GDS (GDS) Competitors $33.91 +1.40 (+4.31%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.05 +0.14 (+0.41%) As of 07/11/2025 07:39 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. CHKP, PINS, ZM, IOT, PTC, NTNX, CYBR, GEN, TWLO, and DUOLShould you be buying GDS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GDS include Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), Pinterest (PINS), Zoom Communications (ZM), Samsara (IOT), PTC (PTC), Nutanix (NTNX), CyberArk Software (CYBR), Gen Digital (GEN), Twilio (TWLO), and Duolingo (DUOL). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. GDS vs. Its Competitors Check Point Software Technologies Pinterest Zoom Communications Samsara PTC Nutanix CyberArk Software Gen Digital Twilio Duolingo Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) and GDS (NASDAQ:GDS) are both computer software companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CHKP or GDS? Check Point Software Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than GDS. GDS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Check Point Software Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCheck Point Software Technologies$2.57B9.24$845.70M$7.5828.43GDS$1.41B4.57$476.47M$3.2610.40 Is CHKP or GDS more profitable? GDS has a net margin of 39.90% compared to Check Point Software Technologies' net margin of 32.75%. Check Point Software Technologies' return on equity of 32.88% beat GDS's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Check Point Software Technologies32.75% 32.88% 16.43% GDS 39.90%0.78%0.21% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CHKP or GDS? 98.5% of Check Point Software Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of GDS shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.0% of Check Point Software Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of GDS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer CHKP or GDS? Check Point Software Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $232.44, suggesting a potential upside of 7.86%. GDS has a consensus price target of $39.48, suggesting a potential upside of 16.43%. Given GDS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GDS is more favorable than Check Point Software Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Check Point Software Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 16 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46GDS 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.22 Which has more volatility & risk, CHKP or GDS? Check Point Software Technologies has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GDS has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CHKP or GDS? In the previous week, Check Point Software Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than GDS. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Check Point Software Technologies and 7 mentions for GDS. Check Point Software Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat GDS's score of 0.90 indicating that Check Point Software Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Check Point Software Technologies 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive GDS 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCheck Point Software Technologies beats GDS on 13 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$6.19B$2.42B$15.39B$9.10BDividend YieldN/A1.41%2.70%4.00%P/E Ratio10.4030.6528.4420.25Price / Sales4.5735.0043.6099.14Price / Cash17.2144.2726.7258.16Price / Book2.065.836.165.49Net Income$476.47M$32.07M$188.45M$250.27M7 Day Performance0.41%2.33%0.92%4.75%1 Month Performance26.91%6.69%3.67%7.64%1 Year Performance194.10%43.27%29.55%16.34% GDS Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GDSGDS1.5109 of 5 stars$33.91+4.3%$39.48+16.4%+196.7%$6.19B$1.41B10.402,276Gap DownCHKPCheck Point Software Technologies4.2519 of 5 stars$222.99-0.3%$232.44+4.2%+26.8%$24.52B$2.57B29.426,669Positive NewsPINSPinterest4.5216 of 5 stars$35.63-0.1%$40.52+13.7%-15.8%$24.17B$3.65B13.004,666Positive NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionZMZoom Communications4.731 of 5 stars$77.17-1.8%$87.00+12.7%+29.7%$23.35B$4.67B23.177,412Insider TradeIOTSamsara2.4405 of 5 stars$39.08-0.1%$50.64+29.6%+2.9%$22.25B$1.34B-177.643,500Trending NewsInsider TradePTCPTC3.7899 of 5 stars$174.82-0.7%$188.69+7.9%+7.6%$20.97B$2.30B48.037,501Trending NewsNTNXNutanix4.8382 of 5 stars$76.99+0.2%$90.71+17.8%+27.7%$20.64B$2.15B156.747,150CYBRCyberArk Software2.8214 of 5 stars$401.46+0.7%$416.79+3.8%+39.2%$19.84B$1.00B-215.841,205Positive NewsGENGen Digital3.6135 of 5 stars$30.10-1.3%$30.00-0.3%+14.8%$18.67B$3.94B28.943,500TWLOTwilio4.6976 of 5 stars$121.55+1.1%$126.39+4.0%+98.6%$18.56B$4.46B-578.815,535Insider TradeDUOLDuolingo3.3511 of 5 stars$396.45+1.2%$443.53+11.9%+92.6%$18.02B$748.02M195.30600Analyst ForecastInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CHKP Alternatives PINS Alternatives ZM Alternatives IOT Alternatives PTC Alternatives NTNX Alternatives CYBR Alternatives GEN Alternatives TWLO Alternatives DUOL 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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