GDS Holdings
About: GDS Holdings started as an IT service provider in 2001 then moved to the data center business with its first self-developed data center opening in 2010. The company now develops and operates data centers in China and also builds, operates and transfers data centers for other clients. It offers colocation and managed services and mainly targets hyperscale cloud service customers who take large areas of its data centers or even whole data centers under long-term contracts. Its data centers are located predominantly in and around the Tier 1 cities in China and it has also started an expanding into Southeast Asia via the now 38% owned DayOne. GDS listed on the Nasdaq in 2016 and completed a secondary listing in Hong Kong in 2020.
Employees: 2,276
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Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 4 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
105% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 21
70% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $62.1M | Put options by funds: $36.5M
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 134 [Q4 2024] → 152 (+18) [Q1 2025]
13% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 [Q4 2024] → 9 (+1) [Q1 2025]
0.52% less ownership
Funds ownership: 5.51% [Q4 2024] → 4.99% (-0.52%) [Q1 2025]
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.98B [Q4 2024] → $1.91B (-$69.8M) [Q1 2025]
41% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 58
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$40
56%
upside
Avg. target
$45
73%
upside
High target
$53
106%
upside
4 analyst ratings
4 positive
100%
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0 negative
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JMP Securities Greg Miller | 56%upside $40 | Market Outperform Reiterated | 21 May 2025 |
Citizens Capital Markets Greg Miller | 56%upside $40 | Market Outperform Maintained | 20 Mar 2025 |
Raymond James Frank Louthan | 106%upside $53 | Strong Buy Upgraded | 20 Mar 2025 |
Jefferies Edison Lee | 75%upside $45 | Buy Upgraded | 18 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 17 articles about GDS published over the past 30 days
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
GDS to Hold Annual General Meeting on June 26, 2025
SHANGHAI, China, June 04, 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 will hold its 2025 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “AGM”) at Beijing Meeting Room, F5, Building C, Sunland International, No. 999 Zhouhai Road, Pudong, Shanghai, P.R.C. at 4:00 p.m. (China Standard Time) on June 26, 2025 (which is 4:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on June 26, 2025).
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
GDS Announces Closing of Offering of US$550 Million Convertible Senior Notes and Full Exercise of Option to Purchase Additional Notes
SHANGHAI, China, May 30, 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 the closing of its previously announced offering of 2.25% convertible senior notes in an aggregate principal amount of US$550 million due 2032 (the “Notes”), which amount reflects the exercise in full by the initial purchasers of their option to purchase an additional US$50 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (collectively, the “Notes Offering”). The Notes were offered in a private offering to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
GDS Announces Closing of Public Offering of ADSs and Full Exercise of Option to Purchase Additional ADSs
SHANGHAI, China, May 30, 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 the closing of its previously announced underwritten registered public offering of 5,980,000 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each representing eight Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.00005 per share (the “Primary ADSs Offering”), at a public offering price of US$24.50 per ADS (the “Primary ADSs Offering Price”), and reflecting the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase 780,000 additional ADSs.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
GDS Announces Closing of Offering of American Depositary Shares in connection with the Delta Placement of Borrowed ADSs
SHANGHAI, China, May 30, 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 the closing of a previously announced registered public offering of 6,000,000 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each representing eight Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.00005 per share (the “Delta Placement of Borrowed ADSs”), at a public offering price of US$24.50 per ADS (the “Delta Public Offering Price”), which the Company lent (such loaned ADSs, the “Borrowed ADSs”) to an affiliate of the underwriter in the ADS offering (such affiliate, the “ADS Borrower”) pursuant to an ADS lending agreement with the ADS Borrower (the “ADS Lending Agreement”).
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
GDS Announces Pricing of Public Offering of ADSs
SHANGHAI, China, May 27, 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 the pricing of its previously announced underwritten registered public offering of 5,200,000 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each representing eight Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.00005 per share (the “Primary ADSs Offering”), at a public offering price of US$24.50 per ADS (the “Primary ADSs Offering Price”). The underwriters have been granted a 30-day option to purchase up to 780,000 additional ADSs. The offering is expected to close on May 30, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
GDS Prices Offering of American Depositary Shares in connection with the Delta Placement of Borrowed ADSs
SHANGHAI, China, May 27, 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 the pricing of a previously announced registered public offering of 6,000,000 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each representing eight Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.00005 per share (the “Delta Placement of Borrowed ADSs”), at a public offering price of US$24.50 per ADS (the “Delta Public Offering Price”), which the Company intends to loan (such loaned ADSs, the “Borrowed ADSs”) to an affiliate of the underwriter in the ADS offering (such affiliate, the “ADS Borrower”) pursuant to an ADS lending agreement with the ADS Borrower (the “ADS Lending Agreement”).
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
GDS Prices Offering of US$500 Million Convertible Senior Notes
SHANGHAI, China, May 27, 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 the pricing of its previously announced offering (the “Notes Offering”) of 2.25% convertible senior notes in an aggregate principal amount of US$500 million due 2032 (the “Notes”). The size of the offering was increased from the previously announced $450 million aggregate principal amount of Notes. The Notes have been offered in a private offering to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company has granted the initial purchasers in the Notes Offering an option to purchase up to an additional US$50 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes, exercisable for settlement within a 13-day period, beginning on, and including, the first date on which the Notes are issued. The Company expects to close the Notes Offering on or about May 30, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
GDS Announces Proposed Offering of US$450 Million Convertible Senior Notes
SHANGHAI, China, May 27, 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 the commencement of a proposed offering (the “Notes Offering”) of convertible senior notes in an aggregate principal amount of US$450 million due 2032 (the “Notes”), subject to market conditions and other factors, in a private offering to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company expects to grant the initial purchasers in the Notes Offering an option to purchase up to an additional US$50 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes, exercisable for settlement within a 13-day period, beginning on, and including, the first date on which the Notes are issued.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
GDS Announces Launch of Proposed Public Offering of ADSs
SHANGHAI, China, May 27, 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 the commencement of a proposed offering of 5,200,000 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each representing eight Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.00005 per share, subject to market and other conditions, in an underwritten registered public offering (the “Primary ADSs Offering”). The underwriters will have a 30-day option to purchase up to 780,000 additional ADSs.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
GDS Announces Proposed Offering of American Depositary Shares in connection with the Delta Placement of Borrowed ADSs
SHANGHAI, China, May 27, 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 the commencement of a proposed registered public offering of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each representing eight Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.00005 per share, which the Company intends to loan (such loaned ADSs, the “Borrowed ADSs”) to an affiliate of the underwriter in the offering (such affiliate, the “ADS Borrower”) pursuant to an ADS lending agreement with the ADS Borrower (the “ADS Lending Agreement”).
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