GDS (GDS) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

GDS (NASDAQ:GDS) is projected to issue its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Wednesday, August 20th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of ($0.11) per share and revenue of $2.83 billion for the quarter. GDS has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

GDS (NASDAQ:GDS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 20th. The company reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.22) by $0.70. GDS had a return on equity of 0.78% and a net margin of 39.90%. The firm had revenue of $375.14 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.72 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($1.96) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect GDS to post $-1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $-1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

GDS Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of GDS opened at $36.31 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a current ratio of 1.47. GDS has a one year low of $11.23 and a one year high of $52.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.14 and a beta of 0.33. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $32.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $29.72.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On GDS

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Advisors Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of GDS during the 1st quarter worth $25,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new position in GDS during the 1st quarter worth about $25,000. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in GDS by 30.7% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 379,289 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,608,000 after acquiring an additional 89,059 shares in the last quarter. 33.71% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on GDS. BMO Capital Markets upgraded GDS to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Daiwa Capital Markets restated a “buy” rating on shares of GDS in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Wall Street Zen upgraded GDS from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded GDS from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the company from $34.00 to $46.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 target price on shares of GDS in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $40.57.

About 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.