Critical Survey: Soluna (NASDAQ:SLNH) and Unisys (NYSE:UIS)

Soluna (NASDAQ:SLNH) and Unisys (NYSE:UIS) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Soluna and Unisys’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Soluna	N/A	N/A	N/A
Unisys	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Soluna and Unisys, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Soluna	1	1	2	0	2.25
Unisys	2	0	2	0	2.00

Soluna presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 321.94%. Unisys has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 92.68%. Given Soluna’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Soluna is more favorable than Unisys.

Risk and Volatility

Soluna has a beta of 5.09, meaning that its share price is 409% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unisys has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

23.2% of Soluna shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Unisys shares are held by institutional investors. 15.5% of Soluna shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Unisys shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Soluna	$42.08 million	4.17	-$276.31 million	($1.12)	-0.63
Unisys	$1.95 billion	0.10	-$429.48 million	($5.89)	-0.44

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

Summary

Soluna beats Unisys on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Soluna

Soluna Holdings, Inc. together with its subsidiaries, engages in the mining of cryptocurrency through data centers. It operates through two segments, Cryptocurrency Mining and Data Center Hosting. The company also operates in the blockchain business. In addition, the company develops and builds modular data centers that use for cryptocurrency mining. Further, it provides data center hosting services, including electrical power and network connectivity to cryptocurrency mining customers. The company was formerly known as Mechanical Technology Inc and as changed to Soluna Holdings, Inc. Soluna Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Albany, New York.

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.