VNET Group (VNET) 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VNET or PATH?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VNET Group	$9.05B	0.26	$25.10M	-$0.08	-109.50
UiPath	$1.50B	5.48	-$73.69M	$0.03	514.77

Do analysts recommend VNET or PATH?

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

Does the media refer more to VNET or PATH?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, VNET or PATH?

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.

Is VNET or PATH more profitable?

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 Group	0.74%	0.98%	0.19%
UiPath	1.35%	1.28%	0.83%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VNET or PATH?

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.