Unisys (NYSE:UIS) & CLPS Incorporation (NASDAQ:CLPS) Head-To-Head Survey

CLPS Incorporation (NASDAQ:CLPS) and Unisys (NYSE:UIS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for CLPS Incorporation and Unisys, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CLPS Incorporation	1	0	0	0	1.00
Unisys	1	1	3	0	2.40

Unisys has a consensus price target of $5.67, indicating a potential upside of 117.53%. Given Unisys’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Unisys is more favorable than CLPS Incorporation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CLPS Incorporation and Unisys”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CLPS Incorporation	$166.79 million	0.16	-$7.05 million	N/A	N/A
Unisys	$1.95 billion	0.10	-$339.80 million	($4.78)	-0.54

CLPS Incorporation has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Unisys.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CLPS Incorporation	N/A	N/A	N/A
Unisys	-17.42%	-26.77%	3.76%

Volatility & Risk

CLPS Incorporation has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unisys has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.2% of CLPS Incorporation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Unisys shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.7% of CLPS Incorporation shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Unisys shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Unisys beats CLPS Incorporation on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CLPS Incorporation

CLPS Incorporation provides information technology (IT), consulting, and solutions to institutions operating in banking, insurance, and financial sectors in the People's Republic of China and internationally. It offers IT consulting services in credit card business areas, such as credit card application, account setup, authorization and activation, settlement, collection, promotion, point system, anti-fraud, statement, reporting, and risk management. The company also provides banking services, including business analysis, system design, development, testing, system maintenance, and operation support; and services in loans, deposit, general ledger, wealth management, debit card, anti-money-laundering, statement and reporting, and risk management, as well as architecture consulting services for banking systems, and online and mobile banking. In addition, it offers solutions in the field of wealth management; e-commerce solutions in online platforms, cross-border e-commerce, logistics, and back-end technology, such as big data analysis and intelligent decision-making; and driving, automatic control, and other AI-driven technology solutions for the automotive industry. Further, the company provides IT services to its clients in the banking, wealth management, e-commerce, and automotive industries; and software project development, maintenance, and testing services. Additionally, it offers CLPS Virtual Banking platform, a training platform for IT talents; recruitment and headhunting; and fee-for-service training services, as well as sells product and third-party software. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong.

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.