Head-To-Head Survey: Culture Medium (OTCMKTS:UPIN) and Unisys (NYSE:UIS)

Culture Medium (OTCMKTS:UPIN) and Unisys (NYSE:UIS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Culture Medium and Unisys”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Culture Medium	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Unisys	$2.01 billion	0.12	-$193.40 million	($1.18)	-2.95

Culture Medium has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Unisys.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Culture Medium	N/A	N/A	N/A
Unisys	-4.16%	-12.55%	1.56%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Risk and Volatility

Culture Medium has a beta of -1.25, indicating that its stock price is 225% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unisys has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Culture Medium and Unisys, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Culture Medium	0	0	0	0	0.00
Unisys	1	2	2	0	2.20

Unisys has a consensus price target of $6.38, suggesting a potential upside of 83.19%. Given Unisys’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Unisys is more favorable than Culture Medium.

Summary

Unisys beats Culture Medium on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Culture Medium

Universal Power Industry Corporation designs, imports, and wholesales apparel under the Indigo People brand. It also identifies and acquires residential land for the development, as well as light income-producing commercial properties; and distributes fire suppression products. The company was formerly known as Code Navy and changed its name to Universal Power Industry Corporation in April 2016. Universal Power Industry Corporation was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Great Neck, 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.