Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VNET or GDS?

GDS has lower revenue, but higher earnings than VNET Group. VNET Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GDS, 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 $10.74B 0.15 -$36.01M -$1.42 N/A GDS $1.63B 3.80 $132.10M $2.15 14.40

Is VNET or GDS more profitable?

GDS has a net margin of 30.70% compared to VNET Group's net margin of -22.29%. GDS's return on equity of 17.94% beat VNET Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets VNET Group -22.29% -36.25% -4.43% GDS 30.70% 17.94% 6.11%

Does the media prefer VNET or GDS?

In the previous week, GDS had 7 more articles in the media than VNET Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for GDS and 4 mentions for VNET Group. VNET Group's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat GDS's score of 0.34 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive GDS 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Does the media favor CORZ or VNET?

In the previous week, Core Scientific had 16 more articles in the media than VNET Group. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Core Scientific and 4 mentions for VNET Group. Core Scientific's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat VNET Group's score of 0.58 indicating that Core Scientific is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Core Scientific 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive VNET Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Is WIX or VNET more profitable?

Wix.com has a net margin of -8.19% compared to VNET Group's net margin of -22.29%. Wix.com's return on equity of -1.61% beat VNET Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wix.com -8.19% -1.61% 0.40% VNET Group -22.29% -36.25% -4.43%

Does the media prefer WIX or VNET?

In the previous week, Wix.com had 57 more articles in the media than VNET Group. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Wix.com and 4 mentions for VNET Group. VNET Group's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Wix.com's score of 0.40 indicating that VNET Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Wix.com 15 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 32 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral VNET Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, VNET or FSLY?

VNET Group has higher revenue and earnings than Fastly. Fastly is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VNET Group, 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 $10.74B 0.15 -$36.01M -$1.42 N/A Fastly $624.02M 5.37 -$121.68M -$0.53 N/A

Is VNET or FSLY more profitable?

Fastly has a net margin of -11.80% compared to VNET Group's net margin of -22.29%. Fastly's return on equity of -6.31% beat VNET Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets VNET Group -22.29% -36.25% -4.43% Fastly -11.80% -6.31% -4.04%

Does the media favor VNET or FSLY?

In the previous week, Fastly had 16 more articles in the media than VNET Group. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Fastly and 4 mentions for VNET Group. Fastly's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat VNET Group's score of 0.58 indicating that Fastly is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment VNET Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fastly 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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VNET vs. GDS, CORZ, WIX, FSLY, and KC

Should you buy VNET Group stock or one of its competitors? VNET Group's main competitors and comparable companies include GDS (GDS), Core Scientific (CORZ), Wix.com (WIX), Fastly (FSLY), and Kingsoft Cloud (KC). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "internet services & infrastructure" industry.

How does VNET Group compare to GDS?

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

In the previous week, GDS had 7 more articles in the media than VNET Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for GDS and 4 mentions for VNET Group. VNET Group's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat GDS's score of 0.34 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GDS	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

GDS has a net margin of 30.70% compared to VNET Group's net margin of -22.29%. GDS's return on equity of 17.94% beat VNET Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VNET Group	-22.29%	-36.25%	-4.43%
GDS	30.70%	17.94%	6.11%

GDS has lower revenue, but higher earnings than VNET Group. VNET Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GDS, 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	$10.74B	0.15	-$36.01M	-$1.42	N/A
GDS	$1.63B	3.80	$132.10M	$2.15	14.40

VNET Group has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GDS has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

VNET Group presently has a consensus target price of $16.90, suggesting a potential upside of 174.76%. GDS has a consensus target price of $48.12, suggesting a potential upside of 55.37%. Given VNET Group's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe VNET Group is more favorable than GDS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VNET Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
GDS	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

72.8% of VNET Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of GDS shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of VNET Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of GDS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

GDS beats VNET Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does VNET Group compare to Core Scientific?

Core Scientific (NASDAQ:CORZ) and VNET Group (NASDAQ:VNET) are both technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Core Scientific has a beta of 5.48, suggesting that its stock price is 448% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, VNET Group has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the broader market.

VNET Group has a net margin of -22.29% compared to Core Scientific's net margin of -325.50%. Core Scientific's return on equity of 0.00% beat VNET Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Core Scientific	-325.50%	N/A	-9.64%
VNET Group	-22.29%	-36.25%	-4.43%

72.8% of VNET Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Core Scientific shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of VNET Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

VNET Group has higher revenue and earnings than Core Scientific. VNET Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Core Scientific, 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
Core Scientific	$319.02M	17.59	-$288.62M	-$4.42	N/A
VNET Group	$10.74B	0.15	-$36.01M	-$1.42	N/A

Core Scientific currently has a consensus price target of $32.18, suggesting a potential upside of 84.31%. VNET Group has a consensus price target of $16.90, suggesting a potential upside of 174.76%. Given VNET Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe VNET Group is more favorable than Core Scientific.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Core Scientific	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95
VNET Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

In the previous week, Core Scientific had 16 more articles in the media than VNET Group. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Core Scientific and 4 mentions for VNET Group. Core Scientific's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat VNET Group's score of 0.58 indicating that Core Scientific is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Core Scientific	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
VNET Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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

How does VNET Group compare to Wix.com?

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

Wix.com has a net margin of -8.19% compared to VNET Group's net margin of -22.29%. Wix.com's return on equity of -1.61% beat VNET Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wix.com	-8.19%	-1.61%	0.40%
VNET Group	-22.29%	-36.25%	-4.43%

Wix.com has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, VNET Group has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the broader market.

81.5% of Wix.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of VNET Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of Wix.com shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of VNET Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Wix.com currently has a consensus price target of $90.57, indicating a potential upside of 10.48%. VNET Group has a consensus price target of $16.90, indicating a potential upside of 174.76%. Given VNET Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe VNET Group is more favorable than Wix.com.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wix.com	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39
VNET Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Wix.com has higher earnings, but lower revenue than VNET Group. Wix.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VNET Group, 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
Wix.com	$1.99B	2.40	$50.65M	-$3.54	N/A
VNET Group	$10.74B	0.15	-$36.01M	-$1.42	N/A

In the previous week, Wix.com had 57 more articles in the media than VNET Group. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Wix.com and 4 mentions for VNET Group. VNET Group's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Wix.com's score of 0.40 indicating that VNET Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wix.com	15 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	32 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
VNET Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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

How does VNET Group compare to Fastly?

VNET Group (NASDAQ:VNET) and Fastly (NASDAQ:FSLY) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Fastly had 16 more articles in the media than VNET Group. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Fastly and 4 mentions for VNET Group. Fastly's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat VNET Group's score of 0.58 indicating that Fastly is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VNET Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fastly	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

VNET Group has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fastly has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

VNET Group currently has a consensus target price of $16.90, indicating a potential upside of 174.76%. Fastly has a consensus target price of $25.33, indicating a potential upside of 20.35%. Given VNET Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe VNET Group is more favorable than Fastly.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VNET Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Fastly	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

VNET Group has higher revenue and earnings than Fastly. Fastly is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VNET Group, 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	$10.74B	0.15	-$36.01M	-$1.42	N/A
Fastly	$624.02M	5.37	-$121.68M	-$0.53	N/A

Fastly has a net margin of -11.80% compared to VNET Group's net margin of -22.29%. Fastly's return on equity of -6.31% beat VNET Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VNET Group	-22.29%	-36.25%	-4.43%
Fastly	-11.80%	-6.31%	-4.04%

72.8% of VNET Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of Fastly shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of VNET Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Fastly shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Fastly beats VNET Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does VNET Group compare to Kingsoft Cloud?

Kingsoft Cloud (NASDAQ:KC) and VNET Group (NASDAQ:VNET) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

In the previous week, VNET Group had 4 more articles in the media than Kingsoft Cloud. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for VNET Group and 0 mentions for Kingsoft Cloud. Kingsoft Cloud's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat VNET Group's score of 0.58 indicating that Kingsoft Cloud is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kingsoft Cloud	Positive
VNET Group	Positive

Kingsoft Cloud has a net margin of -5.49% compared to VNET Group's net margin of -22.29%. Kingsoft Cloud's return on equity of -7.85% beat VNET Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kingsoft Cloud	-5.49%	-7.85%	-2.41%
VNET Group	-22.29%	-36.25%	-4.43%

13.4% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of VNET Group shares are held by institutional investors. 14.2% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of VNET Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

VNET Group has higher revenue and earnings than Kingsoft Cloud. Kingsoft Cloud is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VNET Group, 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
Kingsoft Cloud	$1.37B	2.31	-$133.88M	-$0.28	N/A
VNET Group	$10.74B	0.15	-$36.01M	-$1.42	N/A

Kingsoft Cloud has a beta of 1.97, indicating that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, VNET Group has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the broader market.

Kingsoft Cloud presently has a consensus price target of $17.75, suggesting a potential upside of 69.53%. VNET Group has a consensus price target of $16.90, suggesting a potential upside of 174.76%. Given VNET Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe VNET Group is more favorable than Kingsoft Cloud.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kingsoft Cloud	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
VNET Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Kingsoft Cloud beats VNET Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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VNET vs. The Competition

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Metric	VNET Group	IT Services Industry	Technology Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$1.66B	$10.95B	$29.64B	$12.92B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.77%	2.73%	8.56%
P/E Ratio	-4.33	14.27	75.85	25.43
Price / Sales	0.15	66.04	587.85	123.68
Price / Cash	6.29	42.38	48.29	52.08
Price / Book	2.36	25.99	9.28	6.17
Net Income	-$36.01M	$268.46M	$678.51M	$349.24M
7 Day Performance	-7.38%	-2.26%	-2.41%	-1.46%
1 Month Performance	-13.99%	0.10%	1.03%	2.47%
1 Year Performance	-23.13%	31.95%	186.49%	15.80%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
VNET VNET Group	1.9817 of 5 stars	$6.16 +1.5%	$16.90 +174.3%	-24.7%	$1.67B	$10.74B	N/A	2,784	Analyst Downgrade
GDS GDS	3.7771 of 5 stars	$31.85 -4.7%	$47.54 +49.3%	-6.5%	$6.69B	$1.63B	14.81	2,434	Analyst Forecast
CORZ Core Scientific	3.3165 of 5 stars	$16.30 -1.3%	$32.18 +97.4%	+20.1%	$5.31B	$319.02M	N/A	200
WIX Wix.com	4.0042 of 5 stars	$88.25 +0.7%	$90.57 +2.6%	-36.9%	$5.11B	$2.13B	N/A	4,622	Trending News Insider Trade Short Interest Decrease
FSLY Fastly	3.7495 of 5 stars	$22.79 -1.1%	$25.33 +11.2%	+174.4%	$3.67B	$624.02M	N/A	1,140	Trending News Insider Trade

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