Unisys (UIS) Competitors

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ:HCKT) and Unisys (NYSE:UIS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HCKT or UIS?

78.1% of The Hackett Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Unisys shares are held by institutional investors. 9.2% of The Hackett Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Unisys shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HCKT or UIS more profitable?

The Hackett Group has a net margin of 11.05% compared to Unisys' net margin of -19.24%. The Hackett Group's return on equity of 35.31% beat Unisys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Hackett Group	11.05%	35.31%	18.95%
Unisys	-19.24%	-27.42%	2.28%

Do analysts recommend HCKT or UIS?

The Hackett Group currently has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.80%. Given The Hackett Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The Hackett Group is more favorable than Unisys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Hackett Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Unisys	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HCKT or UIS?

The Hackett Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Unisys. Unisys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Hackett Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Hackett Group	$296.59M	2.84	$34.15M	$1.22	25.04
Unisys	$2.02B	0.26	-$430.70M	-$5.66	-1.31

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HCKT or UIS?

Unisys received 6 more outperform votes than The Hackett Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.59% of users gave The Hackett Group an outperform vote while only 61.49% of users gave Unisys an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Hackett Group	Outperform Votes 267 67.59%	Underperform Votes 128 32.41%
Unisys	Outperform Votes 273 61.49%	Underperform Votes 171 38.51%

Which has more risk and volatility, HCKT or UIS?

The Hackett Group has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unisys has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer HCKT or UIS?

In the previous week, Unisys had 9 more articles in the media than The Hackett Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Unisys and 3 mentions for The Hackett Group. The Hackett Group's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Unisys' score of 0.53 indicating that The Hackett Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Hackett Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Unisys	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

The Hackett Group beats Unisys on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.