Vox Pop polls in sectors and sub sectors defined by the consumer. The methodology is 63% accurate predicting 3 month performance 2 months after polling (sub sector leaders and losers, Fall 08).
The technology category is divided into several sub sectors. Unisys (UIS US) was the loser in the corporate technology sub sector in 3 consecutive polls (Apr 08, Sep 08 and Apr 09). Poor Growth Factor scores and low rankings were played out in a consistent underperformance against the S&P 500 over a 10 month period from Sep 08-Jul 09.
