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The price of GDS Holdings Limited ADR (NASDAQ: GDS) closed at $38.05 in the last session, up 0.26% from day before closing price of $37.95. In other words, the price has increased by $0.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.87 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at GDS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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 the company, RBC Capital Mkts on February 25, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Sector Perform and sets its target price to $37 from $26 previously.
On February 24, 2025, Jefferies Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also upped its target price recommendation from $27.06 to $45.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.79.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, GDS has reached a high of $52.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $5.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 39.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 106.53%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 188.95M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 184.02M. Insiders hold about 2.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 34.82% stake in the company.
