The stock price of VNET Group Inc ADR (NASDAQ: VNET) has plunged by -1.87 when compared to previous closing price of 6.96, but the company has seen a 20.67% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-04-28 that BEIJING, April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — VNET Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: VNET) (“VNET” or the “Company”), a leading carrier- and cloud-neutral internet data center services provider in China, today announced it has published its 2024 Environmental, Social and Governance Report (the “2024 ESG Report”). This is VNET’s fifth ESG report, highlighting the Company’s 2024 efforts and achievements in environmental practices, digital empowerment, ethical governance, and social responsibility.
Is It Worth Investing in VNET Group Inc ADR (NASDAQ: VNET) Right Now?
VNET Group Inc ADR (NASDAQ: VNET) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 84.32x compared to its average ratio. VNET has 36-month beta value of 0.15. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for VNET is 254.81M, and currently, short sellers hold a 10.40% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VNET on May 07, 2025 was 11.14M shares.
VNET’s Market Performance
The stock of VNET Group Inc ADR (VNET) has seen a 20.67% increase in the past week, with a 6.89% rise in the past month, and a -9.42% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.47%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 11.17% for VNET. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 20.01% for VNET stock, with a simple moving average of 27.88% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VNET
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VNET stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for VNET by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for VNET in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $5 based on the research report published on November 29, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
HSBC Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VNET reach a price target of $5.20. The rating they have provided for VNET stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 09th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to VNET, setting the target price at $2.70 in the report published on March 19th of the previous year.
VNET Trading at -17.65% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VNET to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -57.66% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 11.17%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.47%, as shares surge +6.06% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -48.59% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VNET rose by +20.67%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +220.66% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.69. In addition, VNET Group Inc ADR saw 44.09% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VNET starting from Blackstone Tactical Opportunit, who proposed sale 10,402,130 shares at the price of $11.38 back on Mar 17 ’25. After this action, Blackstone Tactical Opportunit now owns shares of VNET Group Inc ADR, valued at $118,376,239 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VNET
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for VNET Group Inc ADR stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 2.99, with 0.59 for asset returns.
Based on VNET Group Inc ADR (VNET), the company’s capital structure generated 0.74 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.07. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.84. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.67.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.22 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 7.76. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.28. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.46for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.26. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.73.
Conclusion
To put it simply, VNET Group Inc ADR (VNET) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
