Head-To-Head Review: Duos Technologies Group (NASDAQ:DUOT) & VNET Group (NASDAQ:VNET)
by Teresa Graham · The Cerbat GemVNET Group (NASDAQ:VNET – Get Free Report) and Duos Technologies Group (NASDAQ:DUOT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
72.8% of VNET Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.6% of Duos Technologies Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of VNET Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Duos Technologies Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares VNET Group and Duos Technologies Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| VNET Group | $1.42 billion | 0.98 | -$36.01 million | ($1.42) | -3.64 |
| Duos Technologies Group | $26.66 million | 8.58 | -$9.84 million | $0.99 | 7.88 |
Duos Technologies Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than VNET Group. VNET Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Duos Technologies Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
VNET Group has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duos Technologies Group has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for VNET Group and Duos Technologies Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| VNET Group | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Duos Technologies Group | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
VNET Group presently has a consensus target price of $16.90, indicating a potential upside of 226.84%. Duos Technologies Group has a consensus target price of $25.50, indicating a potential upside of 226.92%. Given Duos Technologies Group’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Duos Technologies Group is more favorable than VNET Group.
Profitability
This table compares VNET Group and Duos Technologies Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| VNET Group | -22.29% | -36.25% | -4.43% |
| Duos Technologies Group | 158.99% | -11.88% | -9.85% |
Summary
Duos Technologies Group beats VNET Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About VNET Group
VNET Group, Inc., an investment holding company, provides hosting and related services in China. It offers managed hosting services consisting of managed retail services, such as colocation services that dedicate data center space to house customers' servers and networking equipment, as well as allow customers to lease partial or entire cabinets for their servers; interconnectivity services that allow customers to connect their servers; value-added services, including hybrid IT, bare metal, firewall, server load balancing, data backup and recovery, data center management, server management, and backup server services; cloud services that allow customers to run applications over the internet using IT infrastructure; and VPN Services that extend customers' private networks by setting up connections through the public internet. The company also provides server administration services, such as operating system support and assistance with updates, server monitoring, server backup and restoration, server security evaluation, firewall services, and disaster recovery services. It serves information technology and cloud services, communications and social networking, gaming and entertainment, e-commerce, automobile, financial services, and blue-chip and small-to-mid-sized enterprises; government agencies; individuals; and telecommunication carriers. The company was formerly known as 21Vianet Group, Inc. and changed its name to VNET Group, Inc. in October 2021. VNET Group, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
About Duos Technologies Group
Duos Technologies Group, Inc. designs, develops, deploys, and operates intelligent technology solutions in North America. The company provides solutions, such as Centraco, an enterprise information management software platform that consolidates data and events from multiple sources into a unified and distributive user interface; and truevue360, an integrated platform to develop and deploy artificial intelligence algorithms, including machine learning, computer vision, object detection, and deep neural network-based processing for real-time applications. Its proprietary applications include Railcar Inspection Portal that provides freight and transit railroad customers and select government agencies the ability to conduct fully automated railcar inspections of trains while they are moving at full speed. It also develops Automated Logistics Information System, which automates gatehouse operations, as well as develops solutions for rail, trucking, aviation, and other vehicle-based processes. In addition, the company provides consulting services, including consulting and auditing; software licensing with optional hardware sales; customer service training; and maintenance support. The company operates its services under the duostech brand. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.