Vianet Group (VNET) Competitors

Vianet Group (LON:VNET) and Sylvania Platinum (LON:SLP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Is VNET or SLP a better dividend stock?

Vianet Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Sylvania Platinum pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Vianet Group pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Sylvania Platinum pays out 10,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk & volatility, VNET or SLP?

Vianet Group has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sylvania Platinum has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VNET or SLP?

Sylvania Platinum received 118 more outperform votes than Vianet Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 79.59% of users gave Sylvania Platinum an outperform vote while only 69.46% of users gave Vianet Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vianet Group	Outperform Votes 116 69.46%	Underperform Votes 51 30.54%
Sylvania Platinum	Outperform Votes 234 79.59%	Underperform Votes 60 20.41%

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

50.9% of Vianet Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.8% of Sylvania Platinum shares are held by institutional investors. 39.9% of Vianet Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of Sylvania Platinum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor VNET or SLP?

In the previous week, Sylvania Platinum had 1 more articles in the media than Vianet Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Sylvania Platinum and 0 mentions for Vianet Group. Sylvania Platinum's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Vianet Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Sylvania Platinum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vianet Group	Neutral
Sylvania Platinum	Positive

Is VNET or SLP more profitable?

Sylvania Platinum has a net margin of 8.55% compared to Vianet Group's net margin of 5.28%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vianet Group	5.28%	3.01%	2.22%
Sylvania Platinum	8.55%	3.01%	1.69%

Which has better valuation & earnings, VNET or SLP?

Sylvania Platinum has higher revenue and earnings than Vianet Group. Sylvania Platinum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vianet 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
Vianet Group	£15.18M	2.00	N/A	£0.03	3,433.33
Sylvania Platinum	£81.71M	1.47	£6.98M	£0.02	2,300.00

Summary

Vianet Group beats Sylvania Platinum on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.