Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Unisys Q1 Earnings

Key Points

• Sidoti lowered Unisys’ Q1 2027 earnings estimate to $0.05 per share from $0.10, while projecting full-year 2027 EPS of $0.99.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed: Unisys has an average “Hold” rating and a $5.00 average price target, with two Buy, one Hold, and one Sell rating.
• Shares opened at $2.27, near the lower end of their 12-month range, after Unisys reported a quarterly loss of $0.08 per share that missed estimates despite revenue exceeding expectations.

Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Sidoti cut their Q1 2027 earnings estimates for Unisys in a research report issued on Friday, October 2nd. Sidoti analyst A. Soderstrom now expects that the information technology services provider will earn $0.05 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.10. The consensus estimate for Unisys' current full-year earnings is $0.57 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Unisys' Q2 2027 earnings at $0.11 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.99 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on UIS. Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Unisys in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Zacks Research downgraded Unisys from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC decreased their target price on Unisys from $6.00 to $5.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $5.00.

Unisys Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of UIS opened at $2.27 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $165.89 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.39, a P/E/G ratio of 0.26 and a beta of 1.97. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $2.67 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $2.96. Unisys has a 12 month low of $1.97 and a 12 month high of $4.98.

Unisys (NYSE:UIS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The information technology services provider reported ($0.08) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.04) by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $473.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $448.92 million. Unisys had a negative return on equity of 14.09% and a negative net margin of 21.65%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Unisys

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Cetera Investment Advisers bought a new stake in shares of Unisys during the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. Abel Hall LLC bought a new position in Unisys in the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in Unisys by 487.1% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 14,032 shares of the information technology services provider's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 11,642 shares in the last quarter. AXQ Capital LP bought a new stake in Unisys during the fourth quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new stake in Unisys during the second quarter valued at about $48,000. Institutional investors own 86.87% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other Unisys news, CAO David Brown sold 10,553 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $2.54, for a total transaction of $26,804.62. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 103,558 shares in the company, valued at $263,037.32. The trade was a 9.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 11.56% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Unisys

Unisys Corporation NYSE: UIS is a global information technology services and solutions company that helps organizations modernize and manage their technology environments. Its offerings include cloud and infrastructure services, digital workplace solutions, cybersecurity, application modernization, and business process services.

The company provides technology consulting, systems integration, managed services, and support for enterprise computing environments. Unisys also develops specialized solutions for areas such as digital identity, secure infrastructure, transportation, government services, and other industries with complex technology and security requirements.

Unisys was formed in 1986 through the merger of Burroughs Corporation and Sperry Corporation, two established computer companies.

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