The stock of GDS Holdings Limited ADR (GDS) has seen a -8.05% decrease in the past week, with a -8.89% drop in the past month, and a 73.44% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.06%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 9.28% for GDS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.53% for GDS’s stock, with a 77.66% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in GDS Holdings Limited ADR (NASDAQ: GDS) Right Now?
Additionally, the 36-month beta value for GDS is 0.09. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for GDS is 184.02M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.72% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GDS on March 18, 2025 was 3.09M shares.
GDS) stock’s latest price update
GDS Holdings Limited ADR (NASDAQ: GDS) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.59 compared to its previous closing price of 35.45. However, the company has seen a fall of -8.05% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-03-10 that SHANGHAI, China, March 10, 2025 (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, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to monetize, on a net basis, a 70% equity interest in certain of its data centers, at an implied enterprise value (“EV”) to EBITDA multiple of around 13 times. In a first of a kind transaction, GDS is selling a 100% equity interest in certain data center project companies to a private REIT (“P-REIT”), which is a special purpose equity scheme involving the issue of an Asset Backed Security (“ABS”). The ABS is 70% subscribed by top tier institutional investors in China, led by China Life Insurance Company Limited (“China Life”), whilst GDS subscribes for the remaining 30% and retains the rights for on-going operation of the underlying data centers. The ABS will be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange as a standardized security product. The P-REIT structure is specifically designed to facilitate an eventual injection of the ABS into a public REIT vehicle (“C-REIT”) when qualified.
Analysts’ Opinion of GDS
RBC Capital Mkts, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GDS reach a price target of $37, previously predicting the price at $26. The rating they have provided for GDS stocks is “Sector Perform” according to the report published on February 25th, 2025.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Hold” to GDS, setting the target price at $45 in the report published on February 24th of the current year.
GDS Trading at 15.10% 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 -32.08% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 9.28%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.06%, as shares sank -12.13% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +54.55% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GDS fell by -7.62%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +370.76% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $38.16. In addition, GDS Holdings Limited ADR saw 50.08% 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 5,000 shares at the price of $20.90 back on Dec 16 ’24. After this action, Liang Yan now owns shares of GDS Holdings Limited ADR, valued at $104,500 using the latest closing price.
Ye Judy Qing, the Director of GDS Holdings Limited ADR, proposed sale 4,183 shares at $20.56 during a trade that took place back on Dec 13 ’24, which means that Ye Judy Qing is holding shares at $86,002 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GDS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.21 for the gross margin
The net margin for GDS Holdings Limited ADR stands at -0.36. The total capital return value is set at -0.03. Equity return is now at value -18.30, with -4.89 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 -0.98.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.36 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 24.54. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.26. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.74for 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 1.19.
Conclusion
In conclusion, GDS Holdings Limited ADR (GDS) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
