GDS (NASDAQ:GDS – Get Free Report) and Hanryu (NASDAQ:HRYU – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
33.7% of GDS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Hanryu shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of GDS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for GDS and Hanryu, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| GDS | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Hanryu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares GDS and Hanryu’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| GDS | -39.96% | -9.10% | -2.33% |
| Hanryu | N/A | -54.95% | -33.66% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares GDS and Hanryu”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| GDS | $10.53 billion | 0.41 | -$606.18 million | ($3.21) | -6.99 |
| Hanryu | $528,595.00 | 20.49 | -$9.29 million | N/A | N/A |
Hanryu has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GDS.
Risk and Volatility
GDS has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hanryu has a beta of -5.17, indicating that its share price is 617% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
GDS beats Hanryu on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About GDS
GDS Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops and operates data centers in the People's Republic of China. The company provides 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 and IT service providers, and large domestic private sector and multinational corporations. GDS Holdings Limited was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.
About Hanryu
Hanryu Holdings, Inc. operates FANTOO, an online social media platform that connects users worldwide that share similar interests. Its platform allows users to interact with other like-minded users to share their appreciation of various types of entertainment and cultures, create and monetize their content, enjoy other users content, engage in commerce, and experience a fandom community. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
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