UIS vs. TLS, OSPN, ASUR, RBBN, CSPI, PLMI, SLP, MIXT, EGHT, and MCG
Should you be buying Unisys stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Unisys include Telos (TLS), OneSpan (OSPN), Asure Software (ASUR), Ribbon Communications (RBBN), CSP (CSPI), Plum Acquisition Corp. I (PLMI), Simulations Plus (SLP), MiX Telematics (MIXT), 8X8 (EGHT), and Membership Collective Group (MCG). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Unisys (NYSE:UIS) and Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and community ranking.
Unisys has a net margin of -20.37% compared to Telos' net margin of -22.22%. Unisys' return on equity of -17.04% beat Telos' return on equity.
In the previous week, Telos had 18 more articles in the media than Unisys. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Telos and 4 mentions for Unisys. Telos' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Unisys' score of 0.50 indicating that Telos is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Unisys received 219 more outperform votes than Telos when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.94% of users gave Telos an outperform vote while only 61.56% of users gave Unisys an outperform vote.
Telos has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.24%. Given Telos' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Telos is more favorable than Unisys.
Unisys has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telos has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Telos has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Unisys. Telos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unisys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
86.9% of Unisys shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.1% of Telos shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Unisys shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of Telos shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Telos beats Unisys on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UIS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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