VNET vs. APP, SLE, SST, CTG, SMRT, ADAM, INTU, INFA, API, and TEAM
Should you be buying Vianet Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vianet Group include Appreciate Group (APP), San Leon Energy (SLE), Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (SST), Christie Group (CTG), Smartspace Software (SMRT), Jade Road Investments (ADAM), Intu Properties (INTU), InfraStrata (INFA), abrdn Property Income Trust (API), and TEAM (TEAM). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Vianet Group vs. Its Competitors
Appreciate Group (LON:APP) and Vianet Group (LON:VNET) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and dividends.
In the previous week, Vianet Group had 4 more articles in the media than Appreciate Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Vianet Group and 0 mentions for Appreciate Group. Vianet Group's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Appreciate Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Vianet Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Appreciate Group has higher revenue and earnings than Vianet Group. Appreciate Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vianet Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Vianet Group has a net margin of 5.28% compared to Appreciate Group's net margin of 4.77%. Appreciate Group's return on equity of 42.06% beat Vianet Group's return on equity.
Appreciate Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share. Vianet Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Appreciate Group pays out 6,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Vianet Group pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vianet Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Appreciate Group has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vianet Group has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.
76.8% of Appreciate Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.9% of Vianet Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Appreciate Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.9% of Vianet Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Vianet Group beats Appreciate Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:VNET) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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