Analyzing Uniti Group (NASDAQ:UNIT) & SL Green Realty (NYSE:SLG)

SL Green Realty (NYSE:SLG) and Uniti Group (NASDAQ:UNIT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SL Green Realty and Uniti Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SL Green Realty	$1.00 billion	2.74	-$88.28 million	($1.61)	-23.95
Uniti Group	$1.17 billion	1.02	$93.41 million	$5.11	1.58

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

Risk and Volatility

SL Green Realty has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Uniti Group has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

90.0% of SL Green Realty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Uniti Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of SL Green Realty shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Uniti Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for SL Green Realty and Uniti Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SL Green Realty	3	9	7	0	2.21
Uniti Group	0	5	1	1	2.43

SL Green Realty currently has a consensus price target of $54.30, suggesting a potential upside of 40.80%. Uniti Group has a consensus price target of $7.06, suggesting a potential downside of 12.52%. Given SL Green Realty’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SL Green Realty is more favorable than Uniti Group.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SL Green Realty	-9.66%	-2.44%	-0.86%
Uniti Group	97.46%	-2.52%	0.59%

Summary

Uniti Group beats SL Green Realty on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SL Green Realty

3SL Green Realty Corp., Manhattan’s largest office landlord, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust, or REIT, that is focused primarily on acquiring, managing and maximizing value of Manhattan commercial properties. As of June 30, 2022, SL Green held interests in 64 buildings totaling 34.4 million square feet. This included ownership interests in 26.3 million square feet of Manhattan buildings and 7.2 million square feet securing debt and preferred equity investments.

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.