GlobalFoundries (GFS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

GlobalFoundries Inc., a semiconductor foundry, provides range of mainstream wafer fabrication services and technologies worldwide. It manufactures various semiconductor devices, including microprocessors, mobile application processors, baseband processors, network processors, radio frequency modems, microcontrollers, and power management units. GlobalFoundries Inc. has a strategic partnership with Efficient Computer to develop high-performance computer processors. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Malta, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $32.69 to $34.25
• 50-Day Range: $31.62 to $41.66
• 52-Week Range: $29.77 to $47.69
• Volume: 187,715 shs
• Average Volume: 2.09 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $18.98 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $44.92
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

GlobalFoundries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

GlobalFoundries scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 196th out of 664 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

GlobalFoundries has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

GlobalFoundries has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 61.07%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for GlobalFoundries are expected to grow by 61.07% in the coming year, from $1.31 to $2.11 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of GlobalFoundries is -155.23, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of GlobalFoundries is -155.23, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

GlobalFoundries has a PEG Ratio of 1.08. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

GlobalFoundries has a P/B Ratio of 1.57. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.37% of the float of GlobalFoundries has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

GlobalFoundries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in GlobalFoundries has recently decreased by 2.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

GlobalFoundries does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

GlobalFoundries does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.37% of the float of GlobalFoundries has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

GlobalFoundries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in GlobalFoundries has recently decreased by 2.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.15

News Sentiment

GlobalFoundries has a news sentiment score of 1.15. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for GlobalFoundries this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

17 people have searched for GFS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 183% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

19 people have added GlobalFoundries to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 375% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, GlobalFoundries insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

GFS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GFS shares performed this year?

GlobalFoundries' stock was trading at $42.91 at the start of the year. Since then, GFS shares have decreased by 24.0% and is now trading at $32.60.

How were GlobalFoundries' earnings last quarter?

GlobalFoundries Inc. (NASDAQ:GFS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 5th. The company reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.06. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did GlobalFoundries IPO?

GlobalFoundries (GFS) raised $2.4 billion in an initial public offering on Thursday, October 28th 2021. The company issued 55,000,000 shares at a price of $42.00-$47.00 per share.

Who are GlobalFoundries' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of GlobalFoundries include Invesco Ltd. (0.50%), First Trust Advisors LP (0.42%), AQR Capital Management LLC (0.18%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (0.17%).

How do I buy shares of GlobalFoundries?

Shares of GFS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of GlobalFoundries own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that GlobalFoundries investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), CrowdStrike (CRWD) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2025
• Today: 8/22/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: ELEC COMP - SEMIC
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GFS
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:GFS
• CIK: 1709048
• Web: www.globalfoundries.com
• Phone: 518-305-9013
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 13,000
• Year Founded: 2009

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for GlobalFoundries: $44.92
• High Price Target: $55.00
• Low Price Target: $35.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +36.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.21)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.08
• P/E Growth: 1.08
• Net Income: -$265 million
• Net Margins: -1.68%
• Pretax Margin: -1.11%
• Return on Equity: 6.55%
• Return on Assets: 4.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.13
• Current Ratio: 2.63
• Quick Ratio: 1.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.75 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.69
• Cash Flow: $3.99 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.23
• Book Value: $20.74 per share
• Price / Book: 1.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 552,910,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $18.17 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.50