UNIT vs. VIRT, MC, PIPR, LB, IRT, CTRE, PECO, AHR, VCTR, and AB
Should you be buying Uniti Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Uniti Group include Virtu Financial (VIRT), Moelis & Company (MC), Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR), LandBridge (LB), Independence Realty Trust (IRT), CareTrust REIT (CTRE), Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO), American Healthcare REIT (AHR), Victory Capital (VCTR), and AllianceBernstein (AB). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.
Uniti Group vs.
Uniti Group (NASDAQ:UNIT) and Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.
Virtu Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Uniti Group. Virtu Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Uniti Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
87.5% of Uniti Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Virtu Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Uniti Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 46.7% of Virtu Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Uniti Group pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Virtu Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Uniti Group pays out 121.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Virtu Financial pays out 32.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Uniti Group received 63 more outperform votes than Virtu Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.77% of users gave Uniti Group an outperform vote while only 61.53% of users gave Virtu Financial an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Virtu Financial had 12 more articles in the media than Uniti Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Virtu Financial and 5 mentions for Uniti Group. Uniti Group's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Virtu Financial's score of 0.93 indicating that Uniti Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Uniti Group presently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.33%. Virtu Financial has a consensus price target of $31.36, indicating a potential downside of 14.02%. Given Uniti Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Uniti Group is more favorable than Virtu Financial.
Uniti Group has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtu Financial has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Virtu Financial has a net margin of 9.61% compared to Uniti Group's net margin of 8.82%. Virtu Financial's return on equity of 27.39% beat Uniti Group's return on equity.
Summary
Virtu Financial beats Uniti Group on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:UNIT) was last updated on 3/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
