Should I buy or sell GDS stock right now?

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for GDS in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" GDS shares. View GDS analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is GDS's stock price target for 2024?

5 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for GDS's shares. Their GDS share price targets range from $7.00 to $25.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $15.69 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 144.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for GDS or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have GDS shares performed in 2024?

GDS's stock was trading at $9.12 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, GDS shares have decreased by 29.7% and is now trading at $6.41. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

Are investors shorting GDS?

GDS saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 11,950,000 shares, an increase of 10.2% from the March 15th total of 10,840,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,860,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 6.4 days. Currently, 7.0% of the company's shares are short sold. View GDS's Short Interest .

When is GDS's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 23rd 2024. View our GDS earnings forecast .

How were GDS's earnings last quarter?

GDS Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:GDS) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March, 26th. The company reported ($0.62) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.39) by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $360.07 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $363.21 million. GDS had a negative net margin of 43.25% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.90%.

What ETFs hold GDS's stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of GDS (NASDAQ:GDS) stock in their portfolio include Global X Data Center & Digital Infrastructure ETF (VPN) , Amplify Global Cloud Technology ETF (IVES) , Pacer Data & Infrastructure Real Estate ETF (SRVR) , Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF (PSWD) and Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF (PGJ) . Roundhill IO Digital Infrastructure ETF (BYTE) .

What guidance has GDS issued on next quarter's earnings?

GDS issued an update on its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Tuesday, March, 26th. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.6 billion-$1.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.5 billion.

What other stocks do shareholders of GDS own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other GDS investors own include Alibaba Group (BABA) , Netflix (NFLX) , NVIDIA (NVDA) , Block (SQ) , Walt Disney (DIS) , Micron Technology (MU) , Shopify (SHOP) , Xilinx (XLNX) , JD.com (JD) and Okta (OKTA) .

GDS (GDS) raised $251 million in an IPO on Wednesday, November 2nd 2016. The company issued 19,300,000 shares at $12.00-$14.00 per share. Credit Suisse and J.P. Morgan acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Citi, RBC Capital Markets, China Renaissance and Credit Agricole CIB were co-managers.

How do I buy shares of GDS?

Shares of GDS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

NASDAQ:GDS

GDS (GDS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$6.41

+0.16 (+2.56%)

(As of 04/18/2024 ET)

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Today's Range: $6.11
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$6.42
50-Day Range: $5.77
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$8.53
52-Week Range: $5.01
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$17.07

Volume: 834,174 shs
Average Volume: 1.80 million shs
Market Capitalization: $1.22 billion

P/E Ratio: N/A
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $15.69

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GDS MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy
2.60 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 144.7% Upside
$15.69 Price Target
Short Interest: Bearish
7.02% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.33
Based on 8 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing
From ($1.28) to ($0.99) Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

1.22 out of 5 stars

Business Services Sector

246th out of 296 stocks

Computer Programming, Data Processing, & Other Computer Related Industry

48th out of 56 stocks

3.3

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
GDS has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
GDS has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

1.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
7.02% of the float of GDS has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
GDS has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.4.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in GDS has recently increased by 10.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

0.0

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
GDS does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
GDS does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for GDS.

2.4

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
GDS has a news sentiment score of 0.33. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for GDS this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
4 people have searched for GDS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 4 people have added GDS to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

0.0

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, GDS insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 7.99% of the stock of GDS is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 33.71% of the stock of GDS is held by institutions.

1.3

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for GDS are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.28) to ($0.99) per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of GDS is -1.92, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of GDS is -1.92, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
GDS has a P/B Ratio of 0.45. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About GDS Stock (NASDAQ:GDS)

GDS Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops and operates data centers in the People's Republic of China. The company provides colocation services comprising critical facilities space, customer-available power, racks, and cooling; managed hosting services, including business continuity and disaster recovery, network management, data storage, system security, operating system, database, and server middleware services; managed cloud services; and consulting services. It serves cloud service providers, large Internet companies, financial institutions, telecommunications and IT service providers, and large domestic private sector and multinational corporations. GDS Holdings Limited was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.

GDS Stock Price History

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GDS Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:GDS) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

March 27, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

GDS Holdings Full Year 2023 Earnings: EPS Misses Expectations

March 26, 2024 | washingtonpost.com

GDS Holdings: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

March 26, 2024 | msn.com

GDS raises $587M equity, appoints new CEO for GDSI

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March 26, 2024 | msn.com

GDS Holdings reports Q4 results

March 26, 2024 | investorplace.com

GDS Stock Earnings: GDS Holdings Beats EPS, Beats Revenue for Q4 2023

March 26, 2024 | fool.com

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March 26, 2024 | globenewswire.com

GDS Holdings Limited Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

March 26, 2024 | globenewswire.com

GDS Announces Landmark US$587 Million Equity Raise For its International Business

March 26, 2024 | globenewswire.com

GDS Appoints Jamie Khoo As CEO of GDS International

March 26, 2024 | msn.com

GDS Holdings Q4 2023 Earnings Preview

March 21, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Further weakness as GDS Holdings (NASDAQ:GDS) drops 3.2% this week, taking three-year losses to 90%

March 19, 2024 | msn.com

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 3/26/2024
Today: 4/18/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/23/2024
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Business Services
Industry: Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related
Sub-Industry: N/A
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GDS
Previous Symbol: NYSE:GDS
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1526125
Web: www.gds-services.com
Phone: 862120292200
Fax: 86-21-2033-0202
Employees: 2,185
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $15.69
High Stock Price Target: $25.00
Low Stock Price Target: $7.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +146.7%
Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($3.34)
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $-604,240,000.00
Net Margins: -43.25%
Pretax Margin: -43.19%
Return on Equity: -8.90%
Return on Assets: -2.50%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.92
Current Ratio: 1.32
Quick Ratio: 1.52

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $1.40 billion
Price / Sales: 0.86
Cash Flow: $1.35 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 4.71
Book Value: $14.09 per share
Price / Book: 0.45

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 190,550,000
Free Float: 175,329,000
Market Cap: $1.21 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.40

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Key Executives

Mr. Wei Huang (Age 57)
Founder, Chairman of the Board & CEO
Mr. Daniel A. Newman (Age 63)
Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Gee Choo Khoo B Acc (Age 59)
MBA, Chief Operating Officer
Ms. Laura Chen
Head of Investor Relations
Mr. Kejing Zhang (Age 41)
Senior Vice President of Sales
Ms. Yilin Chen (Age 53)
Senior Vice President of Product & Service Business and Southeast Asia business
Ms. Yan Liang (Age 49)
Senior Vice President of Design, Operation & Delivery

Key Competitors

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Institutional Ownership

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GDS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell GDS stock right now?: 5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for GDS in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" GDS shares.
View GDS analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is GDS's stock price target for 2024?: 5 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for GDS's shares. Their GDS share price targets range from $7.00 to $25.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $15.69 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 144.7% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for GDS or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have GDS shares performed in 2024?: GDS's stock was trading at $9.12 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, GDS shares have decreased by 29.7% and is now trading at $6.41.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
Are investors shorting GDS?: GDS saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 11,950,000 shares, an increase of 10.2% from the March 15th total of 10,840,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,860,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 6.4 days. Currently, 7.0% of the company's shares are short sold.
View GDS's Short Interest.
When is GDS's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 23rd 2024.
View our GDS earnings forecast.
How were GDS's earnings last quarter?: GDS Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:GDS) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March, 26th. The company reported ($0.62) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.39) by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $360.07 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $363.21 million. GDS had a negative net margin of 43.25% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.90%.

What ETFs hold GDS's stock?: ETFs with the largest weight of GDS (NASDAQ:GDS) stock in their portfolio include Global X Data Center & Digital Infrastructure ETF (VPN), Amplify Global Cloud Technology ETF (IVES), Pacer Data & Infrastructure Real Estate ETF (SRVR), Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF (PSWD) and Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF (PGJ).Roundhill IO Digital Infrastructure ETF (BYTE).
What guidance has GDS issued on next quarter's earnings?: GDS issued an update on its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Tuesday, March, 26th. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.6 billion-$1.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.5 billion.
What other stocks do shareholders of GDS own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other GDS investors own include Alibaba Group (BABA), Netflix (NFLX), NVIDIA (NVDA), Block (SQ), Walt Disney (DIS), Micron Technology (MU), Shopify (SHOP), Xilinx (XLNX), JD.com (JD) and Okta (OKTA).
When did GDS IPO?: GDS (GDS) raised $251 million in an IPO on Wednesday, November 2nd 2016. The company issued 19,300,000 shares at $12.00-$14.00 per share. Credit Suisse and J.P. Morgan acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Citi, RBC Capital Markets, China Renaissance and Credit Agricole CIB were co-managers.
How do I buy shares of GDS?: Shares of GDS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

This page (NASDAQ:GDS) was last updated on 4/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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GDS (GDS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

GDS MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

MarketBeat Follows

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About GDS Stock (NASDAQ:GDS)

GDS Stock Price History

GDS Stock News Headlines

Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Price Target and Rating

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Institutional Ownership

GDS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Overall MarketRank^™