Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Raises Stake in GlobalFoundries Inc. $GFS

Key Points

• Dimensional Fund Advisors increased its GlobalFoundries stake by 2.4% in the first quarter, acquiring 31,590 additional shares and bringing its holdings to 1.34 million shares valued at approximately $59.6 million.
• GlobalFoundries beat first-quarter earnings expectations, reporting $0.40 EPS versus the $0.35 consensus and $1.63 billion in revenue, up 3.1% year over year. The company also maintained a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, yielding about 1.0%.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed, with an overall “Hold” rating and an average price target of $74.62. The company’s planned $300 million CHIPS Act award for silicon-photonics research and upcoming second-quarter results are key potential catalysts.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in GlobalFoundries Inc. (NASDAQ:GFS - Free Report) by 2.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,340,385 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 31,590 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 0.24% of GlobalFoundries worth $59,571,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. WealthCollab LLC grew its stake in GlobalFoundries by 674.7% in the 4th quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 705 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 614 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd raised its stake in shares of GlobalFoundries by 57.6% during the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 955 shares of the company's stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 349 shares in the last quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of GlobalFoundries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Strategic Advocates LLC boosted its holdings in shares of GlobalFoundries by 95.1% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 1,026 shares of the company's stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in GlobalFoundries by 39.8% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 832 shares of the company's stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares in the last quarter.

GlobalFoundries Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of GlobalFoundries stock opened at $49.99 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.87, a current ratio of 2.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The company has a market cap of $27.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.96, a PEG ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.76. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $72.34 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.46. GlobalFoundries Inc. has a 52-week low of $31.51 and a 52-week high of $92.55.

GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.05. GlobalFoundries had a net margin of 11.40% and a return on equity of 6.85%. The company had revenue of $1.63 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.63 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.34 earnings per share. GlobalFoundries's revenue was up 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. GlobalFoundries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.250-0.350 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that GlobalFoundries Inc. will post 1.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

GlobalFoundries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 14th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 24th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 24th. GlobalFoundries's dividend payout ratio is currently 34.53%.

Insider Activity at GlobalFoundries

In other GlobalFoundries news, insider Samak L. Azar sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.82, for a total value of $37,410.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 15,494 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,159,261.08. This trade represents a 3.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Glenda Dorchak sold 4,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.22, for a total value of $232,880.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 14,867 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $865,556.74. This represents a 21.20% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 19,950 shares of company stock valued at $1,447,000 in the last ninety days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently commented on GFS. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on GlobalFoundries from $58.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Arete Research set a $95.00 price target on shares of GlobalFoundries in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Wedbush reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $50.00 price target on shares of GlobalFoundries in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Loop Capital set a $80.00 price objective on shares of GlobalFoundries in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of GlobalFoundries from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $74.62.

Key GlobalFoundries News

Here are the key news stories impacting GlobalFoundries this week:

• Positive Sentiment: GlobalFoundries signed a letter of intent to receive a $300 million CHIPS Act R&D award from the U.S. Department of Commerce. The funding is intended to accelerate U.S. leadership in silicon photonics, an important technology for artificial-intelligence and high-performance-computing data centers. The award strengthens GFS’s strategic position, supports domestic semiconductor capabilities and could improve long-term growth prospects. GlobalFoundries silicon photonics CHIPS award
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary said the government agreement reinforces the investment case for expanding U.S. chip manufacturing and research. However, the market may already have reflected some of the benefit in GFS’s valuation. Wedbush analysis of GlobalFoundries government deal
• Neutral Sentiment: GlobalFoundries is scheduled to report second-quarter 2026 results before the market opens on August 5. Analysts are focused on whether revenue growth can lift earnings; the company has exceeded consensus EPS estimates in each of the past four quarters, providing a favorable earnings track record but also raising expectations. GlobalFoundries second-quarter earnings preview
• Neutral Sentiment: Director Samak L. Azar sold 335 shares for approximately $16,392 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Because the sale was relatively small and planned in advance, it is a limited signal about management’s view of the stock, though it may add modest selling pressure. GlobalFoundries insider transaction filing

About GlobalFoundries

GlobalFoundries, Inc NASDAQ: GFS is a leading contract semiconductor manufacturer that provides wafer fabrication and related services to semiconductor companies and systems manufacturers. The company operates as a pure-play foundry, producing integrated circuits across a range of process technologies for customers in markets such as automotive, communications, consumer electronics, industrial, and aerospace. Its service offering spans process development, manufacturing, test and packaging support, and design enablement including process design kits (PDKs) and intellectual property (IP) libraries to help customers bring designs to production.

GlobalFoundries focuses on a portfolio of differentiated and specialty process nodes, offering technologies for radio-frequency (RF) and wireless, analog and mixed-signal, power management, embedded non-volatile memory, and silicon-on-insulator (SOI) process families.

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