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GDS vs. PINS, CHKP, GDDY, PTC, ZM, IOT, NTNX, CYBR, GEN, and TWLO

Should you be buying GDS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GDS include Pinterest (PINS), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), GoDaddy (GDDY), PTC (PTC), Zoom Communications (ZM), Samsara (IOT), Nutanix (NTNX), CyberArk Software (CYBR), Gen Digital (GEN), and Twilio (TWLO). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

GDS vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Pinterest had 25 more articles in the media than GDS. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Pinterest and 15 mentions for GDS. Pinterest's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat GDS's score of 0.53 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)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Pinterest
21 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Pinterest shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

GDS has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinterest has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 Ratio
GDS$1.41B5.06$476.47M$3.2611.53
Pinterest$3.65B6.93$1.86B$2.7413.59

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%

GDS currently has a consensus price target of $40.57, suggesting a potential upside of 7.95%. Pinterest has a consensus price target of $41.19, suggesting a potential upside of 10.62%. Given Pinterest's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pinterest is more favorable than GDS.

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)
3.09
Pinterest
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
24 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Summary

Pinterest beats GDS on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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GDS vs. The Competition

MetricGDSTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$7.23B$2.49B$15.07B$9.41B
Dividend YieldN/A1.45%2.74%4.03%
P/E Ratio11.5314.2424.7020.09
Price / Sales5.0637.4943.6499.01
Price / Cash20.0846.3327.2658.27
Price / Book2.285.516.205.65
Net Income$476.47M$33.22M$195.71M$257.91M
7 Day Performance10.82%10.02%4.03%2.09%
1 Month Performance37.91%17.95%9.34%11.13%
1 Year Performance224.25%30.07%21.39%18.40%

GDS Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GDS
GDS
0.8038 of 5 stars
$37.58
-1.0%
$40.57
+7.9%
+225.9%$7.23B$1.41B11.532,276Analyst Upgrade
PINS
Pinterest
4.486 of 5 stars
$35.92
+1.4%
$40.52
+12.8%
-11.3%$24.36B$3.65B13.114,666Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
CHKP
Check Point Software Technologies
4.2979 of 5 stars
$220.68
+2.4%
$233.04
+5.6%
+26.7%$24.27B$2.57B29.116,669Analyst Forecast
GDDY
GoDaddy
4.8788 of 5 stars
$169.72
+1.1%
$214.86
+26.6%
+16.7%$24.18B$4.57B32.645,518Positive News
Insider Trade
PTC
PTC
3.9121 of 5 stars
$191.08
-1.3%
$191.38
+0.2%
+9.6%$22.92B$2.35B52.497,501Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
ZM
Zoom Communications
4.7576 of 5 stars
$74.83
+1.9%
$87.00
+16.3%
+26.2%$22.64B$4.67B22.477,412News Coverage
Insider Trade
IOT
Samsara
2.5606 of 5 stars
$37.57
+0.5%
$50.64
+34.8%
+3.0%$21.39B$1.34B-170.793,500Positive News
NTNX
Nutanix
4.6716 of 5 stars
$72.46
+0.1%
$90.71
+25.2%
+55.1%$19.43B$2.15B147.767,150Positive News
Analyst Forecast
CYBR
CyberArk Software
2.1019 of 5 stars
$377.03
+0.6%
$418.04
+10.9%
+43.3%$18.64B$1.00B-202.701,205Positive News
GEN
Gen Digital
3.6952 of 5 stars
$29.80
+3.9%
$33.60
+12.8%
+16.9%$18.48B$3.94B28.653,500Trending News
Analyst Revision
TWLO
Twilio
4.3589 of 5 stars
$118.35
+4.6%
$127.22
+7.5%
+113.2%$18.07B$4.46B-563.555,535Options Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:GDS) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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