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, earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Do analysts prefer HCKT or UIS?

The Hackett Group currently has a consensus target price of $32.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.68%. Unisys has a consensus target price of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 40.00%. Given Unisys' higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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 higher 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	2.59	$34.15M	$1.06	27.59
Unisys	$2.01B	0.16	-$430.70M	-$2.83	-1.64

Does the media favor HCKT or UIS?

In the previous week, The Hackett Group had 4 more articles in the media than Unisys. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for The Hackett Group and 5 mentions for Unisys. The Hackett Group's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Unisys' score of 1.17 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HCKT or UIS?

Unisys received 6 more outperform votes than The Hackett Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.92% 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 271 67.92%	Underperform Votes 128 32.08%
Unisys	Outperform Votes 277 61.28%	Underperform Votes 175 38.72%

Which has more risk and volatility, HCKT or UIS?

The Hackett Group has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unisys has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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. 15.4% of The Hackett Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Unisys shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

The Hackett Group beats Unisys on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.