VNET Group, Inc.

NasdaqGS:VNET Stock Report

Market Cap: US$966.4m

VNET Group Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

VNET Group's CEO is Josh Chen, appointed in Jan 1999, has a tenure of 25.92 years. directly owns 6.05% of the company’s shares, worth $58.51M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.9 years and 10.8 years respectively.

Key information

Josh Chen

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentagen/a
CEO tenure25.9yrs
CEO ownership6.1%
Management average tenureless than a year
Board average tenure10.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

VNET Group, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:VNET) Shares Leap 26% Yet They're Still Not Telling The Full Story

Dec 04
VNET Group, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:VNET) Shares Leap 26% Yet They're Still Not Telling The Full Story

VNET: Riding AI Waves While Retail IDC Anchors The Ship

Nov 25

Is VNET Group (NASDAQ:VNET) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

Nov 20
Is VNET Group (NASDAQ:VNET) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

Market Might Still Lack Some Conviction On VNET Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNET) Even After 28% Share Price Boost

Oct 11
Market Might Still Lack Some Conviction On VNET Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNET) Even After 28% Share Price Boost

VNET: Turning Bullish On Results Beat And Favorable Outlook (Rating Upgrade)

Aug 28

VNET: Still A Hold Considering Guidance And Debt Maturity

Mar 29

VNET Group gains after report buyout firms said to be considering bids

Oct 18

VNET Group: Potential Buyout From Founder

Sep 28

Vnet climbs after receiving non-binding acquisition bid from founder

Sep 13

VNET Slashes Expansion Plans As Private Equity Buyout Remains In Play

Sep 06

21Vianet Group Q2 2022 Earnings Preview

Aug 29

Chinese data center company Vnet jumps on report of possible rival takeover offer

Jul 27

VNET Group: Significant Upside Based On Structural IDC Tailwinds And Government Support

Jun 15

CEO

Josh Chen (55 yo)

25.9yrs

Tenure

Mr. Sheng Chen, also known as Josh, is a Co-Founder of VNET Group, Inc. (formerly known as 21Vianet Group, Inc.) and had been its Executive Chairman since 1999 until January 10, 2024 and serves as Executiv...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Sheng Chen
Co-Founder25.9yrsno data6.05%
$ 58.5m
Jianbiao Zhu
Executive Co-Chairmanless than a yearno datano data
Qiyu Wang
Chief Financial Officer1.4yrsno datano data
Xinyuan Liu
Director of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Wing-Dar Ker
Senior Vice President4.8yrsno datano data
Chenggang Shen
Executive VP & GM of IDC Strategic Business Group4.9yrsno datano data
Liang Zhao
Senior VP and GM of North China Business5yrsno datano data
Qi Yang
Group Senior Vice Presidentless than a yearno datano data
Wen Teng
Senior Vice President of the Groupless than a yearno datano data
Yixiao Huang
Group Executive VP & Joint Office Directorless than a yearno datano data
Ju Ma
Rotating President & GM of AIDC Strategic Business Groupless than a yearno datano data
Wen Teng
Group Senior VP & CEO of Blue Cloudless than a yearno datano data

0.9yrs

Average Tenure

48yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: VNET's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Sheng Chen
Co-Founder25.9yrsno data6.05%
$ 58.5m
Jianbiao Zhu
Executive Co-Chairmanless than a yearno datano data
Yoshihisa Ueno
Independent Director14.2yrsno data0%
$ 0
Chung-Hou Tai
Independent Director12.2yrsno datano data
Sean S. Shao
Independent Director9.3yrsno datano data
Lifeng Chen
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data

10.8yrs

Average Tenure

61yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: VNET's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10.8 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 10:14
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

VNET Group, Inc. is covered by 31 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
James RatcliffeBarclays
Daley LiBofA Global Research
Eric ChuCanaccord Genuity