Uniti Group (UNIT) Competitors

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE:PEB) and Uniti Group (NASDAQ:UNIT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, PEB or UNIT?

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Uniti Group has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PEB or UNIT?

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Uniti Group. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Uniti Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	$1.42B	1.04	-$78.02M	-$0.29	-42.65
Uniti Group	$1.15B	1.20	-$81.71M	$0.41	13.81

Does the media prefer PEB or UNIT?

In the previous week, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Uniti Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Pebblebrook Hotel Trust and 3 mentions for Uniti Group. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Uniti Group's score of 0.56 indicating that Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Uniti Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PEB or UNIT a better dividend stock?

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Uniti Group pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust pays out -13.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Uniti Group pays out 109.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PEB or UNIT?

87.5% of Uniti Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Uniti Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PEB or UNIT?

Uniti Group received 73 more outperform votes than Pebblebrook Hotel Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.82% of users gave Uniti Group an outperform vote while only 55.17% of users gave Pebblebrook Hotel Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	Outperform Votes 368 55.17%	Underperform Votes 299 44.83%
Uniti Group	Outperform Votes 441 65.82%	Underperform Votes 229 34.18%

Is PEB or UNIT more profitable?

Uniti Group has a net margin of 8.82% compared to Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's net margin of 0.25%. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's return on equity of 0.13% beat Uniti Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	0.25%	0.13%	0.06%
Uniti Group	8.82%	-4.12%	2.02%

Do analysts prefer PEB or UNIT?

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust currently has a consensus price target of $14.30, indicating a potential upside of 15.60%. Uniti Group has a consensus price target of $7.17, indicating a potential upside of 26.62%. Given Uniti Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Uniti Group is more favorable than Pebblebrook Hotel Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Uniti Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Uniti Group beats Pebblebrook Hotel Trust on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.