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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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

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%

12.6% of Vianet Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of San Leon Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 21.4% of Vianet Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of San Leon Energy shares are held by 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.

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£15.23M1.23£791.11K£1.4346.28
San Leon Energy£5.86M0.00£23.66M£0.04N/A

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 0.649, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, San Leon Energy has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock 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?

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

Christie Group has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Vianet Group has a beta of 0.649, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Christie Group Neutral
Vianet Group Neutral

Christie Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Vianet Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Christie Group pays out 49.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vianet Group pays out 97.9% 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 has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Christie Group. Christie 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Christie Group£70.60M0.49-£3.31M£5.0626.68
Vianet Group£15.23M1.23£791.11K£1.4346.28

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
Christie Group-4.87% -80.44% 0.37%
Vianet Group 2.69%1.53%2.22%

0.2% of Christie Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.6% of Vianet Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.4% of Christie Group 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Vianet Group beats Christie Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Vianet Group compare to Smartspace Software?

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

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
Vianet Group£15.23M1.23£791.11K£1.4346.28
Smartspace Software£5.43M0.00-£1.70M-£0.06N/A

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. Vianet Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Smartspace Software'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Vianet Group Neutral
Smartspace Software Neutral

Vianet Group has a beta of 0.649, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smartspace Software has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the broader market.

12.6% of Vianet Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.2% of Smartspace Software shares are held by institutional investors. 21.4% of Vianet Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.4% of Smartspace Software shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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
Vianet Group2.69% 1.53% 2.22%
Smartspace Software -38.40%-14.38%-5.14%

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?

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

12.6% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company 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
Vianet Group2.69% 1.53% 2.22%
Jade Road Investments N/A N/A N/A

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
Vianet Group£15.23M1.23£791.11K£1.4346.28
Jade Road InvestmentsN/AN/AN/A-£3.40N/A

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. Vianet Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Jade Road Investments'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Vianet Group Neutral
Jade Road Investments Neutral

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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

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£15.23M1.23£791.11K£1.4346.28

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%

Intu Properties pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.14 per share. Vianet Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Intu Properties pays out -0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vianet Group pays out 97.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Intu Properties Neutral
Vianet Group Neutral

12.6% of Vianet Group shares are held by institutional investors. 21.4% of Vianet Group shares are held by company 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 Intu Properties on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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VNET vs. The Competition

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MetricVianet GroupSpecialty Business Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£18.81M£5.14B£9.48B£2.85B
Dividend Yield3.61%4.88%3.54%6.16%
P/E Ratio46.2827.3326.74368.21
Price / Sales1.2390.572,079.4484,612.73
Price / Cash43.5940.5427.2827.87
Price / Book0.727.064.467.49
Net Income£791.11K£144.67M£791.21M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-3.32%0.91%-0.79%-0.19%
1 Month Performance-1.60%1.06%0.16%-0.99%
1 Year Performance-28.84%0.21%15.23%61.68%

Vianet Group Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VNET
Vianet Group
N/AGBX 66.18
+0.3%		N/A-29.2%£18.81M£15.23M46.283,220
SLE
San Leon Energy
N/AN/AN/AN/A£74.24M£5.86M412.50100
CTG
Christie Group
N/AGBX 134.30
-0.5%		N/A+16.4%£34.60M£70.60M26.543,450
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 7/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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