VNET Group (VNET) Competitors

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

Is ESTC or VNET more profitable?

Elastic has a net margin of 4.39% compared to VNET Group's net margin of -28.54%. VNET Group's return on equity of -5.68% beat Elastic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elastic	4.39%	-13.20%	-4.59%
VNET Group	-28.54%	-5.68%	-1.27%

Do analysts recommend ESTC or VNET?

Elastic currently has a consensus price target of $125.35, indicating a potential upside of 17.92%. VNET Group has a consensus price target of $4.78, indicating a potential downside of 67.24%. Given Elastic's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Elastic is more favorable than VNET Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elastic	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
VNET Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ESTC or VNET?

Elastic has higher revenue and earnings than VNET Group. VNET Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Elastic, 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
Elastic	$1.27B	8.69	$61.72M	$0.55	193.27
VNET Group	$1.04B	3.60	-$372.38M	-$2.22	-6.57

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ESTC or VNET?

Elastic received 39 more outperform votes than VNET Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.03% of users gave Elastic an outperform vote while only 57.22% of users gave VNET Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Elastic	Outperform Votes 344 65.03%	Underperform Votes 185 34.97%
VNET Group	Outperform Votes 305 57.22%	Underperform Votes 228 42.78%

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

97.0% of Elastic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of VNET Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.9% of Elastic shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of VNET Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, ESTC or VNET?

Elastic has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VNET Group has a beta of -0.18, indicating that its stock price is 118% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ESTC or VNET?

In the previous week, Elastic had 37 more articles in the media than VNET Group. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Elastic and 7 mentions for VNET Group. VNET Group's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Elastic's score of 0.17 indicating that VNET Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Elastic	10 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	24 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
VNET Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Elastic beats VNET Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.