Unisys (UIS) & Its Peers Head-To-Head Analysis
by Amy Steele · The Cerbat GemUnisys (NYSE:UIS – Get Free Report) is one of 271 publicly-traded companies in the “IT Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Unisys to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
86.9% of Unisys shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.7% of shares of all “IT Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Unisys shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of shares of all “IT Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Unisys and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Unisys | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Unisys Competitors | 1992 | 5653 | 9473 | 342 | 2.47 |
Unisys currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 89.04%. As a group, “IT Services” companies have a potential upside of 30.29%. Given Unisys’ higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Unisys is more favorable than its competitors.
Profitability
This table compares Unisys and its competitors’ 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 | -189.78% | -32.46% | -8.30% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Unisys and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Unisys | $1.95 billion | -$339.80 million | -0.61 |
| Unisys Competitors | $3.34 billion | $227.67 million | -24.04 |
Unisys’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Unisys. Unisys is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Risk & Volatility
Unisys has a beta of 1.98, suggesting that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unisys’ competitors have a beta of 2.16, suggesting that their average share price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Unisys competitors beat Unisys on 7 of the 13 factors compared.
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.