VNET Group (VNET) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, VNET or DOCS?

VNET Group has a beta of 0.07, meaning that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Doximity has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer VNET or DOCS?

In the previous week, VNET Group and VNET Group both had 12 articles in the media. Doximity's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat VNET Group's score of 0.53 indicating that Doximity is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VNET Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Doximity	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer VNET or DOCS?

VNET Group presently has a consensus target price of $9.30, indicating a potential upside of 3.22%. Doximity has a consensus target price of $64.22, indicating a potential upside of 6.00%. Given Doximity's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Doximity is more favorable than VNET Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VNET Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Doximity	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VNET or DOCS?

VNET Group received 243 more outperform votes than Doximity when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.28% of users gave VNET Group an outperform vote while only 39.75% of users gave Doximity an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VNET Group	Outperform Votes 307 57.28%	Underperform Votes 229 42.72%
Doximity	Outperform Votes 64 39.75%	Underperform Votes 97 60.25%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VNET or DOCS?

Doximity has lower revenue, but higher earnings than VNET Group. VNET Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Doximity, 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	$8.26B	0.28	-$372.38M	-$0.01	-901.00
Doximity	$550.17M	20.56	$147.58M	$1.00	60.59

Is VNET or DOCS more profitable?

Doximity has a net margin of 36.60% compared to VNET Group's net margin of -28.54%. Doximity's return on equity of 21.75% beat VNET Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VNET Group	-28.54%	-5.68%	-1.27%
Doximity	36.60%	21.75%	18.64%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VNET or DOCS?

72.8% of VNET Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of Doximity shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of VNET Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 37.4% of Doximity shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Doximity beats VNET Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.