<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Shares of Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ:UNIT - Get Free Report) have earned an average rating of &#34;Hold&#34; from the seven analysts that are presently  covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one  has issued  a buy rating and one  has assigned  a strong buy rating to  the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $7.06.</p><p>A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on UNIT shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded Uniti Group from a &#34;hold&#34; rating to a &#34;sell&#34; rating in a research note on Saturday, January 31st. Barclays  set a $8.00 price objective on Uniti Group in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings  reaffirmed a &#34;hold (c-)&#34; rating on shares of Uniti Group in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Wells Fargo &amp; Company reduced their price objective on shares of Uniti Group from $7.50 to $7.00 and set an &#34;equal weight&#34; rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. started coverage on shares of Uniti Group in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. They set a &#34;neutral&#34; rating and a $7.00 target price on the stock.</p><p><b>View Our Latest Research Report on UNIT</b></p><h2>Uniti Group Stock Up 2.8%</h2><p>Shares of NASDAQ:UNIT opened at $8.05 on Monday. Uniti Group has a fifty-two week low of $5.30 and a fifty-two week high of $12.34. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $7.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $6.60. The company has a market cap of $1.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.47. </p><h2>Hedge Funds Weigh In On Uniti Group</h2><p>Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Savant Capital LLC raised its stake in  Uniti Group by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 63,592 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $275,000 after purchasing an additional 1,601 shares during the last quarter.  Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of  Uniti Group by 2.0% during the second quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 84,017 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $363,000 after buying an additional 1,629 shares in the last quarter.  Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its position in shares of  Uniti Group by 20.6% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 10,511 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 1,795 shares during the last quarter.  Journey Strategic Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of  Uniti Group by 11.1% during the second quarter. Journey Strategic Wealth LLC now owns 19,236 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $83,000 after buying an additional 1,924 shares during the period.  Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in  Uniti Group by 10.7% during the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 20,302 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $139,000 after acquiring an additional 1,956 shares during the last quarter. 87.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. </p><h2>Uniti Group Company Profile</h2> (Get Free Report)<p>Uniti Group Inc is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and acquires communications infrastructure assets across the United States. Established in September 2015 through a spin-off from Windstream Holdings, Uniti Group focuses on leasing fiber, small cell networks, cell towers and related infrastructure to service providers, wireless carriers and other enterprises requiring high-capacity connectivity. The company's assets are designed to support the growing data demands of residential, business and governmental customers, with an emphasis on long-term contractual lease arrangements.  </p><p>Uniti's portfolio encompasses an extensive fiber network that spans metropolitan and rural markets, as well as a portfolio of wireless towers and small cell nodes that facilitate mobile network densification and help carriers deploy 5G services.</p><h2>Read More</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Uniti Group</li><li>Your Bank Account Is No Longer Safe</li><li>The day the gold market broke</li><li>What a Former CIA Agent Knows About the Coming Collapse</li><li>He just nailed another gold prediction …</li><li>~$1.5T SpaceX IPO: Pre-IPO Opportunity</li></ul><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/RatingsChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9VU5JVA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="600" height="385" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/RatingsChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9VU5JVA"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.</em></p><h2>Should You Invest $1,000 in Uniti Group Right Now?</h2><p>Before you consider Uniti Group, you'll want to hear this.</p><p>MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Uniti Group wasn't on the list.</p><p>While Uniti Group currently has a Hold rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.</p><p>View The Five Stocks Here</p>                  </div>

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<p>Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ:UNIT) has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from seven analysts. The average 12-month target price is $7.06, with five analysts rating it as hold, one as buy, and one as strong buy. Recent reports include a downgrade to "sell" by Wall Street Zen and a price objective of $8.00 set by Barclays. The stock opened at $8.05, with a 52-week range of $5.30 to $12.34. Institutional investors own 87.51% of the stock, and Uniti Group focuses on communications infrastructure assets across the U.S.</p>

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Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ:UNIT) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from Analysts