GDS (GDS) Competitors

GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) and GDS (NASDAQ:GDS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and community ranking.

Does the media favor GDDY or GDS?

In the previous week, GDS had 36 more articles in the media than GoDaddy. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for GDS and 21 mentions for GoDaddy. GoDaddy's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat GDS's score of 0.42 indicating that GoDaddy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GoDaddy	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GDS	5 Very Positive mention(s)	23 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	10 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GDDY or GDS?

GoDaddy received 553 more outperform votes than GDS when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 79.76% of users gave GoDaddy an outperform vote while only 64.04% of users gave GDS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GoDaddy	Outperform Votes 918 79.76%	Underperform Votes 233 20.24%
GDS	Outperform Votes 365 64.04%	Underperform Votes 205 35.96%

Is GDDY or GDS more profitable?

GoDaddy has a net margin of 20.49% compared to GDS's net margin of -35.97%. GoDaddy's return on equity of 176.06% beat GDS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GoDaddy	20.49%	176.06%	8.94%
GDS	-35.97%	-8.22%	-1.99%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GDDY or GDS?

90.3% of GoDaddy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of GDS shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of GoDaddy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of GDS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GDDY or GDS?

GoDaddy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GDS. GDS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GoDaddy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GoDaddy	$4.57B	5.69	$936.90M	$6.45	28.53
GDS	$10.32B	0.50	-$606.18M	$2.51	10.77

Which has more risk & volatility, GDDY or GDS?

GoDaddy has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GDS has a beta of 0.07, meaning that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend GDDY or GDS?

GoDaddy presently has a consensus price target of $213.20, suggesting a potential upside of 15.87%. GDS has a consensus price target of $33.23, suggesting a potential upside of 22.90%. Given GDS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GDS is more favorable than GoDaddy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GoDaddy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
GDS	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11

Summary

GoDaddy beats GDS on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.