Shares of GDS Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:GDS), a leading developer and operator of high-performance data centers in China and Southeast Asia, soared 5.03% in pre-market trading on Friday. The pre-market surge comes amid growing optimism surrounding the company's AI-related business and the broader AI industry in China.
GDS has been benefiting from the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly with its DeepSeek product being widely adopted by various businesses, including chatbots, smart vehicles, government agencies, and schools. As the adoption of AI technologies continues to accelerate in China, GDS is well-positioned to capitalize on this trend through its data center and cloud services offerings.
Analysts have been bullish on GDS, with City analyst Louis Tsang recently raising the company's price target to $51.2 from $25.1 previously, citing optimism toward growing AI data center-related spending from China cloud service providers. The company's strong performance and favorable outlook in the AI space have attracted significant investor interest, driving its stock price higher in recent trading sessions.