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VNET Group (VNET) Competitors

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VNET vs. PATH, BZ, NICE, NTSK, PCTY, DSGX, APPF, CFLT, DBX, and MTCH

Should you be buying VNET Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of VNET Group include UiPath (PATH), KANZHUN (BZ), Nice (NICE), Netskope (NTSK), Paylocity (PCTY), The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX), AppFolio (APPF), Confluent (CFLT), Dropbox (DBX), and Match Group (MTCH). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

VNET Group vs. Its Competitors

VNET Group (NASDAQ:VNET) and UiPath (NYSE:PATH) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
VNET Group$9.05B0.26$25.10M-$0.08-109.50
UiPath$1.50B5.48-$73.69M$0.03514.77

VNET Group currently has a consensus target price of $11.15, suggesting a potential upside of 27.28%. UiPath has a consensus target price of $13.21, suggesting a potential downside of 14.43%. Given VNET Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe VNET Group is more favorable than UiPath.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
VNET Group
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
UiPath
3 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.06

In the previous week, UiPath had 32 more articles in the media than VNET Group. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for UiPath and 2 mentions for VNET Group. VNET Group's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat UiPath's score of 0.45 indicating that VNET Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
VNET Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
UiPath
20 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

VNET Group has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UiPath has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

UiPath has a net margin of 1.35% compared to VNET Group's net margin of 0.74%. UiPath's return on equity of 1.28% beat VNET Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
VNET Group0.74% 0.98% 0.19%
UiPath 1.35%1.28%0.83%

72.8% of VNET Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.5% of UiPath shares are held by institutional investors. 12.1% of VNET Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of UiPath shares are held 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.

Summary

UiPath beats VNET Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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VNET vs. The Competition

MetricVNET GroupINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.43B$19.23B$32.77B$10.49B
Dividend YieldN/A3.71%3.21%4.80%
P/E Ratio-109.5072.28481.1527.13
Price / Sales0.26114.881,665.41179.85
Price / Cash9.9581.2537.7261.22
Price / Book2.489.177.416.52
Net Income$25.10M$356.34M$820.48M$276.93M
7 Day Performance3.48%-0.27%0.64%1.94%
1 Month Performance-11.96%-3.58%1.09%2.19%
1 Year Performance140.66%65.83%23,946.37%35.00%

VNET Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VNET
VNET Group
3.2047 of 5 stars
$8.76
-3.0%
$11.15
+27.3%
+149.6%$2.43B$9.05B-109.502,581Positive News
PATH
UiPath
1.8949 of 5 stars
$17.15
+0.6%
$13.21
-22.9%
+20.9%$9.05B$1.43B571.633,868Trending News
Insider Trade
Gap Down
BZ
KANZHUN
3.6788 of 5 stars
$22.76
+5.0%
$21.17
-7.0%
+45.5%$8.93B$1.01B33.975,688
NICE
Nice
3.7872 of 5 stars
$132.00
-1.4%
$201.25
+52.5%
-27.3%$8.47B$2.74B15.778,726Trending News
Analyst Downgrade
NTSK
Netskope
N/A$23.44
+7.8%
$26.94
+14.9%
N/A$8.31BN/A0.002,910
PCTY
Paylocity
4.9561 of 5 stars
$151.71
+0.8%
$221.59
+46.1%
-11.7%$8.30B$1.60B37.836,700
DSGX
The Descartes Systems Group
4.112 of 5 stars
$97.96
+2.6%
$121.80
+24.3%
-10.0%$8.21B$651M57.962,524Positive News
APPF
AppFolio
4.3591 of 5 stars
$225.35
+0.2%
$311.80
+38.4%
+16.8%$8.06B$794.20M40.681,634News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
Gap Up
CFLT
Confluent
3.3638 of 5 stars
$23.18
+1.9%
$27.43
+18.3%
+0.5%$7.84B$963.64M-24.663,060Gap Up
DBX
Dropbox
3.2224 of 5 stars
$28.66
+1.8%
$29.67
+3.5%
+10.4%$7.59B$2.55B17.482,204News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
MTCH
Match Group
4.9766 of 5 stars
$32.12
+2.1%
$35.44
+10.3%
-14.7%$7.57B$3.48B15.822,510News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:VNET) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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