VNET Group (VNET) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, IONQ or VNET?

IonQ has a beta of 2.46, indicating that its stock price is 146% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VNET Group has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, IONQ or VNET?

IonQ has higher earnings, but lower revenue than VNET Group. VNET Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IonQ, 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
IonQ	$43.06M	182.90	-$157.77M	-$1.49	-23.72
VNET Group	$8.26B	0.20	-$372.38M	-$0.01	-622.00

Does the media prefer IONQ or VNET?

In the previous week, IonQ had 18 more articles in the media than VNET Group. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for IonQ and 11 mentions for VNET Group. VNET Group's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat IonQ's score of 1.01 indicating that VNET Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IonQ	16 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
VNET Group	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend IONQ or VNET?

IonQ presently has a consensus price target of $38.33, indicating a potential upside of 8.47%. VNET Group has a consensus price target of $9.30, indicating a potential upside of 49.52%. Given VNET Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe VNET Group is more favorable than IonQ.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IonQ	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
VNET Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Is IONQ or VNET more profitable?

VNET Group has a net margin of -28.54% compared to IonQ's net margin of -457.85%. VNET Group's return on equity of -5.68% beat IonQ's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IonQ	-457.85%	-36.82%	-32.48%
VNET Group	-28.54%	-5.68%	-1.27%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IONQ or VNET?

VNET Group received 280 more outperform votes than IonQ when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.06% of users gave VNET Group an outperform vote while only 56.25% of users gave IonQ an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IonQ	Outperform Votes 27 56.25%	Underperform Votes 21 43.75%
VNET Group	Outperform Votes 307 57.06%	Underperform Votes 231 42.94%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IONQ or VNET?

41.4% of IonQ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of VNET Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of IonQ shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of VNET Group shares are owned 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.

Summary

VNET Group beats IonQ on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.