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