GFS vs. NXPI, LHX, VRT, NOK, ERIC, STM, UI, ASX, HUBB, and UMC
Should you be buying GlobalFoundries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GlobalFoundries include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Vertiv (VRT), Nokia (NOK), Ericsson (ERIC), STMicroelectronics (STM), Ubiquiti (UI), ASE Technology (ASX), Hubbell (HUBB), and United Microelectronics (UMC). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
GlobalFoundries vs. Its Competitors
GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS) and NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 16 more articles in the media than GlobalFoundries. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 8 mentions for GlobalFoundries. GlobalFoundries' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat NXP Semiconductors' score of 1.37 indicating that GlobalFoundries is being referred to more favorably in the media.
NXP Semiconductors has higher revenue and earnings than GlobalFoundries. GlobalFoundries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NXP Semiconductors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
GlobalFoundries presently has a consensus price target of $47.50, suggesting a potential upside of 20.44%. NXP Semiconductors has a consensus price target of $244.78, suggesting a potential upside of 10.65%. Given GlobalFoundries' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe GlobalFoundries is more favorable than NXP Semiconductors.
GlobalFoundries has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.
NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.16% compared to GlobalFoundries' net margin of -2.77%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 29.62% beat GlobalFoundries' return on equity.
Summary
NXP Semiconductors beats GlobalFoundries on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:GFS) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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