Unite Group PLC

OTCPK:UTGP.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.3b

Unite Group Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Unite Group's CEO is Joe Lister, appointed in Jan 2024, has a tenure of 2.25 years. total yearly compensation is £1.30M, comprised of 48% salary and 52% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.12% of the company’s shares, worth $4.08M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.3 years and 6.4 years respectively.

Key information

Joe Lister

Chief executive officer

UK£1.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage48.02%
CEO tenure2.3yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure2.3yrs
Board average tenure6.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Joe Lister's remuneration changed compared to Unite Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2025UK£1mUK£622k

UK£98m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

UK£222m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

UK£346m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

UK£394m

Dec 31 2024UK£2mUK£607k

UK£442m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

UK£357m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£273m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

UK£188m

Dec 31 2023UK£1mUK£432k

UK£103m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

UK£117m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£131m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

UK£241m

Dec 31 2022UK£859kUK£411k

UK£351m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

UK£447m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£543m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

UK£443m

Dec 31 2021UK£1mUK£384k

UK£342m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

UK£213m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£84m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-UK£19m

Dec 31 2020UK£766kUK£346k

-UK£121m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-UK£212m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-UK£304m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-UK£196m

Dec 31 2019UK£2mUK£372k

-UK£89m

Compensation vs Market: Joe's total compensation ($USD1.74M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.93M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Joe's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Joe Lister (54 yo)

2.3yrs
Tenure
UK£1,295,496
Compensation

Mr. Joseph Julian Lister, also known as Joe, is Director of Empiric Student Property Plc from January 28, 2026. He serves as Chief Executive Officer & Member of Board at Unite Group plc. He has been in thi...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Richard Norman Huntingford
Chairman of the Board5.3yrsUK£263.02k0.010%
$ 335.9k
Joseph Lister
CEO & Member of Board2.3yrsUK£1.30m0.12%
$ 4.1m
Michael Burt
CFO & Member of Board2.3yrsUK£776.90k0.0093%
$ 305.9k
Nicola Dulieu
Senior Independent Director3.1yrsUK£84.97k0.00073%
$ 24.1k
Christopher Szpojnarowicz
Company Secretary & Group Legal Director12.9yrsno datano data
Rebecca Vicary
Group Director of Communications & Corporate Affairsless than a yearno datano data
2.3yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: UTGP.F's management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Richard Norman Huntingford
Chairman of the Board5.3yrsUK£263.02k0.010%
$ 335.9k
Joseph Lister
CEO & Member of Board18.3yrsUK£1.30m0.12%
$ 4.1m
Michael Burt
CFO & Member of Boardno dataUK£776.90k0.0093%
$ 305.9k
Nicola Dulieu
Senior Independent Director3.6yrsUK£84.97k0.00073%
$ 24.1k
Steve Smith
Independent Non-Executive Director6yrsUK£74.72k0.00042%
$ 13.8k
Ross Paterson
Independent Non-Executive Director8.6yrsUK£74.72k0.0029%
$ 96.6k
Shirley Pearce
Independent Non-Executive Director6.4yrsUK£74.72k0.00081%
$ 26.7k
Angela Jain
Non-Executive Director2.7yrsUK£63.55k0.00021%
$ 6.9k
Ilaria Jane Del Beato
Independent Non-Executive Director6.4yrsUK£63.55k0.00064%
$ 21.1k
Thomas Jackson
Non-Executive Director6.4yrsno datano data
6.4yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: UTGP.F's board of directors are considered experienced (6.4 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/04/11 12:50
End of Day Share Price 2026/04/09 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Unite Group PLC is covered by 20 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Paul MayBarclays
Paul MayBarclays
Thomas MussonBerenberg