Analyzing Unisys (NYSE:UIS) & Wix.com (NASDAQ:WIX)

Unisys (NYSE:UIS) and Wix.com (NASDAQ:WIX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Unisys and Wix.com, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unisys	1	1	3	1	2.67
Wix.com	2	8	11	1	2.50

Unisys presently has a consensus target price of $6.33, suggesting a potential upside of 61.77%. Wix.com has a consensus target price of $96.75, suggesting a potential upside of 84.95%. Given Wix.com’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wix.com is more favorable than Unisys.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

86.9% of Unisys shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of Wix.com shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Unisys shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Wix.com shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Unisys and Wix.com’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unisys	-17.70%	-23.51%	3.45%
Wix.com	-1.97%	-33.28%	2.84%

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Unisys	$1.96 billion	0.15	-$339.80 million	($4.86)	-0.81
Wix.com	$1.99 billion	1.53	$50.65 million	($0.78)	-67.07

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

Volatility and Risk

Unisys has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wix.com has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

About Wix.com

Wix.com Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a cloud-based web development platform for registered users and creators worldwide. The company offers Wix Editor, a drag-and-drop visual development and website editing environment platform; and Wix ADI that enables users to have the freedom of customization that the classic editor offers. It also provides Wix Logo Maker that generates a logo, including through the use of artificial intelligence; Wix Answers to support users; and Payments by Wix, a payment platform, which helps its users receive payments from their customers through their Wix Website. In addition, the company offers various vertical-specific applications that business owners use to operate various aspects of their business online. Further, it provides a range of complementary services, including Wix App Market, a marketplace that offers its registered users various free and paid web applications for building, growing, and managing their businesses; Wix marketplace that brings users seeking help in creating and managing a website together with Web experts; and Wix owner App, a native mobile application, which enables users to manage their Websites and Wix operating systems. The company was formerly known as Wixpress Ltd. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.