Soluna (NASDAQ:SLNH) & Unisys (NYSE:UIS) Head to Head Analysis

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

Volatility & Risk

Unisys has a beta of 1.98, suggesting that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Soluna has a beta of 5.07, suggesting that its share price is 407% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

86.9% of Unisys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.2% of Soluna shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of Unisys shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of Soluna shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Unisys and Soluna, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unisys	2	0	2	0	2.00
Soluna	1	1	2	0	2.25

Unisys presently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 92.31%. Soluna has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 346.89%. Given Soluna’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Soluna is more favorable than Unisys.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Unisys and Soluna”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Unisys	$1.95 billion	0.10	-$339.80 million	($5.89)	-0.44
Soluna	$29.72 million	5.57	-$53.41 million	($1.12)	-0.60

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unisys	-21.65%	-14.09%	2.41%
Soluna	-182.16%	-52.19%	-32.17%

Summary

Soluna beats Unisys on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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 Soluna

Soluna Holdings, Inc. together with its subsidiaries, engages in the mining of cryptocurrency through data centers. It operates through two segments, Cryptocurrency Mining and Data Center Hosting. The company also operates in the blockchain business. In addition, the company develops and builds modular data centers that use for cryptocurrency mining. Further, it provides data center hosting services, including electrical power and network connectivity to cryptocurrency mining customers. The company was formerly known as Mechanical Technology Inc and as changed to Soluna Holdings, Inc. Soluna Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Albany, New York.