VNET vs. APP, SLE, SST, CTG, SMRT, ADAM, INTU, INFA, API, and MTC
Should you be buying Vianet Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vianet Group include Appreciate Group (APP), San Leon Energy (SLE), Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (SST), Christie Group (CTG), Smartspace Software (SMRT), Jade Road Investments (ADAM), Intu Properties (INTU), InfraStrata (INFA), abrdn Property Income Trust (API), and Mothercare (MTC). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Vianet Group vs.
Vianet Group (LON:VNET) and Appreciate Group (LON:APP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.
Appreciate Group has higher revenue and earnings than Vianet Group. Appreciate Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vianet Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Vianet Group's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Appreciate Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Vianet Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Vianet Group has a net margin of 5.28% compared to Appreciate Group's net margin of 4.77%. Appreciate Group's return on equity of 42.06% beat Vianet Group's return on equity.
Vianet Group received 102 more outperform votes than Appreciate Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.35% of users gave Appreciate Group an outperform vote while only 69.46% of users gave Vianet Group an outperform vote.
Vianet Group has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Appreciate Group has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Vianet Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Appreciate Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share. Vianet Group pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Appreciate Group pays out 6,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Vianet Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
50.9% of Vianet Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.8% of Appreciate Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.9% of Vianet Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Appreciate Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Vianet Group beats Appreciate Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:VNET) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
