Shares of GDS Holdings (NASDAQ:GDS – Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, three have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $48.12.
A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on GDS. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of GDS in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of GDS from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday. Zacks Research cut shares of GDS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $51.00 price objective on shares of GDS in a research report on Tuesday, September 1st.
GDS Trading Down 2.6%
GDS (NASDAQ:GDS – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June 30th. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $454.51 million for the quarter. GDS had a net margin of 30.70% and a return on equity of 17.94%. Analysts predict that GDS will post 2.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On GDS
A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Irenic Capital Management LP bought a new position in GDS in the second quarter valued at about $8,498,000. BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd bought a new position in shares of GDS in the second quarter worth about $7,508,000. Triata Capital Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of GDS by 23.5% in the fourth quarter. Triata Capital Ltd now owns 2,974,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,803,000 after acquiring an additional 566,345 shares during the last quarter. Electron Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in GDS by 52.2% in the 4th quarter. Electron Capital Partners LLC now owns 105,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,680,000 after purchasing an additional 36,166 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barometer Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in GDS by 2,338.5% in the 1st quarter. Barometer Capital Management Inc. now owns 158,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,386,000 after purchasing an additional 152,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 33.71% of the company’s stock.
GDS News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting GDS this week:
- Neutral Sentiment: India Post released its 2026 first merit list for 23,757 Gramin Dak Sevak positions, with coverage focused on state- and zone-wise result downloads, qualifying cutoffs, and next steps for selected candidates. These reports are unrelated to GDS Holdings’ data-center business. India Post GDS 2026 First Merit List Released
- Neutral Sentiment: Additional reports highlight substantial differences in India Post GDS cutoff scores, including thresholds ranging from 100% to 83.5%. The information has no apparent financial or operational connection to GDS Holdings. Stark disparities in first GDS merit list
- Neutral Sentiment: GDS Associates appointed Gary Cooley as chief financial officer. This is a separate organization and should not be interpreted as management news for publicly traded GDS Holdings. GDS Associates Appoints Gary Cooley as Chief Financial Officer
About GDS
GDS Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: GDS) is a developer and operator of data centers. The company provides data center infrastructure and related services to cloud service providers, internet companies, financial institutions, telecommunications carriers and multinational corporations.
Its services include wholesale and retail colocation, managed data center services, interconnection and cloud connectivity. GDS designs, builds and operates facilities intended to support customers’ critical information technology infrastructure, including cloud computing, data storage and other high-performance computing requirements.
Founded in 2001, GDS has historically focused on serving customers in China through data centers in major economic and technology centers.
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