Head to Head Analysis: Intelligent Protection Management (NASDAQ:IPM) and Unisys (NYSE:UIS)

Intelligent Protection Management (NASDAQ:IPM) and Unisys (NYSE:UIS) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Intelligent Protection Management and Unisys”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intelligent Protection Management	$23.61 million	0.69	-$1.96 million	($0.28)	-6.39
Unisys	$1.95 billion	0.09	-$339.80 million	($5.89)	-0.39

Intelligent Protection Management has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Unisys. Intelligent Protection Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unisys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

3.9% of Intelligent Protection Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Unisys shares are held by institutional investors. 20.8% of Intelligent Protection Management shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Unisys shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Intelligent Protection Management and Unisys’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intelligent Protection Management	-14.80%	-21.13%	-13.41%
Unisys	-21.65%	-14.09%	2.41%

Risk and Volatility

Intelligent Protection Management has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unisys has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Intelligent Protection Management and Unisys, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intelligent Protection Management	1	1	0	0	1.50
Unisys	1	1	2	0	2.25

Unisys has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 116.92%. Given Unisys’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Unisys is more favorable than Intelligent Protection Management.

Summary

Unisys beats Intelligent Protection Management on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Intelligent Protection Management

Intelligent Protection Management Corp. engages in the development of communications software to enhance security and privacy solutions for multimedia communication and data transmission. Its solutions include blockchain strategy consulting, blockchain implementation, white label video solutions, and technology licensing. The firm’s product portfolio includes Paltalk and Camfrog. The company was founded by Clifford Lerner and Darrell Lerner on July 19, 2005 and is headquartered in Jericho, NY.

About Unisys

Unisys Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an information technology solutions company in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Digital Workplace Solutions (DWS); Cloud, Applications & Infrastructure Solutions (CA&I); and Enterprise Computing Solutions. The DWS segment provides advice and execution related to modern workplace solutions, such as communication and collaboration, intelligent workplace services, unified experience management, and modern device management; and traditional workplace solutions, including traditional service desk, device management and field services. The CA&I segment offers cloud management, hybrid infrastructure, modern applications, data and artificial intelligence, and cyber security; and design, implementation, monitoring, automation, and management of dedicated on-premises or hosted infrastructure. The Enterprise Computing Solutions segment provides license and support solutions; specialized services, next-generation computing, and industry solutions; and other solutions that provides various micro-market and business process solutions. The company also offers enterprise software and technology products, including Unisys InteliServe, PowerSuite, Unisys Logistics Optimization, CloudForte, ClearPath Forward, and Unisys Stealth. It serves its products in the travel and transportation, financial services, and healthcare industries. Unisys Corporation was founded in 1873 and is based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.