VNET Group (VNET) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, VNET or ESTC?

VNET Group has a beta of 0.18, indicating that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Elastic has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VNET or ESTC more profitable?

VNET Group has a net margin of 0.74% compared to Elastic's net margin of -7.29%. VNET Group's return on equity of 0.98% beat Elastic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VNET Group	0.74%	0.98%	0.20%
Elastic	-7.29%	-4.46%	-1.61%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VNET or ESTC?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VNET Group	$1.13B	1.97	$25.10M	-$0.01	-829.00
Elastic	$1.48B	5.69	-$108.11M	-$1.05	-76.16

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VNET or ESTC?

72.8% of VNET Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Elastic shares are held by institutional investors. 12.1% of VNET Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of Elastic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor VNET or ESTC?

In the previous week, VNET Group had 9 more articles in the media than Elastic. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for VNET Group and 13 mentions for Elastic. Elastic's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat VNET Group's score of 0.47 indicating that Elastic is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VNET Group	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Elastic	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate VNET or ESTC?

VNET Group currently has a consensus price target of $9.96, indicating a potential upside of 20.14%. Elastic has a consensus price target of $110.60, indicating a potential upside of 38.31%. Given Elastic's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Elastic is more favorable than VNET Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VNET Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29
Elastic	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76

Summary

Elastic beats VNET Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.