Unisys (UIS) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HCKT or UIS?

78.1% of The Hackett Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Unisys shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.2% of The Hackett Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Unisys shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Which has better 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	0.23	-$430.70M	-$5.66	-1.21

Which has more risk and volatility, HCKT or UIS?

The Hackett Group has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unisys has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend HCKT or UIS?

The Hackett Group currently has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.78%. Given The Hackett Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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

Does the media favor HCKT or UIS?

In the previous week, Unisys had 5 more articles in the media than The Hackett Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Unisys and 3 mentions for The Hackett Group. The Hackett Group's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Unisys' score of 0.10 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)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Unisys	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HCKT or UIS?

Unisys received 8 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 61.38% 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 275 61.38%	Underperform Votes 173 38.62%

Summary

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