Unite Group (UTG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Unite Group PLC, owns, manages, and develops purpose-built student accommodation facilities for the higher education sector in the United Kingdom. The company operates through Operations and Property segments. It manages rental properties, as well as offers asset management services. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Bristol, England.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 846 to 865.50
• 50-Day Range: 838.50 to 993.50
• 52-Week Range: 834 to 1,069
• Volume: 490,224 shs
• Average Volume: 1.25 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £4.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,404.92
• Dividend Yield: 4.20%
• Price Target: GBX 1,084.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Unite Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Unite Group scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Unite Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Unite Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Unite Group is 1,404.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 109.33.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Unite Group is 1,404.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 276.16.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Unite Group has a PEG Ratio of 3.20. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Unite Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.88. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for UTG.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Unite Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.92%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Unite Group is 5,901.64%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for UTG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.45

News Sentiment

Unite Group has a news sentiment score of 0.45. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Unite Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for UTG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -29% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Unite Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £99,504.12 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.30% of the stock of Unite Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

81.09% of the stock of Unite Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

UTG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have UTG shares performed this year?

Unite Group's stock was trading at GBX 1,044 at the beginning of the year. Since then, UTG stock has decreased by 17.9% and is now trading at GBX 857.
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How do I buy shares of Unite Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Unite Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Unite Group investors own include The Berkeley Group (BKG), Premier Oil (PMO), Infrastructure India (IIP), BAE Systems (BAESY), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AT&T (T) and Verizon Communications (VZ).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 11/1 Dividend: 9/19/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/01/2024
• Today: 11/17/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: REIT - Diversified
• Sub-Industry: Financial Services
• Current Symbol: LON:UTG
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.unite-group.co.uk
• Phone: +44-117-3027000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,801
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 1,084.25
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 1,155
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 1,030
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.61
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,404.92
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.88
• P/E Growth: 3.2
• Net Income: £272.50 million
• Net Margins: 76.10%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 6.72%
• Return on Assets: 2.50%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 38.52
• Current Ratio: 1.58
• Quick Ratio: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £358.10 million
• Price / Sales: 11.69
• Cash Flow: GBX 22.53 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 38.03
• Book Value: GBX 973 per share
• Price / Book: 0.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 488,510,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £4.19 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.24