Contrasting GDS (NASDAQ:GDS) & Amprius Technologies (NYSE:AMPX)

GDS (NASDAQ:GDS) and Amprius Technologies (NYSE:AMPX) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

33.7% of GDS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.0% of Amprius Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of GDS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of Amprius Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares GDS and Amprius Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GDS	40.83%	1.40%	0.41%
Amprius Technologies	-84.77%	-55.79%	-32.57%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares GDS and Amprius Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GDS	$1.41 billion	4.49	$476.47 million	$3.38	9.86
Amprius Technologies	$24.17 million	61.78	-$44.67 million	($0.33)	-36.18

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for GDS and Amprius Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GDS	0	4	6	2	2.83
Amprius Technologies	1	0	8	0	2.78

GDS presently has a consensus price target of $46.93, suggesting a potential upside of 40.90%. Amprius Technologies has a consensus price target of $13.14, suggesting a potential upside of 10.09%. Given GDS’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe GDS is more favorable than Amprius Technologies.

Volatility & Risk

GDS has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amprius Technologies has a beta of 2.85, meaning that its stock price is 185% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

GDS beats Amprius Technologies on 11 of the 15 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 Amprius Technologies

Amprius Technologies, Inc. produces and sells ultra-high energy density lithium-ion batteries for mobility applications. The company offers silicon nanowire anode batteries. Its batteries are primarily used for existing and emerging aviation applications, including unmanned aerial systems, such as drones and high-altitude pseudo satellites. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.