Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) & Uniti Group (NASDAQ:UNIT) Head to Head Analysis

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) and Uniti Group (NASDAQ:UNIT) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

94.2% of Kilroy Realty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Uniti Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Kilroy Realty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Uniti Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Kilroy Realty and Uniti Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kilroy Realty	19.29%	3.92%	1.99%
Uniti Group	2.96%	-1.43%	0.66%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kilroy Realty and Uniti Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kilroy Realty	$1.14 billion	4.26	$210.97 million	$1.84	22.22
Uniti Group	$1.17 billion	0.76	$93.41 million	$0.28	21.43

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

Risk & Volatility

Kilroy Realty has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Uniti Group has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Kilroy Realty and Uniti Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kilroy Realty	2	9	2	0	2.00
Uniti Group	1	6	0	1	2.13

Kilroy Realty presently has a consensus target price of $41.17, suggesting a potential upside of 0.71%. Uniti Group has a consensus target price of $6.63, suggesting a potential upside of 10.56%. Given Uniti Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Uniti Group is more favorable than Kilroy Realty.

Summary

Kilroy Realty beats Uniti Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kilroy Realty

Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC, the company, Kilroy) is a leading U.S. landlord and developer, with operations in San Diego, Greater Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Seattle and Austin. The company has earned global recognition for sustainability, building operations, innovation and design. As a pioneer and innovator in the creation of a more sustainable real estate industry, the company's approach to modern business environments helps drive creativity and productivity for some of the world's leading technology, entertainment, life science and business services companies. The company is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) and member of the S&P MidCap 400 Index with more than seven decades of experience developing, acquiring and managing office, life science and mixed-use projects. As of December 31, 2023, Kilroy's stabilized portfolio totaled approximately 17.0 million square feet of primarily office and life science space that was 85.0% occupied and 86.4% leased. The company also had approximately 1,000 residential units in Hollywood and San Diego, which had a quarterly average occupancy of 92.5%. In addition, the company had two in-process life science redevelopment projects totaling approximately 100,000 square feet with total estimated redevelopment costs of $80.0 million and one approximately 875,000 square foot in-process development project with a total estimated investment of $1.0 billion.

About Uniti Group

Uniti Group, Inc. is a real estate investment trust company, which engages in the acquisition, construction, and leasing of properties. It operates through the following business segments: Uniti Leasing, Uniti Fiber, and Corporate. The Uniti Leasing segment involves mission-critical communications assets on exclusive or shared-tenant basis, and dark fiber network. The Uniti Fiber segment includes the operation of infrastructure solutions, cell site backhauls, and dark fiber. The Corporate segment consists of office and shared service functions. The company was founded in February 2014 and is headquartered in Little Rock, AR.