GDS (GDS) Competitors

Wipro (NYSE:WIT) and GDS (NASDAQ:GDS) are both computer software companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Does the media favor WIT or GDS?

In the previous week, GDS had 27 more articles in the media than Wipro. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for GDS and 2 mentions for Wipro. Wipro's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat GDS's score of 0.41 indicating that Wipro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wipro	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GDS	5 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend WIT or GDS?

GDS has a consensus price target of $42.23, indicating a potential upside of 31.98%. Given GDS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GDS is more favorable than Wipro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wipro	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60
GDS	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.09

Is WIT or GDS more profitable?

GDS has a net margin of 39.90% compared to Wipro's net margin of 15.07%. Wipro's return on equity of 15.94% beat GDS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wipro	15.07%	15.94%	10.44%
GDS	39.90%	0.78%	0.21%

Which has more volatility & risk, WIT or GDS?

Wipro has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GDS has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WIT or GDS?

Wipro has higher revenue and earnings than GDS. GDS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wipro, 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
Wipro	$892.59B	0.03	$1.54B	$0.16	17.47
GDS	$1.41B	4.31	$476.47M	$3.26	9.82

Do insiders and institutionals believe in WIT or GDS?

2.4% of Wipro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of GDS shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Wipro shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of GDS shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

GDS beats Wipro on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.