Unisys (UIS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, UIS or HCKT?

Unisys has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Hackett Group has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend UIS or HCKT?

The Hackett Group has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.63%. Given The Hackett Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe The Hackett Group is more favorable than Unisys.

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

Is UIS or HCKT 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
Unisys	-19.24%	-27.42%	2.28%
The Hackett Group	11.05%	35.31%	18.95%

Does the media refer more to UIS or HCKT?

In the previous week, Unisys had 11 more articles in the media than The Hackett Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Unisys and 2 mentions for The Hackett Group. The Hackett Group's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Unisys' score of 0.33 indicating that The Hackett Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Unisys	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The Hackett Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

86.9% of Unisys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of The Hackett Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Unisys shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of The Hackett Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer UIS or HCKT?

Unisys received 7 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 61.43% of users gave Unisys an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Unisys	Outperform Votes 274 61.43%	Underperform Votes 172 38.57%
The Hackett Group	Outperform Votes 267 67.59%	Underperform Votes 128 32.41%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, UIS or HCKT?

The Hackett Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Unisys	$2.02B	0.22	-$430.70M	-$5.66	-1.16
The Hackett Group	$307.02M	2.77	$34.15M	$1.22	25.25

Summary

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