Uniti (UNIT) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 12 close

$6.86−0.01 (−0.1%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 12 close

Uniti shares fell this week on concerns over debt refinancing and cash flow, with traders citing the company's leverage and negative free cash flow as a distressed infrastructure REIT despite strong revenue growth and high margins. A Morningstar report also flagged high financial risk tied to the Windstream merger and the resulting 240,000 route-mile fiber network, even as Uniti Fiber announced a partnership with the New Orleans Saints for fiber connectivity at Caesars Superdome. Separately, the company confirmed it will report third quarter 2026 results on 9 November.

The stock closed at $6.86, down slightly on the day and well below both its 50-day average of $9.35 and 200-day average of $9.61, with the 50-day sitting under the 200-day. Over the past month shares are down 31.9%, and over three months down 37.7%, though the one-year return remains positive at 13.6%. The GekkoIndex reading of 77.9 places the stock in the Buying zone, and the price sits 47.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $12.99.

Uniti's next earnings date falls on 9 November, 28 days away and inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window, with the prior quarter showing a loss of $0.68 per share against a $0.45 estimate and a 6.3% reaction. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the recent windows. Seasonality from this point has averaged a 8.9% move over the next 20 trading days across 5 years, rising in 5 of them, a pattern worth noting against current volatility.

Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Uniti price vs fair value

$12.99$6.86Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $6.86200-day averageGekko Fair Value $12.99

Uniti quick facts

Market cap
$1.67B
P/E ratio
4.7
Forward P/E
11.9
EPS, TTM
$1.56
Revenue, TTM
$3.54B
Profit margin
30.4%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.43
Volume
2.50M avg 2.95M
1-year return
+13.6%
Typical daily move
±6%
Typical 20-day move
±8.9%
50-day average
$9.35
200-day average
$9.61
Next earnings
Nov 9 before open
Shares outstanding
242.7M
52-week range
$5.30$12.94

Uniti swing-trade checklist

Uniti scores 3 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendheadwind

    Below 50 and 200-day

    Close $6.86 is below the 50-day ($9.35) and 200-day ($9.61) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    77.9, Buying

    Reading 77.9 is in the Buying zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    47.2% below

    Price is 47.2% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 28 days

    Reports on Nov 9, 2026, 28 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +8.9% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +8.9% over 5 years, rising in 5 of them.

    See seasonality

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Uniti stock chart and price history

Uniti closed at $6.86 on Oct 12, 2026, +13.6% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $5.30 to $12.94.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Uniti share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$6$8$10$12NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct6.86

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−31.9%
3 months
−37.7%
6 months
−36.9%
1 year
+13.6%
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About Uniti

Uniti operates as a fiber provider focused on delivering connectivity that underpins essential communications across the United States. The company builds and runs networks designed to offer fast, reliable service, supporting more than a million consumers and businesses that depend on steady connections for digital activity.

Its services are organized under a set of distinct brands rather than a single offering. Uniti Wholesale, Kinetic, Uniti Fiber, and Uniti Solutions together make up the company's portfolio, each addressing different parts of the market, from wholesale partners to business clients and individual consumers who use its infrastructure for everyday connectivity needs.

Uniti was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The company's shares trade under the ticker UNIT. Its base in Arkansas serves as the center for a business built around nationwide fiber networks and the brands that deliver them to a broad customer base.

Sector
Finance
Website
uniti.com

Uniti GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Uniti’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 77.9, in the Buying zone, down 2 points over five sessions.

010077.9Buying

Down 2 points over five sessions.

Reading for Oct 12, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying (current zone)43−1.2%−1.5%+0.2%+2.5%
Accumulation2430.0%−0.4%−0.2%+1.8%
Neutral312+0.4%+1.5%+2.8%+9.0%
Distribution37−0.2%−2.8%−5.2%−5.8%
Selling0Not available

Average UNIT share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Buying readings averaged +3.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Buying zone: Smart money likely accumulating heavily. About the five zones →

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Is Uniti stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Uniti trades 47.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $12.99, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Uniti shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$12.99

Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026

47.2% Undervalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 4.3% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$13$7Aug 2026SepOct 2026

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Uniti insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Uniti, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for UNIT in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in UNIT were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Uniti has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Sep 30, 2025
$278K
As a share of market cap
0.02%

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Sep 30

1of the funds Gekko tracks holds UNIT.

1added0opened0trimmed0sold out
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Uniti earnings: next date and track record

Uniti reports on Nov 9, 2026, before the open (28 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 2 of its last 8 reports.

2 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6.7%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−5.6%Oct ’24+6.4%Feb ’25−13.0%May ’25−11.5%Aug ’25+4.4%Nov ’25+6.1%Mar ’26−0.5%May ’26−6.3%Jul ’26

Last earnings call, Jul 30, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Uniti posted record Q2 2026 results with total fiber revenue growing 10% YoY and Fiber Infrastructure revenue up 6%. New bookings at Fiber Infrastructure exceeded previous records by ~30%, driven by hyperscaler and neo-cloud demand. Kinetic achieved its strongest quarter ever for net adds and fiber home construction. Managed services attachment rate stands at 6% but growing, with 16% of new bookings including managed services.
Guidance
Uniti raised its 2026 fiber home construction target to 475,000-525,000 units. Management views 2026 as an inflection year, with continued 10-20% growth targets across wholesale, enterprise, and consumer fiber segments driven by AI-related demand acceleration.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 30, 2026−$0.68
est −$0.45
−51.5%$909.7M
est $884.8M
+2.8%−6.3%
May 11, 2026−$0.34
est −$0.34
0.0%$987.5M
est $930.1M
+6.2%−0.5%
Mar 2, 2026−$1.19
est −$0.46
−158.7%$917.3M
est $876.8M
+4.6%+6.1%
Nov 4, 2025$0.16
est −$0.18
+188.9%$722.6M
est $909.4M
−20.5%+4.4%
Aug 5, 2025−$0.02
est −$0.56
+96.4%$300.7M
est $946.9M
−68.2%−11.5%
May 6, 2025$0.08
est $0.09
−11.1%$293.9M
est $300.5M
−2.2%−13.0%
Feb 21, 2025$0.09
est $0.10
−11.9%$293.3M
est $293.7M
−0.1%+6.4%
Oct 31, 2024$0.05
est $0.10
−50.0%$292.2M
est $294.9M
−0.9%−5.6%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Uniti stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Uniti is $10.42, +51.9% from the last close, from 5 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$10.42consensus 12-month target, +51.9% from the last close
Low $7.50High $11
Buy1
Hold3
Sell1

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 5 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Jul 31J.P. MorganHold, maintained$11+60.3%
Jul 31TD CowenBuy, reiterated$11+60.3%
Jul 30Wells FargoHold, reiterated$9+31.2%
Jul 30Bank of America SecuritiesSell, reiterated$7.50+9.3%
Jul 29RBC CapitalHold, maintained$7.50+9.3%
+0.2%average 20-day move after past Buying readings
+8.9%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±6%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Uniti seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Uniti averaged +8.9% across the last 5 years, rising in 5 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+15.4%2021+2.9%2022+1.7%2023+8.2%2024+13.3%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+3.0%3 of 5
Next 10 trading days+6.0%4 of 5
Next 15 trading days+8.0%4 of 5
Next 20 trading days+8.9%5 of 5
Next 30 trading days+9.8%5 of 5

For scale, UNIT’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 8.9%.

Uniti market cap and key statistics

Uniti’s market cap is $1.67B, with a P/E ratio of 4.7 and revenue of $3.54B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$1.67B
P/E ratio
4.7
Forward P/E
11.9
EPS, TTM
$1.56
Gekko Fair Value
$12.99

Trading

Volume
2.50M
Avg volume, 20 days
2.95M
52-week high
$12.94
52-week low
$5.30
Shares outstanding
242.7M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$3.54B
Profit margin
30.4%
Return on equity
0%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+6,053.0%

Risk and income

Beta
1.43
Typical daily move
±6%
Typical 20-day move
±8.9%

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Uniti stock FAQ

What is Uniti’s market cap?

Uniti’s market cap is $1.67B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $6.86, with 242.7M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 4.7.

What is the Uniti stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Uniti is $10.42, +51.9% from the last close. Of the 5 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 3 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Uniti stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Uniti is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $6.86 is 47.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $12.99. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Uniti report earnings next?

Uniti is expected to report on Nov 9, 2026, before the market opens (28 days away). Analysts expect earnings of −$0.58 per share on revenue of $855.8M. Uniti beat the earnings estimate in 2 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.7% on average across the report.

What is Uniti’s 52-week high and low?

Uniti’s 52-week high is $12.94 and its 52-week low is $5.30; it closed at $6.86 on Oct 12, 2026, +13.6% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $24.25 on Nov 1, 2021.

Is Uniti stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (trend and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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