Unisys (NYSE:UIS) Lowered to Hold Rating by StockNews.com

by · The Cerbat Gem

StockNews.com downgraded shares of Unisys (NYSE:UIS – Free Report) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report published on Wednesday morning.

Unisys Stock Performance

Shares of Unisys stock opened at $7.44 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $6.46 and its 200 day moving average is $5.29. Unisys has a one year low of $3.32 and a one year high of $8.49. The stock has a market cap of $516.04 million, a P/E ratio of -1.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 0.73.

Unisys (NYSE:UIS – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The information technology services provider reported ($0.08) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by ($0.21). The company had revenue of $497.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $486.50 million. Unisys had a negative net margin of 19.24% and a negative return on equity of 27.42%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.33) earnings per share. Analysts predict that Unisys will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Unisys

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of UIS. Point72 DIFC Ltd bought a new position in Unisys in the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. nVerses Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Unisys in the third quarter valued at about $36,000. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC bought a new position in shares of Unisys in the second quarter worth about $41,000. Oak Thistle LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Unisys during the second quarter worth about $52,000. Finally, Creative Planning purchased a new position in Unisys in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $58,000. 86.87% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Unisys Company Profile

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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.

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