GDS (GDS) Competitors $37.27 +1.60 (+4.49%) Closing price 08/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$37.45 +0.18 (+0.48%) As of 08/7/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GDS vs. PINS, PTC, CHKP, GDDY, ZM, IOT, TWLO, MDB, NTNX, and GENShould you be buying GDS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GDS include Pinterest (PINS), PTC (PTC), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), GoDaddy (GDDY), Zoom Communications (ZM), Samsara (IOT), Twilio (TWLO), MongoDB (MDB), Nutanix (NTNX), and Gen Digital (GEN). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. GDS vs. Its Competitors Pinterest PTC Check Point Software Technologies GoDaddy Zoom Communications Samsara Twilio MongoDB Nutanix Gen Digital GDS (NASDAQ:GDS) and Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) are both computer software companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GDS or PINS? 33.7% of GDS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Pinterest shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of GDS shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Pinterest shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer GDS or PINS? In the previous week, Pinterest had 32 more articles in the media than GDS. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Pinterest and 9 mentions for GDS. Pinterest's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat GDS's score of 0.63 indicating that Pinterest is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment GDS 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pinterest 26 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate GDS or PINS? GDS presently has a consensus price target of $40.57, indicating a potential upside of 8.85%. Pinterest has a consensus price target of $41.48, indicating a potential upside of 5.77%. Given GDS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GDS is more favorable than Pinterest.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score GDS 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.09Pinterest 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 23 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GDS or PINS? Pinterest has higher revenue and 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGDS$1.41B5.02$476.47M$3.2611.43Pinterest$3.65B7.30$1.86B$2.7414.31 Which has more risk & volatility, GDS or PINS? GDS has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinterest has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is GDS or PINS more profitable? Pinterest has a net margin of 50.41% compared to GDS's net margin of 39.90%. Pinterest's return on equity of 8.13% beat GDS's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets GDS39.90% 0.78% 0.21% Pinterest 50.41%8.13%7.07% SummaryPinterest beats GDS on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get GDS News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GDS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GDS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GDS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGDSTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.80B$2.57B$20.73B$9.57BDividend YieldN/A1.62%2.83%4.18%P/E Ratio11.4321.1927.4525.14Price / Sales5.0287.3767.4297.36Price / Cash18.8849.2828.1858.58Price / Book2.266.265.655.59Net Income$476.47M$33.53M$197.12M$265.48M7 Day Performance9.23%2.38%1.71%1.22%1 Month Performance15.14%-4.06%-2.69%0.39%1 Year Performance226.64%49.15%33.77%23.47% GDS Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GDSGDS1.0535 of 5 stars$37.27+4.5%$40.57+8.8%+235.8%$6.80B$1.41B11.432,276Gap UpPINSPinterest3.9674 of 5 stars$38.53+1.6%$41.81+8.5%+36.2%$26.13B$3.76B14.064,666Trending NewsEarnings ReportPTCPTC4.1511 of 5 stars$204.00-0.2%$194.08-4.9%+23.3%$24.47B$2.30B56.047,501Insider TradeCHKPCheck Point Software Technologies4.5906 of 5 stars$218.29-0.8%$236.50+8.3%+4.0%$24.01B$2.57B28.806,669Positive NewsGDDYGoDaddy4.6055 of 5 stars$166.02+0.0%$214.86+29.4%-1.6%$23.66B$4.66B31.935,518Trending NewsEarnings ReportInsider TradeZMZoom Communications4.4957 of 5 stars$75.39+0.8%$87.00+15.4%+28.5%$22.81B$4.67B22.647,412Positive NewsShort Interest ↑IOTSamsara3.3567 of 5 stars$39.73+1.9%$50.64+27.5%-3.3%$22.62B$1.25B-180.603,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeTWLOTwilio3.7052 of 5 stars$131.61+0.4%$127.22-3.3%+108.0%$20.09B$4.58B-626.705,535Trending NewsEarnings ReportMDBMongoDB4.0058 of 5 stars$244.41+1.3%$281.31+15.1%+1.3%$19.97B$2.01B-214.395,558Options VolumeNTNXNutanix4.907 of 5 stars$74.28-0.5%$91.00+22.5%+52.9%$19.91B$2.43B151.027,150Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGENGen Digital4.171 of 5 stars$30.52-0.3%$33.60+10.1%+16.5%$18.93B$3.94B29.353,500Earnings ReportDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PINS Alternatives PTC Alternatives CHKP Alternatives GDDY Alternatives ZM Alternatives IOT Alternatives TWLO Alternatives MDB Alternatives NTNX Alternatives GEN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:GDS) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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