIT) Stock Rated “Hold” by Wall Street Brokerages

Shares of Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ:UNIT) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the nine research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $10.25.

UNIT has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Uniti Group from $9.00 to $4.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings downgraded Uniti Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Uniti Group from $11.00 to $9.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on Uniti Group from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $12.00 target price on shares of Uniti Group in a research report on Tuesday.

Uniti Group News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Uniti Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Kinetic expanded its fiber network by 162,000 locations across 18 states in Q3, including new builds in Texas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Kentucky and North Carolina. The added reach may support future broadband growth. Texas fiber expansion Georgia fiber expansion
• Neutral Sentiment: Uniti raised its FY 2026 revenue guidance to $3.7 billion, in line with analyst expectations. The company cited two consecutive quarters of record Waves bookings, though the guidance did not exceed consensus. Q3 results and guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Q3 results missed on both earnings and revenue: Uniti reported a loss of $1.03 per share versus the expected $0.54 loss, while revenue of $848.1 million fell short of the $855.8 million estimate. The reported net loss was $244.5 million. Q3 earnings report
• Negative Sentiment: Wells Fargo cut its price target from $9 to $4 and kept an Equal Weight rating. JPMorgan also lowered its target, from $11 to $9, with a Neutral rating. The reductions reflect more cautious analyst expectations, even though JPMorgan’s new target remains well above the recent share price. Wells Fargo recommendations JPMorgan recommendations

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fortitude Family Office LLC raised its stake in shares of Uniti Group by 7,156.7% during the 3rd quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 4,354 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 4,294 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV purchased a new stake in shares of Uniti Group in the 1st quarter worth about $43,000. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in Uniti Group by 1,409.9% in the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,741 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 4,427 shares during the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Uniti Group by 237.5% in the 3rd quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 4,934 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 3,472 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new stake in Uniti Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $95,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.51% of the company’s stock.

Uniti Group Trading Down 4.5%

UNIT stock opened at $4.20 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $1.02 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.30 and a beta of 1.45. Uniti Group has a 52 week low of $3.91 and a 52 week high of $12.94. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $7.42 and its 200 day moving average price is $9.35.

Uniti Group (NASDAQ:UNIT) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 9th. The real estate investment trust reported ($1.03) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.63) by ($0.40). Uniti Group had a negative return on equity of 397.08% and a negative net margin of 21.20%. The company had revenue of $848.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $851.37 million. On average, equities research analysts expect that Uniti Group will post -2.01 earnings per share for the current year.

About Uniti Group

Uniti Group is a communications infrastructure company that owns, builds and operates fiber-optic networks and related broadband assets. Its network infrastructure supports broadband, wireless, enterprise and government communications, including fiber connectivity for businesses and other network operators. Founded in 2015 as a spin-off from Windstream, Uniti initially focused on owning and leasing communications infrastructure, including fiber networks. In 2025, Uniti combined with Windstream, bringing together infrastructure operations with Windstream’s Kinetic broadband and enterprise services.