Uniti Group Inc (UNIT)
NASDAQ:UNIT
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Rating:58Neutral
Price Target:
$12.00
▲(3.18% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/14/26
The score reflects a strong earnings-call backdrop and improving operating momentum in the core fiber businesses, supported by generally positive technical trends. These positives are materially offset by weak underlying financial quality—especially high leverage and negative free cash flow—which elevates refinancing and execution risk and keeps the overall score in the mid-range.
Positive Factors
Robust fiber revenue growth
Sustained double-digit fiber revenue growth reflects durable demand for fiber connectivity and recurring contract structures. Over the medium term this supports predictable cash flows, higher gross margins versus legacy services, and strengthens the core business as legacy declines abate.
Negative Factors
Very high leverage
A stretched capital structure leaves the company highly sensitive to interest rates, refinancing windows, and macro shocks. High leverage restricts strategic flexibility, increases default and covenant risk, and forces greater reliance on asset sales or external financing to fund capex and growth.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Robust fiber revenue growth
Sustained double-digit fiber revenue growth reflects durable demand for fiber connectivity and recurring contract structures. Over the medium term this supports predictable cash flows, higher gross margins versus legacy services, and strengthens the core business as legacy declines abate.
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Uniti Group Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Revenue by Segment
Revenue split across Uniti’s business lines (for example, fiber, legacy DSL, wholesale). Shows which segments drive top-line growth and where the company is exposed to concentration or industry shifts; changes in the mix reveal strategy progress and where future profits are likely to come from.
Revenue split across Uniti’s business lines (for example, fiber, legacy DSL, wholesale). Shows which segments drive top-line growth and where the company is exposed to concentration or industry shifts; changes in the mix reveal strategy progress and where future profits are likely to come from.
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Market Cap
$2.68B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)2.47M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.65
Revenue Growth149.33%
EPS Growth1191.20%
CountryUS
Employees758
SectorReal Estate
Sector Strength53
IndustryTelecommunications Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)5.63
Shares Outstanding242,815,660
10 Day Avg. Volume2,296,836
30 Day Avg. Volume2,465,064
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio<0.01
Price to Book (P/B)3.48
Price to Sales (P/S)0.59
P/FCF Ratio-2.88
Enterprise Value/Market Cap4.72
Enterprise Value/Revenue4.32
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit11.86
Enterprise Value/Ebitda12.37
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$10.08Price Target Upside-13.30% Downside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering7
EPS Forecast (FY)-1.55
Revenue Forecast (FY)$3.64B
Uniti Group Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Uniti, an internally managed real estate investment trust, is engaged in the acquisition and construction of mission critical communications infrastructure, and is a leading provider of wireless infrastructure solutions for the communications indu...
How the Company Makes Money
Uniti makes money primarily by monetizing communications infrastructure through long-term contracts and recurring monthly charges. Its key revenue streams include: (1) Leasing of network assets: Uniti generates revenue by leasing fiber and other c...
Uniti Group Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 11, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 30, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasized multiple clear operational and financial positives: robust fiber revenue growth (total fiber +15% YoY), strong Kinetic build and subscriber acceleration (88k homes passed in the quarter, +30k net fiber subs, consumer fiber revenue +26% YoY), improved churn and operational metrics, meaningful hyperscaler engagement (largest lit order, ~30% IRRs, ~$70M sales-type lease revenue in Q1) and notable capital structure progress (debt yields down ~600 bps, ABS access). Lowlights were mostly execution- and timing-related rather than structural: continued declines in legacy copper/TDM/Uniti Solutions (midteens expected), lumpiness and timing risk of hyperscaler one-time revenue (guidance left unchanged despite Q1 beat), some competitive pressure in copper from LEO/FWA, and modest equipment/conduit cost pressure. Overall, the positives—especially across the core fiber businesses, hyperscaler momentum, and improved capital structure—outweigh the manageable challenges and timing risks.Positive Updates
Strong Overall Fiber Revenue Growth
Total fiber revenue grew 15% year-over-year; Fiber Infrastructure fiber revenue grew 13% year-over-year. Consolidated pro forma revenue and adjusted EBITDA increased 1% and 10% year-over-year, respectively, marking the first quarter as a combined company to achieve both top-line and EBITDA growth.
Negative Updates
Legacy Services and Uniti Solutions Declines
Uniti Solutions and legacy copper/TDM services continued to decline and partially offset fiber growth. Management expects Uniti Solutions revenue and contribution margin to be $700M and $310M at the midpoint for 2026 and indicated the business will continue to decline at a midteens percentage rate year-over-year as low-value legacy and TDM services are wound down.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Overall Fiber Revenue Growth
Total fiber revenue grew 15% year-over-year; Fiber Infrastructure fiber revenue grew 13% year-over-year. Consolidated pro forma revenue and adjusted EBITDA increased 1% and 10% year-over-year, respectively, marking the first quarter as a combined company to achieve both top-line and EBITDA growth.
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Company Guidance
Management reconfirmed detailed 2026 targets and provided crisp cadence guidance: consolidated 2026 revenue and adjusted EBITDA of about $3.63B and $1.45B with consolidated net CapEx ≈ $1.4B; Kinetic guidance of ~$2.15B revenue and $905M contribution margin with ~ $1.2B net CapEx, targeting 2.30–2.35M homes passed (bringing >50% footprint coverage), 675k–700k fiber subs and $635M–$655M of consumer fiber revenue (≈25%–30% YoY); Fiber Infrastructure midpoint targets of ~$975M revenue, $560M contribution margin and ~$140M net CapEx (~14% capital intensity), plus a ~6,000-route-mile build plan aimed at nearly $1B cumulative nonrecurring cash by 2028 and up to $500M of recurring annual cash thereafter, with blended anchor lease-up yields ~35% and combined IRRs on hyperscaler deals ≈30%; Q1 metrics supporting the outlook included total fiber revenue +15% YoY, Fiber Infrastructure fiber +13%, Kinetic consumer fiber revenue +26% YoY, Kinetic added 30k net fiber subs to 564k and ended the quarter with ~1.94M homes passed (88k new passings in the quarter), fiber penetration 29.1% (+20 bps seq, +120 bps YoY), fiber ARPU +5% YoY and roughly $70M of sales‑type lease dark fiber revenue in Q1; capital structure progress noted blended debt yields down ~600 bps to ~6.5% (recent ABS coupon ~5.7%) and $500M–$1B of monetizable noncore assets identified.Uniti Group Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
62
Positive
Balance Sheet
34
Negative
Cash Flow
28
Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 2.93B | 2.23B | 1.17B | 1.15B | 1.13B | 1.10B |
| Gross Profit | 1.07B | 825.30M | 1.17B | 992.42M | 1.13B | 946.11M |
| EBITDA | 1.02B | 1.14B | 879.31M | 889.68M | 641.76M | 844.93M |
| Net Income | 1.19B | 1.30B | 93.41M | -81.71M | -8.28M | 123.66M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 13.11B | 12.04B | 5.28B | 5.03B | 4.85B | 4.81B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.13B | 134.10M | 155.59M | 62.26M | 43.80M | 58.90M |
| Total Debt | 11.11B | 10.02B | 5.88B | 5.63B | 5.27B | 5.16B |
| Total Liabilities | 12.79B | 11.66B | 7.73B | 7.51B | 7.12B | 6.92B |
| Stockholders Equity | 319.70M | 380.30M | -2.45B | -2.49B | -2.27B | -2.13B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -371.01M | -459.60M | 11.86M | -63.87M | 32.55M | 113.30M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 602.53M | 350.20M | 366.69M | 353.13M | 460.12M | 499.16M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.17B | -1.01B | -272.20M | -411.31M | -392.02M | -321.22M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 1.57B | 611.80M | 27.08M | 76.64M | -78.58M | -196.57M |
Uniti Group Technical Analysis
Positive
11.63
Price Trends
8.66
Positive
7.91
Positive
7.31
Positive
Market Momentum
0.86
Negative
84.11
Negative
93.79
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For UNIT, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 11.63 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 9.64, above the 50-day MA of 8.66, and above the 200-day MA of 7.31, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.86 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 84.11 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 93.79 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for UNIT.
Uniti Group Risk Analysis
Uniti Group disclosed 27 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Uniti Group reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Uniti Group Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (65)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 Outperform | $104.49B | 58.10 | 10.03% | 2.47% | 6.67% | 50.09% | |
69 Neutral | $79.50B | 24.04 | 76.90% | 3.76% | 2.72% | 58.77% | |
69 Neutral | $21.17B | 24.63 | -20.90% | 2.31% | 6.27% | 25.76% | |
65 Neutral | $2.17B | 12.19 | 3.79% | 4.94% | 3.15% | 1.96% | |
58 Neutral | $2.68B | -8.41 | -446.35% | ― | 149.33% | 1191.20% | |
56 Neutral | $37.82B | 58.69 | -65.88% | 5.44% | -29.63% | ― | |
56 Neutral | $16.35B | 28.24 | 3.41% | 3.57% | -3.13% | 9.67% |
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Uniti Group Updates Series A Preferred Dividend Election Terms
Neutral
Apr 14, 2026
On April 13, 2026, Uniti Group Inc. filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State. The amendment changes the notification deadline for holders electing the met...
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