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Vianet Group (VNET) Competitors

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VNET vs. SLE, CTG, SMRT, ADAM, and INTU

Should you buy Vianet Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Vianet Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Vianet Group include San Leon Energy (SLE), Christie Group (CTG), Smartspace Software (SMRT), Jade Road Investments (ADAM), and Intu Properties (INTU). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

How does Vianet Group compare to San Leon Energy?

Vianet Group (LON:VNET) and San Leon Energy (LON:SLE) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

San Leon Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vianet Group. San Leon Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vianet Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Vianet Group£15.02M1.27£791.11K£3.5918.66
San Leon Energy£5.86M0.00£23.66M£0.04N/A

San Leon Energy has a net margin of 403.62% compared to Vianet Group's net margin of 2.69%. San Leon Energy's return on equity of 14.46% beat Vianet Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Vianet Group2.69% 1.53% 2.22%
San Leon Energy 403.62%14.46%-2.07%

12.8% of Vianet Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of San Leon Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.4% of Vianet Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of San Leon Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Vianet Group had 1 more articles in the media than San Leon Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Vianet Group and 0 mentions for San Leon Energy. Vianet Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled San Leon Energy'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Vianet Group Neutral
San Leon Energy Neutral

Vianet Group has a beta of 0.651, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, San Leon Energy has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Vianet Group beats San Leon Energy on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Vianet Group compare to Christie Group?

Vianet Group (LON:VNET) and Christie Group (LON:CTG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Vianet Group has a beta of 0.651, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Christie Group has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

12.8% of Vianet Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Christie Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.4% of Vianet Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.4% of Christie Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Vianet Group has a net margin of 2.69% compared to Christie Group's net margin of -4.87%. Vianet Group's return on equity of 1.53% beat Christie Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Vianet Group2.69% 1.53% 2.22%
Christie Group -4.87%-80.44%0.37%

Vianet Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Christie Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Vianet Group pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Christie Group pays out 49.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Vianet Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Vianet Group£15.02M1.27£791.11K£3.5918.66
Christie Group£70.60M0.51-£3.31M£5.0627.67

In the previous week, Christie Group had 1 more articles in the media than Vianet Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Christie Group and 1 mentions for Vianet Group. Christie Group's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Vianet Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Christie Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Vianet Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Christie Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Vianet Group beats Christie Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Vianet Group compare to Smartspace Software?

Smartspace Software (LON:SMRT) and Vianet Group (LON:VNET) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Vianet Group has a net margin of 2.69% compared to Smartspace Software's net margin of -38.40%. Vianet Group's return on equity of 1.53% beat Smartspace Software's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Smartspace Software-38.40% -14.38% -5.14%
Vianet Group 2.69%1.53%2.22%

40.2% of Smartspace Software shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.8% of Vianet Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.4% of Smartspace Software shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.4% of Vianet Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Vianet Group has higher revenue and earnings than Smartspace Software. Smartspace Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vianet Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Smartspace Software£5.43M0.00-£1.70M-£0.06N/A
Vianet Group£15.02M1.27£791.11K£3.5918.66

Smartspace Software has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Vianet Group has a beta of 0.651, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Vianet Group had 1 more articles in the media than Smartspace Software. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Vianet Group and 0 mentions for Smartspace Software. Smartspace Software's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Vianet Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Smartspace Software Neutral
Vianet Group Neutral

Summary

Vianet Group beats Smartspace Software on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Vianet Group compare to Jade Road Investments?

Jade Road Investments (LON:ADAM) and Vianet Group (LON:VNET) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

12.8% of Vianet Group shares are held by institutional investors. 21.4% of Vianet Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Vianet Group has a net margin of 2.69% compared to Jade Road Investments' net margin of 0.00%. Vianet Group's return on equity of 1.53% beat Jade Road Investments' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Jade Road InvestmentsN/A N/A N/A
Vianet Group 2.69%1.53%2.22%

In the previous week, Vianet Group had 1 more articles in the media than Jade Road Investments. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Vianet Group and 0 mentions for Jade Road Investments. Jade Road Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Vianet Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Jade Road Investments Neutral
Vianet Group Neutral

Vianet Group has higher revenue and earnings than Jade Road Investments. Jade Road Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vianet Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Jade Road InvestmentsN/AN/AN/A-£3.40N/A
Vianet Group£15.02M1.27£791.11K£3.5918.66

Summary

Vianet Group beats Jade Road Investments on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Vianet Group compare to Intu Properties?

Intu Properties (LON:INTU) and Vianet Group (LON:VNET) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Intu Properties and Intu Properties both had 1 articles in the media. Intu Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Vianet Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Intu Properties
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Vianet Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Intu Properties£548.50M0.00N/A-£145.10N/A
Vianet Group£15.02M1.27£791.11K£3.5918.66

12.8% of Vianet Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.4% of Vianet Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Intu Properties pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.14 per share. Vianet Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Intu Properties pays out -0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vianet Group pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Vianet Group has a net margin of 2.69% compared to Intu Properties' net margin of 0.00%. Vianet Group's return on equity of 1.53% beat Intu Properties' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Intu PropertiesN/A N/A N/A
Vianet Group 2.69%1.53%2.22%

Summary

Vianet Group beats Intu Properties on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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VNET vs. The Competition

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MetricVianet GroupSpecialty Business Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£19.05M£4.96B£9.73B£2.78B
Dividend Yield3.64%4.85%3.55%6.16%
P/E Ratio18.6628.2425.47365.72
Price / Sales1.2793.714,867.9786,253.69
Price / Cash43.5940.5427.9327.85
Price / Book0.737.214.617.92
Net Income£791.11K£144.67M£793.53M£5.89B
7 Day Performance0.30%-0.46%-0.07%-0.87%
1 Month Performance4.69%-2.60%0.18%-0.76%
1 Year Performance-30.21%0.73%25.08%70.67%

Vianet Group Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VNET
Vianet Group
N/AGBX 67
+1.5%		N/A-33.7%£19.05M£15.02M18.663,220
SLE
San Leon Energy
N/AN/AN/AN/A£74.24M£5.86M412.50100
CTG
Christie Group
N/AGBX 138
-2.5%		N/A+15.4%£35.37M£70.60M27.273,450
SMRT
Smartspace Software
N/AN/AN/AN/A£26.05M£5.43MN/A640
ADAM
Jade Road Investments
N/AN/AN/AN/A£25.17MN/AN/AN/A

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This page (LON:VNET) was last updated on 6/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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