Unisys (UIS) Competitors

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

Is HCKT or UIS more profitable?

The Hackett Group has a net margin of 9.44% compared to Unisys' net margin of -9.63%. The Hackett Group's return on equity of 36.40% beat Unisys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Hackett Group	9.44%	36.40%	20.02%
Unisys	-9.63%	-16.84%	1.71%

Which has more volatility and risk, HCKT or UIS?

The Hackett Group has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unisys has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders 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. 15.4% of The Hackett Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Unisys shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to HCKT or UIS?

In the previous week, The Hackett Group had 15 more articles in the media than Unisys. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for The Hackett Group and 4 mentions for Unisys. Unisys' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat The Hackett Group's score of 0.79 indicating that Unisys is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Hackett Group	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Unisys	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer HCKT or UIS?

The Hackett Group presently has a consensus target price of $32.67, suggesting a potential upside of 24.26%. Unisys has a consensus target price of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 64.14%. Given Unisys' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Unisys is more favorable than The Hackett Group.

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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable 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	$313.86M	2.33	$34.15M	$1.06	24.80
Unisys	$2.01B	0.14	-$430.70M	-$2.83	-1.40

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HCKT or UIS?

Unisys received 3 more outperform votes than The Hackett Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.16% of users gave The Hackett Group an outperform vote while only 61.28% of users gave Unisys an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Hackett Group	Outperform Votes 274 68.16%	Underperform Votes 128 31.84%
Unisys	Outperform Votes 277 61.28%	Underperform Votes 175 38.72%

Summary

The Hackett Group beats Unisys on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.