Head-To-Head Contrast: Taboola.com (NASDAQ:TBLA) & Unisys (NYSE:UIS)

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Taboola.com 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
Taboola.com	$1.77 billion	0.51	-$3.76 million	$0.04	84.25
Unisys	$1.96 billion	0.14	-$193.40 million	($1.18)	-3.28

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taboola.com	0.75%	5.27%	3.21%
Unisys	-4.16%	-12.55%	1.56%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

42.9% of Taboola.com shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Unisys shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.7% of Taboola.com shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Unisys shares are owned 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.

Volatility and Risk

Taboola.com has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unisys has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Taboola.com and Unisys, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Taboola.com	0	2	4	0	2.67
Unisys	0	1	2	0	2.67

Taboola.com currently has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 33.53%. Unisys has a consensus target price of $7.17, indicating a potential upside of 84.95%. Given Unisys’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Unisys is more favorable than Taboola.com.

Summary

Taboola.com beats Unisys on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Taboola.com

Taboola.com Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates an artificial intelligence-based algorithmic engine platform in Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It offers Taboola, a platform that partners with websites, devices, and mobile apps to recommend editorial content and advertisements on the open web to users. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, 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.