GDS Holdings Limited ADR (NASDAQ: GDS)’s stock price has gone decline by -1.66 in comparison to its previous close of 16.91, however, the company has experienced a -1.95% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2024-08-27 that SHANGHAI, China, Aug. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GDS Holdings Limited (“GDS Holdings”, “GDS” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GDS; HKEX: 9698), a leading developer and operator of high-performance data centers in China and South East Asia, today announced the release of its 2023 Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) report, detailing the Company’s ongoing sustainability efforts and its ESG performance.
Is It Worth Investing in GDS Holdings Limited ADR (NASDAQ: GDS) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for GDS is also noteworthy at 0.23. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for GDS is 176.10M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.91% of that float. The average trading volume of GDS on September 11, 2024 was 1.50M shares.
GDS’s Market Performance
GDS stock saw an increase of -1.95% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 44.73% and a quarterly increase of 84.16%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.92%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.16% for GDS Holdings Limited ADR (GDS). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 8.05% for GDS’s stock, with a 83.90% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GDS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GDS stocks, with RBC Capital Mkts repeating the rating for GDS by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for GDS in the upcoming period, according to RBC Capital Mkts is $14 based on the research report published on July 08, 2024 of the current year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GDS reach a price target of $15.50, previously predicting the price at $24.50. The rating they have provided for GDS stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on July 07th, 2023.
HSBC Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to GDS, setting the target price at $13.60 in the report published on June 12th of the previous year.
GDS Trading at 29.41% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GDS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.32% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.16%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.92%, as shares surge +44.03% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +77.80% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GDS fell by -2.51%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +47.90% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $15.64. In addition, GDS Holdings Limited ADR saw 82.35% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GDS starting from Liang Yan, who proposed sale 7,341 shares at the price of $16.91 back on Sep 11 ’24. After this action, Liang Yan now owns shares of GDS Holdings Limited ADR, valued at $124,136 using the latest closing price.
Qian Yixin, the Officer of GDS Holdings Limited ADR, proposed sale 5,000 shares at $16.40 during a trade that took place back on Aug 29 ’24, which means that Qian Yixin is holding shares at $82,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GDS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.22 for the present operating margin
- 0.2 for the gross margin
The net margin for GDS Holdings Limited ADR stands at -0.39. The total capital return value is set at -0.03. Equity return is now at value -19.58, with -5.35 for asset returns.
Based on GDS Holdings Limited ADR (GDS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.72 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.04. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.58. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -1.11.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.38 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 8.96. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.02. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.93for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.13. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.39.
Conclusion
In summary, GDS Holdings Limited ADR (GDS) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
