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GDS Holdings Limited (GDS) Stock Analysis

Range Bound setup · Catalyst-Driven edge

SellVALUE-TRAP 1/5Moderate Confidence

Technology · Information Technology Services

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $41.40: Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.5/10 and A.R:R 2.7:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 4.00; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.

GDS Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops and operates data centers in the People's Republic of China. The company offers colocation services comprising critical facilities space, customer-available power, racks, and cooling; managed hosting services,... Read more

$41.40+23.6% A.UpsideScore 4.5/10#31 of 35 Information Technology Services
Stop $38.44Target $51.07(analyst − 10%)A.R:R 2.7:1
Analyst target$56.74+37.1%17 analysts
$51.07our TP
$41.40price
$56.74mean
$33
$71

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $41.40: Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.5/10 and A.R:R 2.7:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 4.00; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: RSI 47 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 4.5/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 6/7 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 19d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: moderate.

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Cyclical trap - fwd PE 167x vs trail 65x (2.6x)
Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)64.9
P/E (Fwd)167.2
Mkt Cap$8.3B
EV/EBITDA20.1
Profit Mgn8.3%
ROE3.7%
Rev Growth8.6%
Beta0.46
DividendNone
Rating analysts16

Quality Signals

Piotroski F6/9

Options Flow

P/C4.00bearish
IV68%elevated
Max Pain$30-27.5% vs spot

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Rating Breakdown

3 floor-breakers

Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Volume
0.0
Macd
0.8
Obv
1.0
Ma Position
4.0
Rsi
5.5
Volume distribution (falling OBV)Above 200-day MA

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Value Rank
3.5
Quality Rank
3.6
Growth Rank
7.0

Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Fcf Quality
0.0
Gross Margin
0.5
Roa
0.8
Roe
1.2
Net Margin
4.2
Operating Margin
5.0
Moat
5.0
Piotroski F
6.7
Current Ratio
8.8
Earnings quality RED FLAG: -207% FCF/NINo competitive moat
GatesMomentum 2.3<4.5A.R:R 2.7 ≥ 1.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY 19d clearSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARRange BoundSuitability: Moderate
RSI
47 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $38.04Resistance $45.97

Price Targets

$38
$51
A.Upside+23.4%
A.R:R2.7:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Cyclical trap - fwd PE 167x vs trail 65x (2.6x)
! Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0)
! Momentum score 2.3/10 — below 4.5 minimum

Earnings

B
B
B
M
3/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-05-19 (19d)

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is GDS stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $41.40: Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.5/10 and A.R:R 2.7:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 4.00; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: RSI 47 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $38.44. Score 4.5/10, moderate confidence.

What is the GDS stock price target?

Take-profit target: $51.07 (+23.6% upside). Prior stop was $38.44. Stop-loss: $38.44.

What are the risks of investing in GDS?

Cyclical trap - fwd PE 167x vs trail 65x (2.6x); Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0).

Is GDS overvalued or undervalued?

GDS Holdings Limited trades at a P/E of 64.9 (forward 167.2). TrendMatrix value score: 4.1/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about GDS?

16 analysts cover GDS with a consensus score of 4.4/5. Average price target: $57.

What does GDS Holdings Limited do?GDS Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops and operates data centers in the People's Republic of...

GDS Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops and operates data centers in the People's Republic of China. The company offers colocation services comprising critical facilities space, customer-available power, racks, and cooling; managed hosting services, including business continuity and disaster recovery, network management, data storage, system security, operating system, database, and server middleware services; managed cloud services; and consulting services. It serves cloud service providers, large Internet companies, financial institutions, telecommunications carriers and IT service providers, large domestic private sector, and multinational corporations. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.

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