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GDS Holdings Limited ADR (NASDAQ: GDS) closed the day trading at $21.24 down -6.80% from the previous closing price of $22.79. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.80 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.88 million shares were traded. GDS stock price reached its highest trading level at $22.85 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $20.62.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of GDS, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.19 and its Current Ratio is at 1.19. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.58 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.24.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, JMP Securities on January 27, 2025, initiated with a Mkt Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $35.
On July 08, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Sector Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $13 to $14.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 16 ’24 when Liang Yan bought 5,000 shares for $20.90 per share.
Ye Judy Qing bought 4,183 shares of GDS for $86,002 on Dec 13 ’24. On Dec 12 ’24, another insider, Ye Judy Qing, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 3,257 shares for $20.84 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GDS now has a Market Capitalization of 4013276672 and an Enterprise Value of 79315509248. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.63 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.533 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.78.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GDS is 0.12, which has changed by 3.1970534 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23883796 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GDS has reached a high of $29.17, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $5.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.95%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 37.51%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, GDS traded about 1.37M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, GDS traded about 2081770 shares per day. A total of 188.95M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 184.94M. Insiders hold about 2.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 34.40% stake in the company. Shares short for GDS as of 1730332800 were 5621693 with a Short Ratio of 4.30, compared to 1727654400 on 5552779. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5621693 and a Short% of Float of 5.71.
