Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook for Ubiquiti Q4 Earnings

Ubiquiti Inc. (NYSE:UI) – Zacks Research cut their Q4 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Ubiquiti in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $2.36 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.37. The consensus estimate for Ubiquiti’s current full-year earnings is $7.21 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ubiquiti’s Q2 2027 earnings at $2.54 EPS.

Ubiquiti (NYSE:UI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 14th. The company reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.14 by $0.12. Ubiquiti had a net margin of 20.68% and a return on equity of 296.82%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.36 earnings per share.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on UI. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Ubiquiti from $236.00 to $222.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 10th. BWS Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $440.00 price target on shares of Ubiquiti in a research report on Monday, February 10th.

Ubiquiti Trading Down 1.2 %

Shares of NYSE UI opened at $315.51 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 2.22. Ubiquiti has a 52-week low of $104.24 and a 52-week high of $469.98. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $361.49 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $310.44. The stock has a market cap of $19.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.87 and a beta of 1.12.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ubiquiti

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Huntington National Bank boosted its stake in Ubiquiti by 267.6% during the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 125 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Ubiquiti by 47.0% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 122 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Ubiquiti by 71.1% during the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 130 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in Ubiquiti by 78.8% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 143 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Perspectives Inc boosted its stake in Ubiquiti by 152.2% during the fourth quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc now owns 169 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. 4.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Kevin Radigan sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $347.99, for a total value of $347,990.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 2,484 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $864,407.16. This represents a 28.70 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 93.10% of the company’s stock.

Ubiquiti Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Ubiquiti’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.61%.

About Ubiquiti

Ubiquiti Inc develops networking technology for service providers, enterprises, and consumers. The company develops technology platforms for high-capacity distributed Internet access, unified information technology, and consumer electronics for professional, home, and personal use. Its service provider product platforms offer carrier-class network infrastructure for fixed wireless broadband, wireless backhaul systems, and routing and related software; and enterprise product platforms provide wireless LAN infrastructure, video surveillance products, switching and routing solutions, security gateways, door access systems, and other WLAN products.