NTT (OTCMKTS:NTTYY) versus Uniti Group (NASDAQ:UNIT) Head to Head Review

Uniti Group (NASDAQ:UNIT) and NTT (OTCMKTS:NTTYY) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Uniti Group and NTT, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Uniti Group	1	6	1	1	2.22
NTT	0	1	0	1	3.00

Uniti Group currently has a consensus target price of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 120.93%. Given Uniti Group’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Uniti Group is more favorable than NTT.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

87.5% of Uniti Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of NTT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Uniti Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Uniti Group has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NTT has a beta of 0.07, indicating that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Uniti Group	-21.20%	-397.08%	-6.02%
NTT	6.29%	9.10%	1.97%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Uniti Group	$2.23 billion	0.47	$1.30 billion	($3.24)	-1.33
NTT	$95.72 billion	0.89	$6.84 billion	$1.84	14.20

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

Summary

NTT beats Uniti Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Uniti Group

Uniti Group is a communications infrastructure company that owns, builds and operates fiber-optic networks and related broadband assets. Its network infrastructure supports broadband, wireless, enterprise and government communications, including fiber connectivity for businesses and other network operators. Founded in 2015 as a spin-off from Windstream, Uniti initially focused on owning and leasing communications infrastructure, including fiber networks. In 2025, Uniti combined with Windstream, bringing together infrastructure operations with Windstream’s Kinetic broadband and enterprise services.

About NTT

NTT, formally Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, is a Japanese telecommunications and information technology company. Its businesses include fixed-line and mobile communications, internet and network services, systems integration, cloud computing, data centers, and other information and communications technology solutions. The company traces its origins to Japan’s Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation, established in 1952. It was reorganized as a private corporation in 1985 and has since developed a broad portfolio of communications and technology businesses.