UIS vs. TLS, OSPN, ASUR, RBBN, CSPI, PLMI, SLP, MIXT, EGHT, and MCG
Should you be buying Unisys stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Unisys include Telos (TLS), OneSpan (OSPN), Asure Software (ASUR), Ribbon Communications (RBBN), CSP (CSPI), Plum Acquisition Corp. I (PLMI), Simulations Plus (SLP), MiX Telematics (MIXT), 8X8 (EGHT), and Membership Collective Group (MCG). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Unisys (NYSE:UIS) and Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, dividends and earnings.
Telos has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Unisys. Telos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unisys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Unisys has a net margin of -20.37% compared to Telos' net margin of -22.22%. Unisys' return on equity of -17.04% beat Telos' return on equity.
86.9% of Unisys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.1% of Telos shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Unisys shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of Telos shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Unisys has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telos has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Telos had 18 more articles in the media than Unisys. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Telos and 4 mentions for Unisys. Telos' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Unisys' score of 0.50 indicating that Telos is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Unisys received 219 more outperform votes than Telos when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.94% of users gave Telos an outperform vote while only 61.56% of users gave Unisys an outperform vote.
Telos has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.24%. Given Telos' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Telos is more favorable than Unisys.
Summary
Telos beats Unisys on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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