Qwest vs Uniti
CTGG and UNIT side by side, both in telephone communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CTGG and UNIT compare
Uniti is the larger company, worth 78779187 times as much as Qwest ($988M against $13).
Uniti grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (127% versus −14.3% for Qwest).
Uniti keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −21.2% compared with −40.1% at Qwest.
Qwest pays a dividend yielding 2.9%; Uniti does not pay one.
Qwest scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 6 for Uniti), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CTGG | UNIT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $13 | $988M |
| Share price | $12.54 | $4.07 |
| Change, 1 year | – | −37.7% |
| Change, 5 years | – | −70.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | – | 1.21 |
| Employees | 9,100 | 8,632 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 3 | 3 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.0× (better) | 0.3× |
| P/B | 0.0× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 8.7× |
| P/FCF | 0.0× | – |
| FCF yield | 6674640000% | – |
| Fair value | $12937200000.00 | $15.75 |
| Margin of safety | 100% (better) | 74.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −14.3% | 127% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −8.3% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −230% | −148% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −155% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 69.7% | – |
| Operating margin | −29.5% | 3.1% (better) |
| Net margin | −40.1% | −21.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 18.3% | – |
| Return on equity | −15.8% (better) | −258% |
| Return on invested capital | −8.0% | 1.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.16 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 7.97 |
| Interest coverage | – | 0.1× |
| Current ratio | 6.96 (better) | 1.33 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.36 | 0.38 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.9% (better) | 0.00% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Shareholder yield | 2.9% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | – | 93.1% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 30.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$58.6K |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 14.2% |
Go deeper
- CTGG stock overview
- CTGG income statement
- CTGG valuation and score
- UNIT stock overview
- UNIT income statement
- UNIT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.