Unisys (UIS) Competitors

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ:HCKT) and Unisys (NYSE:UIS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Do analysts recommend HCKT or UIS?

The Hackett Group currently has a consensus price target of $32.67, indicating a potential upside of 24.66%. Unisys has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 47.56%. Given Unisys' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Unisys is more favorable than The Hackett Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Hackett Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Unisys	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk and volatility, HCKT or UIS?

The Hackett Group has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unisys has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HCKT or UIS more profitable?

The Hackett Group has a net margin of 9.44% compared to Unisys' net margin of -9.63%. The Hackett Group's return on equity of 36.40% beat Unisys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Hackett Group	9.44%	36.40%	20.02%
Unisys	-9.63%	-16.84%	1.71%

Does the media prefer HCKT or UIS?

In the previous week, Unisys had 4 more articles in the media than The Hackett Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Unisys and 7 mentions for The Hackett Group. The Hackett Group's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Unisys' score of 0.36 indicating that The Hackett Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Hackett Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Unisys	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, HCKT or UIS?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Hackett Group	$313.86M	2.31	$34.15M	$1.06	24.72
Unisys	$2.01B	0.16	-$430.70M	-$1.07	-4.12

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HCKT or UIS?

78.1% of The Hackett Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Unisys shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of The Hackett Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Unisys shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HCKT or UIS?

Unisys received 1 more outperform votes than The Hackett Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.32% of users gave The Hackett Group an outperform vote while only 61.28% of users gave Unisys an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Hackett Group	Outperform Votes 276 68.32%	Underperform Votes 128 31.68%
Unisys	Outperform Votes 277 61.28%	Underperform Votes 175 38.72%

Summary

The Hackett Group beats Unisys on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.