Analyzing Unisys (UIS) & Its Rivals

Unisys (NYSE:UIS) is one of 273 publicly-traded companies in the “IT Services” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Unisys to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Unisys and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Unisys	$1.95 billion	-$339.80 million	-0.66
Unisys Competitors	$3.51 billion	$223.00 million	-23.80

Unisys’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Unisys. Unisys is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Unisys and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unisys	2	1	2	0	2.00
Unisys Competitors	2009	5684	9511	343	2.47

Unisys presently has a consensus target price of $3.88, indicating a potential upside of 36.68%. As a group, “IT Services” companies have a potential upside of 23.69%. Given Unisys’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Unisys is more favorable than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

86.9% of Unisys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.4% of shares of all “IT Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of Unisys shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of shares of all “IT Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Unisys has a beta of 1.98, suggesting that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unisys’ rivals have a beta of 2.16, suggesting that their average share price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Unisys and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unisys	-16.01%	-11.97%	2.31%
Unisys Competitors	-190.51%	-32.79%	-8.37%

Summary

Unisys rivals beat Unisys on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Unisys Company Profile

Unisys Corporation is a global information technology company that provides services and technology to businesses and government organizations. Its offerings include digital workplace services, cloud and infrastructure solutions, application development and modernization, and cybersecurity and related IT services. The company also provides enterprise computing systems and software, including its ClearPath Forward platform, which supports organizations’ mission-critical workloads. Unisys works with clients across a range of industries and serves customers in markets around the world.