GDS (GDS) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Key Points

• GDS Holdings is set to release its Q2 2025 earnings on August 20th, with analysts expecting a loss of ($0.11) per share and revenue of $2.83 billion.
• The previous quarterly earnings report showed GDS surpassing expectations with $0.48 EPS, while revenue totaled $375.14 million, significantly lower than the projected $2.72 billion.
• Hedge funds increased their stakes in GDS, with 33.71% of the company's stock now held by institutional investors.

GDS (NASDAQ:GDS - Get Free Report) is anticipated to announce its Q2 2025 earnings results 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 - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 20th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.22) by $0.70. GDS had a net margin of 39.90% and a return on equity of 0.78%. The firm had revenue of $375.14 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.72 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($1.96) EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect GDS to post $-1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $-1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

GDS Price Performance

GDS stock traded down $0.43 during trading on Friday, reaching $31.41. The company had a trading volume of 2,645,280 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,826,667. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $32.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $29.94. GDS has a 1-year low of $11.74 and a 1-year high of $52.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.99 billion, a PE ratio of 9.63 and a beta of 0.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a current ratio of 1.47.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GDS. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of GDS by 30.7% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 379,289 shares of the company's stock valued at $9,608,000 after acquiring an additional 89,059 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of GDS during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of GDS during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in shares of GDS by 113.0% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,836 shares of the company's stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 974 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in GDS by 41.6% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,806 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 531 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 33.71% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on GDS shares. Wall Street Zen raised shares of GDS from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of GDS from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $34.00 to $46.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Daiwa Capital Markets reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of GDS in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of GDS to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, JMP Securities reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of GDS in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, GDS has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $40.57.

GDS Company Profile

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.