GDS (GDS) Competitors

GDS (NASDAQ:GDS) and Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) are both computer software companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GDS or PINS?

33.7% of GDS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Pinterest shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of GDS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Pinterest shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor GDS or PINS?

In the previous week, Pinterest had 13 more articles in the media than GDS. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Pinterest and 19 mentions for GDS. Pinterest's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat GDS's score of 0.67 indicating that Pinterest is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GDS	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pinterest	26 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer GDS or PINS?

GDS currently has a consensus target price of $46.93, indicating a potential upside of 33.79%. Pinterest has a consensus target price of $42.40, indicating a potential upside of 15.32%. Given GDS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe GDS is more favorable than Pinterest.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GDS	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
Pinterest	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	25 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more volatility & risk, GDS or PINS?

GDS has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinterest has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GDS or PINS?

Pinterest has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GDS. GDS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pinterest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GDS	$10.93B	0.61	$476.47M	$3.38	10.38
Pinterest	$3.65B	6.86	$1.86B	$2.79	13.18

Is GDS or PINS more profitable?

Pinterest has a net margin of 49.31% compared to GDS's net margin of 40.83%. Pinterest's return on equity of 8.44% beat GDS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GDS	40.83%	1.40%	0.41%
Pinterest	49.31%	8.44%	7.41%

Summary

Pinterest beats GDS on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.