Head to Head Survey: SecureAlert (OTCMKTS:TRCK) versus Unisys (NYSE:UIS)

SecureAlert (OTCMKTS:TRCK) and Unisys (NYSE:UIS) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SecureAlert	0	0	0	0	0.00
Unisys	1	2	3	0	2.33

Unisys has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 111.04%. Given Unisys’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Unisys is more favorable than SecureAlert.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

5.8% of SecureAlert shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Unisys shares are held by institutional investors. 45.9% of SecureAlert shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Unisys shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares SecureAlert and Unisys”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SecureAlert	$35.22 million	0.74	-$1.88 million	$0.03	21.00
Unisys	$1.95 billion	0.11	-$339.80 million	($5.89)	-0.48

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SecureAlert	1.24%	-31.89%	9.35%
Unisys	-21.65%	-14.09%	2.41%

Risk and Volatility

SecureAlert has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unisys has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.

About SecureAlert

Track Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets location tracking devices in the United States, Latin America, and internationally. The company's products include ReliAlert XC4, a GPS monitoring device; and ReliAlert XC 3, which enables agencies to track offender movements and communicate directly with offenders in real-time through on-board two/three-way voice communication technology. It also provides IntelliTrack, a secure state of the art device-agnostic platform; IntelliTrack Mobile, a mobile application of the Intellitrack software is available for Android and iOS devices; TrackerPAL, a cloud-based monitoring system; TrackerPAL Mobile, a mobile application of the TrackerPAL software for Android and iOS devices; data analytics services; and BACtrack, a smartphone-based remote alcohol monitoring system. In addition, the company offers Empower smartphone application that provides victim and survivor support by creating a mobile geo-zone around a survivor of domestic abuse and communicates with the offender's tracking device; Socrates 360, a platform that offers various content and service; SecureCuff steel bands; and RF Beacon, a self-contained and short-range transmitting station that provides a radio frequency signal communicating with assigned offender GPS devices, as well as product support services. Further, the company develops and sells various related software, services, accessories, networking solutions, and monitoring applications. The company was formerly known as SecureAlert, Inc. and changed its name to Track Group, Inc. in May 2015. Track Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Naperville, Illinois.

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.