GDS (GDS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

GDS Holdings Limited is a leading provider of high-performance data center services in China, offering colocation, managed hosting and connectivity solutions to a diverse customer base. The company designs, develops and operates large‐scale data centers in key Chinese markets, catering to technology, financial and cloud service providers that demand robust and reliable infrastructure. With a focus on high-density computing environments, GDS’s facilities are built to support next-generation digital applications, including artificial intelligence, big data analytics and e-commerce platforms.

The company’s product suite includes secure colocation space, power distribution and cooling systems, remote hands support and network peering services. By bundling these offerings with custom configuration options, GDS enables its clients to optimize performance and scale capacity in line with evolving workload demands. In addition, GDS provides value-added services such as cross-connects and private network solutions, facilitating seamless integration between enterprise networks and major cloud providers.

GDS has established a prominent footprint across China’s top-tier cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Chengdu. Each data center campus is strategically located near carrier hotels, Internet exchange points and key enterprise clusters, ensuring low‐latency connectivity and regulatory compliance. The company’s scalable design framework supports rapid expansion as market demand grows, while adhering to stringent reliability standards and green building practices.

Founded in 2001 and publicly listed on the Nasdaq exchange in 2019, GDS has grown under the leadership of CEO Meiheng Huang and a management team with deep expertise in telecommunications, engineering and finance. Headquartered in Shanghai, the company continues to pursue selective joint ventures and partnerships that strengthen its technological capabilities and broaden its service offerings across China’s burgeoning digital economy.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.85 to $33.14
• 50-Day Range: $23.38 to $33.77
• 52-Week Range: $9.88 to $52.50
• Volume: 1.96 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.22 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.16 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.91
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $39.48
• Consensus Rating: Buy

GDS Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

GDS scored higher than 42% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 190th out of 301 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

GDS has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.22, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

GDS has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for GDS are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.89) to ($0.55) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of GDS is 9.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.69.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of GDS is 9.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.63.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

GDS has a P/B Ratio of 1.96. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.04% 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 4.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in GDS has recently decreased by 35.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

GDS does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

GDS does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.04% 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 4.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in GDS has recently decreased by 35.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.62

News Sentiment

GDS has a news sentiment score of 0.62. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for GDS this week, compared to 25 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for GDS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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.

GDS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GDS shares performed this year?

GDS's stock was trading at $23.76 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, GDS shares have increased by 36.0% and is now trading at $32.32.

How were GDS's earnings last quarter?

GDS Holdings (NASDAQ:GDS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 20th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.22) by $0.70. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did GDS IPO?

GDS (GDS) raised $251 million in an initial public offering 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 served 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of GDS own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that GDS investors own include Alibaba Group (BABA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), JD.com (JD), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META) and Applied Materials (AMAT).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/20/2025
• Today: 7/07/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/20/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Technology Services
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GDS
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:GDS
• CIK: 1526125
• Web: www.gds-services.com
• Phone: 862120292200
• Fax: 86-21-2033-0202
• Employees: 2,276
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $39.48
• High Stock Price Target: $53.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $22.40
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.22
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.96
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $476.47 million
• Net Margins: 39.90%
• Pretax Margin: 5.78%
• Return on Equity: 0.78%
• Return on Assets: 0.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.62
• Current Ratio: 1.47
• Quick Ratio: 1.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.41 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.37
• Cash Flow: $1.80 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.98
• Book Value: $16.49 per share
• Price / Book: 1.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 190,550,000
• Free Float: 175,329,000
• Market Cap: $6.18 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.31