GDS (GDS) Competitors $28.16 -1.49 (-5.03%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.38 +0.22 (+0.78%) As of 07:58 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. DOCU, TWLO, GEN, CYBR, RBRK, DT, MDB, PAYC, MNDY, and SNAPShould you be buying GDS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GDS include DocuSign (DOCU), Twilio (TWLO), Gen Digital (GEN), CyberArk Software (CYBR), Rubrik (RBRK), Dynatrace (DT), MongoDB (MDB), Paycom Software (PAYC), monday.com (MNDY), and Snap (SNAP). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. GDS vs. DocuSign Twilio Gen Digital CyberArk Software Rubrik Dynatrace MongoDB Paycom Software monday.com Snap DocuSign (NASDAQ:DOCU) and GDS (NASDAQ:GDS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DOCU or GDS? 77.6% of DocuSign shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of GDS shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of DocuSign shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of GDS shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DOCU or GDS? DocuSign received 61 more outperform votes than GDS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.94% of users gave GDS an outperform vote while only 57.60% of users gave DocuSign an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDocuSignOutperform Votes42857.60% Underperform Votes31542.40% GDSOutperform Votes36763.94% Underperform Votes20736.06% Do analysts prefer DOCU or GDS? DocuSign presently has a consensus price target of $92.46, indicating a potential upside of 6.85%. GDS has a consensus price target of $39.48, indicating a potential upside of 40.20%. Given GDS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GDS is more favorable than DocuSign.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score DocuSign 1 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.19GDS 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.22 Which has better earnings and valuation, DOCU or GDS? DocuSign has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GDS. GDS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DocuSign, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDocuSign$2.98B5.89$73.98M$5.1116.93GDS$10.32B0.52-$606.18M$2.5111.22 Does the media refer more to DOCU or GDS? In the previous week, DocuSign had 9 more articles in the media than GDS. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for DocuSign and 24 mentions for GDS. DocuSign's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat GDS's score of 0.59 indicating that DocuSign is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment DocuSign 27 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive GDS 8 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is DOCU or GDS more profitable? DocuSign has a net margin of 34.73% compared to GDS's net margin of -35.97%. DocuSign's return on equity of 14.90% beat GDS's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets DocuSign34.73% 14.90% 6.90% GDS -35.97%-8.22%-1.99% Which has more volatility & risk, DOCU or GDS? DocuSign has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GDS has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDocuSign beats GDS on 12 of the 19 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricGDSComputer & Data IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.37B$78.36B$24.37B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A1.96%2.48%4.11%P/E Ratio-9.2359.3633.3419.71Price / Sales0.52182.84283.71120.59Price / Cash36.9830.1930.9334.62Price / Book1.995.005.414.50Net Income-$606.18M$3.40B$196.34M$248.22M7 Day Performance6.51%-2.32%-0.22%0.56%1 Month Performance25.71%12.59%16.42%13.17%1 Year Performance251.56%34.56%17.91%7.30% GDS Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GDSGDS2.3834 of 5 stars$28.16-5.0%$39.48+40.2%+218.8%$5.37B$10.32B-9.231,880Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeGap DownDOCUDocuSign4.2494 of 5 stars$91.31-1.2%$92.46+1.3%+42.6%$18.49B$2.98B18.837,460Positive NewsGap UpTWLOTwilio4.3939 of 5 stars$116.07-0.2%$124.41+7.2%+89.7%$17.72B$4.58B-181.368,160Positive NewsInsider TradeGap UpGENGen Digital2.405 of 5 stars$28.49-0.7%$27.50-3.5%+10.2%$17.56B$3.94B27.932,700Ex-DividendInsider TradeCYBRCyberArk Software3.1249 of 5 stars$349.29-1.6%$415.71+19.0%+44.0%$17.26B$1.10B-179.122,140Positive NewsGap UpRBRKRubrik2.4209 of 5 stars$86.62+1.5%$71.05-18.0%+147.8%$16.44B$886.54M-6.293,100DTDynatrace4.6814 of 5 stars$53.24-0.2%$61.43+15.4%+11.0%$15.94B$1.70B33.283,600MDBMongoDB4.452 of 5 stars$189.01-1.2%$293.91+55.5%-49.3%$15.35B$2.01B-68.983,540Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeGap UpPAYCPaycom Software4.3436 of 5 stars$259.89-0.2%$226.90-12.7%+43.3%$15.04B$1.91B29.207,306News CoveragePositive NewsMNDYmonday.com3.729 of 5 stars$290.10-1.0%$346.50+19.4%+20.9%$14.73B$1.04B483.501,060Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeSNAPSnap3.1866 of 5 stars$8.69-0.7%$35.62+309.9%-47.0%$14.52B$5.53B-20.695,290Insider TradeGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DOCU Alternatives TWLO Alternatives GEN Alternatives CYBR Alternatives RBRK Alternatives DT Alternatives MDB Alternatives PAYC Alternatives MNDY Alternatives SNAP 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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