GDS Holdings Limited (GDS) Stock: Price, Forecast & Analyst Target
GDS Holdings Limited (GDS) — MoonshotScore 43/100 (Weak band), calculated Oct 4, 2026. Price $27.57 (-7.48%), as of the Oct 2, 2026 trading session; market cap $5.52B.
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GDS Holdings Limited · GDS · NASDAQ · Technology · Information Technology Services
GDS Holdings Limited, operating with its subsidiaries, specializes in the development and management of data center facilities across the People's Republic of China.
Price as of Oct 2, 2026
Key Statistics
MoonshotScore v2 · GDS Holdings (GDS)
WeakWhy this rating? Method, drivers & history
Bands for the MoonshotScore: Exceptional 80-100 · Strong 65-79 · Fair 45-64 · Weak below 45.
- Business Quality — Is this a genuinely good business?
- Financial Safety — Could this blow up on me?
- Valuation — Am I paying a fair price?
- Growth Durability — Is the growth real and likely to last?
- Momentum — Is the market already moving on this?
A fragile balance sheet, though quality is only middling. Business Quality: Average; Financial Safety: Fragile; Valuation: Fair; Growth Durability: Flat; Momentum: Slipping.
- quarterly revenue $459M (Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 2026)
- EPS beat 7 of 8
- Altman Z 0.75 · Piotroski F 5
Holding back: balance-sheet strain
What has the MoonshotScore done over time?
| Recorded | Score | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Fair | |
| 46 | Fair | |
| 46 | Fair | |
| 46 | Fair | |
| 45 | Weak | |
| 45 | Weak |
The score moved from 44 in the stored Oct 3, 2026 snapshot to 43 in the current publication computed Oct 4, 2026 (-1); the largest pillar moves were Valuation +1.
Calculation uses the most recent completed US trading session. Live price changes do not update the score immediately.
Computed · Educational signal · not a buy or sell recommendation · How the MoonshotScore is computed →
Price & valuation
| Measure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Latest provided price | $27.57 | |
| Change on the day | -7.48% | |
| 52-week range | $26.97–$48.61 | |
| Market capitalisation | $5.52B | |
| Price / earnings (trailing) | 10.48 | |
| Shares traded on the day | 3.39M | |
| Beta (volatility vs the S&P 500) | 0.43 |
Price & events
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Other perspectives
Council score for GDS Holdings (GDS): perspectives
Council is a separate blend of available disciplines; MoonshotScore above remains the five-pillar research rating.
5-Factor Breakdown
Legends Council
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Read on: Sep 29, 2026 · older than the 27 hours refresh window; not a current reading
Munger's Mindset
Balance Sheet & Valuation · historical
Read on: Sep 10, 2026 · older than the 27 hours refresh window; not a current reading
How to read these bars and different assessments
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On Sep 10, 2026, the Munger lens read the price at that time as undervalued against its own estimate of value.
Readings on this page are from Oct 4, 2026, except a card that shows its own read date.
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What is GDS Holdings (GDS), and what does it report?
Short answer · as of
GDS Holdings Limited, operating with its subsidiaries, specializes in the development and management of data center facilities across the People's Republic of China. GDS Holdings Limited (GDS) is listed on NASDAQ. GDS Holdings Limited (GDS) is classified as Technology / Information Technology Services. SEC filing business address: F4/F5, Building C, Sunland International, NO. 999 Zhouhai Road, Pudong, Shanghai, 200137. It employs 2,434 people and is led by Wei Huang. In Q2 FY2026 it reported revenue of $459M and net income of $124M. The market values it at $5.52B.
What do the latest results show for GDS Holdings (GDS)?
Short answer · as of
The most recent reported quarter, Q2 FY2026, carried revenue of $459M. Against analyst estimates the company has EPS beat 7 of 8 reports.
Quarterly income statement — 4 quarters
| Period | Revenue | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 | $459M | $124M | $0.48 (diluted) |
| Q1 FY2026 | $502M | $395M | $1.56 (diluted) |
| Q4 FY2025 | $436M | -$70M | -$0.36 (diluted) |
| Q3 FY2025 | $431M | $108M | $0.44 (diluted) |
What are the financial strengths and risks for GDS Holdings (GDS)?
Short answer
What is holding it back is balance-sheet strain. The distress and quality screens read Altman Z 0.75 · Piotroski F 5. Trailing ratios: ROE 10.2% · ROA 3.4% · current ratio 1.87 · earnings yield 7.4% · free-cash-flow yield -3.5%.
What should you watch next at GDS Holdings (GDS)?
Short answer · as of
Current published price targets run low $36.00 · high $51.00 · consensus $43.50 · median $43.50 against a quoted price of $27.57 (as of Oct 2, 2026).
Research dated 2026-09-13.
Watch whether the next earnings report shows stabilization in margins and whether the company can deploy new capacity profitably. Watch also whether the elevated capital spending management outlined leads to meaningful revenue growth or to underutilized facilities. China regulatory changes affecting cloud providers or data residency rules would affect both revenue and the unit economics of new builds.
What the records here don't tell us
- Detailed statement figures are not shown because their conversion to USD has not been verified.
- No forward revenue or earnings estimate is on file.
- The next earnings date is not yet scheduled in the calendar we read.
Checked against the records this page reads, on the dates shown above.
How does GDS Holdings compare with its peers?
Short answer
GDS Holdings's score ranks 13th of 13 in the bounded comparison shown, against 12 same-model peers. These are company scores, not expected investment returns. The set lists named competitors first, then companies in the same data-provider industry classification closest in market value; that classification is the provider's, not our judgment of business similarity.
| Company | Price | Market value | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| $30.83 Oct 2, 2026 | $3.87B | 86 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $33.29 Oct 2, 2026 | $5.64B | 83 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $142.54 Oct 2, 2026 | $10.1B | 82 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $58.89 Oct 2, 2026 | $5.60B | 81 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $108.29 Oct 2, 2026 | $5.66B | 81 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $24.81 Oct 2, 2026 | $4.76B | 81 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $35.75 Oct 2, 2026 | $5.42B | 80 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $125.26 Oct 2, 2026 | $5.30B | 70 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $150.28 Oct 2, 2026 | $6.23B | 69 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $327.77 Oct 2, 2026 | $16.3B | 67 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $456.53 Oct 2, 2026 | $11.6B | 62 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $11.56 Oct 2, 2026 | $2.55B | 60 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| GDS Holdings (GDS) — this page | $27.57 | $5.52B | 43 |
Only 5-pillar scores are ranked together. Other models are not directly comparable. Price and score dates are shown separately; market-value dates are unavailable.
The records behind this page
Analyst targets & estimates
What analysts have on file
- Price target, low to high
- $36.00 – $51.00
- Consensus target
- $43.50
- Median target
- $43.50
Consensus record · Captured .
Measured against a quoted price of $27.57 (as of Oct 2, 2026).
Insider activity
Form 4 records via FMP · Of the newest 100 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Aug 3, 2026
- Transactions
- 37
- Identified insiders
- 18
- Purchases
- 0
- Sales
- 2
- Other transactions
- 35
Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent.
What has been published about GDS Holdings (GDS)?
GDS Technology Stock FAQ
Research dated 2026-09-13; the answers below are from that research, and the full attribution is under Sources. The last 2 questions are answered from this page's own dated data, not from the research.
Is GDS dependent on a small number of cloud customers?
GDS's customer base does concentrate around a handful of major cloud providers and financial institutions. If a single large customer cut back or shifted to its own private data center, utilization would drop sharply. The company does not break out customer concentration in its filings.
How does GDS handle China regulatory risk?
Data localization rules, cloud provider regulation, and restrictions on foreign investment all affect GDS directly. The company's ability to serve international cloud providers depends on evolving Chinese government policy. Management does not quantify this risk in earnings calls.
What is the GDS stock price today?
The last price recorded on this page for GDS Holdings Limited (GDS) is $27.57, as of the Oct 2, 2026 trading session (source: Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote). It is a provider snapshot, not a live exchange feed, so check a brokerage quote before you trade.
What is the GDS price target?
The analyst consensus price target for GDS Holdings Limited (GDS) is $43.50 (range $36.00 to $51.00, median $43.50), per FMP data captured Oct 4, 2026. Targets are analyst opinions and change often; they are not a Stock Expert AI forecast.
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Research written by Claude (claude-haiku-4-5) on 2026-09-13. AI-authored analysis; source dates are shown with each answer. Editorial oversight is systemic, not page-by-page. Editorially accountable: Sedat ANAK, Founder and Editor-in-Chief.
Sources — records for every figure on this page (27 figures)
The 27 rows below are exactly the facts the evidence-backed sections of this page printed — the 10-second verdict, the MoonshotScore, price and market value, the five questions with their receipts, and the records behind this page. Known dates and sources are recorded on their own rows; an em dash or UNRECORDED tier preserves a stored observation without inventing either. The quarterly income statement is provider-standardized (FMP) under one row, and scale definitions — a 0-100 rating, the band ladder, the Piotroski 0–9 range — are fixed rather than measured. No number in those sections was generated by a model. The register does not cover quoted third-party headlines, the dated council readings, or the Frequently Asked Questions; each of those says where it came from where it stands.
"As of" is the date the value is true for where the source carries one — a quarter end, a filing date, a price close, the day the score was computed. A cached observation with no source date remains undated; the page publication date is not used as a substitute.
OFFICIAL — 1 fact from SEC filings and earnings calls
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
id.hq | SEC filing business address | F4/F5, Building C, Sunland International, NO. 999 Zhouhai Road, Pudong, Shanghai, 200137 | OFFICIAL | SEC EDGAR filer business address — The SEC filer business address. Our market-data provider separately lists "Building C, Sunland International, Shanghai, SH, 200137, CN". |
FMP — 20 facts from Financial Modeling Prep endpoint families
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
px.last | Latest provided price | $27.57 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Dated to the US trading session the price belongs to, derived from the quote record's timestamp (weekend and pre-open reads roll back to the previous weekday; exchange holidays are not modelled). The record does not establish an exchange execution time. Retrieved 2026-10-04T21:04:40.090Z. | |
px.change | Change on the day | -7.48% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.mcap | Market capitalization | $5.52B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) quote — Provider market cap uses the share class it prices; a company with more than one class may show a larger total elsewhere. Market cap record date: 2026-10-04. Source capture time was not supplied. No share-count basis is inferred; this page preserves the reported amount instead of recalculating it from shares. | |
id.business_summary | Business description (FMP excerpt) | GDS Holdings Limited, operating with its subsidiaries, specializes in the development and management of data center facilities across the People's Republic of China. | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile — Deterministic excerpt derived from id.description; source and date describe the input fact, not a new provider observation | |
px.change_abs | Change on the day, in dollars | −$2.23 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
fin.q_revenue | Revenue, Q2 FY2026 | $459M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly) | |
px.range52 | 52-week range | $26.97–$48.61 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) quote | |
px.pe | Price / earnings (trailing) | 10.48 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.volume | Shares traded on the day | 3.39M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.beta | Beta | 0.43 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile | |
id.sector | Sector / industry (provider taxonomy) | Technology / Information Technology Services | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile — The company's SEC filings classify it under SIC 7370 — Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.. | |
id.employees | Employees | 2,434 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile | |
id.ceo | Chief executive | Wei Huang | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key executives (proxy-derived) — Titles and pay come from the company's proxy statement as our provider parsed it. | |
fin.q_income | Net income, Q2 FY2026 | $124M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly) | |
fin.q_table | Quarterly income statement | 4 quarters through Q2 FY2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly), as filed | |
earn.pt | Stored analyst price targets | low $36.00 · high $51.00 · consensus $43.50 · median $43.50 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 4, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
earn.pt_range | Analyst price target, low to high | $36.00 – $51.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 4, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
earn.pt_consensus | Consensus analyst price target | $43.50 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 4, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
earn.pt_median | Median analyst price target | $43.50 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 4, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
own.insiders | Insider transactions via FMP | 37 transactions · 0 purchases, 2 sales, 35 other transactions · 18 identified insiders · of the newest 100 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Aug 3, 2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), carrying Form 4 transaction records — Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent. |
UNRECORDED — 3 facts from stored observations whose source was not recorded
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
earn.history | Reported versus estimated, recent quarters | EPS beat 7 of 8 | UNRECORDED | Stored earnings-history observation — Captured 2026-10-03 | |
fin.scores | Distress and quality screens | Altman Z 0.75 · Piotroski F 5 | UNRECORDED | Stored financial-scores observation — Captured 2026-10-04 | |
fin.ratios | Return and yield ratios (trailing twelve months) | ROE 10.2% · ROA 3.4% · current ratio 1.87 · earnings yield 7.4% · free-cash-flow yield -3.5% | — | UNRECORDED | Stored key metrics — Date unknown |
OURS — 3 facts from Stock Expert AI's own score and rank
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ours.moonshot | MoonshotScore v2 | 43 of 100 · Weak · pillars 54 / 19 / 66 / 58 / 35 | OURS | Stock Expert AI MoonshotScore v2 engine | |
ours.moonshot_change | MoonshotScore movement | 44 (stored snapshot Oct 3, 2026) → 43 (current publication computed Oct 4, 2026) (-1) | OURS | Stock Expert AI current score publication and immutable score snapshots | |
gap.statement_currency | Statement currency limitation | Detailed statement figures are not shown because their conversion to USD has not been verified. | OURS | Stock Expert AI currency-basis check |
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Sources used for research written 2026-09-13
Historical evidence preserved with this analysis. Current figures are listed separately above.
| Evidence | Captured value | Source date | Source type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Next earnings report | Date: 2026-11-18; EPS estimate: -$0.0361 per share; Revenue estimate: $468.58M The date is our provider's estimate until the company confirms it. | 2026-09-13 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings calendar |
| Management outlook — dated call excerpts | Captured record · 1 entry
Selected verbatim statements from the latest available call, dated by the transcript provider. Management expectations, not completed milestones or guarantees. Relative dates retain the speaker's wording. | 2026-08-13 | OFFICIAL | Company earnings call, transcript via Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) |
| Analyst revenue and earnings estimates (average) | Captured record · 4 entries
| 2026-09-13 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) analyst estimates |
| Business description | GDS Holdings Limited, operating with its subsidiaries, specializes in the development and management of data center facilities across the People's Republic of China. The company offers a wide range of services, including colocation—providing crucial physical space, reliable power, server racks, and cooling infrastructure. It also delivers comprehensive managed hosting solutions such as business continuity and disaster recovery, network administration, secure data storage, system security, and dedicated support for operating systems, databases, and server middleware. Furthermore, GDS provides managed cloud offerings and professional consulting services. Its varied customer base comprises leading cloud service providers, major internet firms, financial institutions, telecommunications and IT service companies, alongside significant domestic private sector entities and multinational corporations. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. | 2026-09-13 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile |
| What the sources do not tell us | Captured record · 3 entries
Each entry names a family of information the packet has no fact for.; The list is drawn from a fixed catalogue keyed to fact ids — it is not written per ticker and contains no generated text.; An absent family means our sources did not answer; it does not mean the company has nothing to report. | 2026-09-13 | COMPUTED | Derived from which sources answered this build |
| Largest 5 institutional holders | Captured record · 5 entries
| 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings |
| SEC filing business address | F4/F5, BUILDING C, SUNLAND INTERNATIONAL, NO. 999 ZHOUHAI ROAD, PUDONG,, SHANGHAI, 200137 The SEC filer business address. Our market-data provider separately lists "Building C, Sunland International, Shanghai, SH, 200137, CN". | 2026-09-13 | OFFICIAL | SEC EDGAR filer business address |
Data provided for informational purposes only.