GlobalFoundries (GFS) Competitors $35.04 +1.93 (+5.83%) Closing price 04/24/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.79 -0.25 (-0.71%) As of 08:38 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GFS vs. NXPI, LHX, NOK, ERIC, VRT, STM, ASX, HUBB, UI, and UMCShould you be buying GlobalFoundries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GlobalFoundries include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Nokia Oyj (NOK), Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (ERIC), Vertiv (VRT), STMicroelectronics (STM), ASE Technology (ASX), Hubbell (HUBB), Ubiquiti (UI), and United Microelectronics (UMC). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. GlobalFoundries vs. NXP Semiconductors L3Harris Technologies Nokia Oyj Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) Vertiv STMicroelectronics ASE Technology Hubbell Ubiquiti United Microelectronics NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) and GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS) 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 risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NXPI or GFS? NXP Semiconductors received 1065 more outperform votes than GlobalFoundries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.48% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 49.57% of users gave GlobalFoundries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNXP SemiconductorsOutperform Votes112273.48% Underperform Votes40526.52% GlobalFoundriesOutperform Votes5749.57% Underperform Votes5850.43% Is NXPI or GFS more profitable? NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.90% compared to GlobalFoundries' net margin of -3.93%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 31.45% beat GlobalFoundries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NXP Semiconductors19.90% 31.45% 12.56% GlobalFoundries -3.93%6.05%3.82% Which has more volatility and risk, NXPI or GFS? NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GlobalFoundries has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor NXPI or GFS? In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 21 more articles in the media than GlobalFoundries. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 14 mentions for GlobalFoundries. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat GlobalFoundries' score of 0.54 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NXP Semiconductors 21 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive GlobalFoundries 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NXPI or GFS? 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate NXPI or GFS? NXP Semiconductors currently has a consensus price target of $258.10, indicating a potential upside of 33.34%. GlobalFoundries has a consensus price target of $48.85, indicating a potential upside of 39.40%. Given GlobalFoundries' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GlobalFoundries is more favorable than NXP Semiconductors.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NXP Semiconductors 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90GlobalFoundries 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NXPI or GFS? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNXP Semiconductors$12.61B3.89$2.51B$9.7319.89GlobalFoundries$6.75B2.87-$265M-$0.48-73.00 SummaryNXP Semiconductors beats GlobalFoundries on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get GlobalFoundries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GFS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GFS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGlobalFoundriesSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$19.37B$49.06B$22.62B$7.70BDividend YieldN/A2.74%3.01%4.32%P/E Ratio-73.0037.4441.4418.33Price / Sales2.8790.332,183.69107.05Price / Cash10.9326.4934.6934.62Price / Book1.795.976.024.25Net Income-$265M$760.21M$735.88M$247.51M7 Day Performance10.54%8.38%4.17%6.33%1 Month Performance-10.18%-11.65%-3.76%-3.33%1 Year Performance-26.68%10.33%52,586.12%5.15% GlobalFoundries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GFSGlobalFoundries3.937 of 5 stars$35.04+5.8%$48.85+39.4%-25.9%$19.37B$6.75B-73.0014,600NXPINXP Semiconductors4.9791 of 5 stars$171.50+0.4%$261.50+52.5%-17.6%$43.50B$12.61B17.6334,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownLHXL3Harris Technologies4.6187 of 5 stars$214.04-1.9%$256.35+19.8%+4.2%$40.18B$21.33B27.2046,000Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsNOKNokia Oyj3.1289 of 5 stars$5.08-0.6%$5.85+15.2%+33.1%$27.70B$19.22B20.3287,900Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap DownERICTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)1.9452 of 5 stars$8.15-0.2%$9.80+20.2%+55.9%$27.16B$249.58B-815,000.00105,500Positive NewsVRTVertiv4.2861 of 5 stars$67.64-7.6%$121.94+80.3%-0.9%$25.76B$8.01B52.8427,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpSTMSTMicroelectronics4.224 of 5 stars$20.00-1.3%$31.26+56.3%-44.7%$17.96B$13.27B12.0548,300Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap UpASXASE Technology3.5774 of 5 stars$8.01-0.9%N/A-16.5%$17.68B$595.41B17.8097,800Positive NewsGap DownHUBBHubbell3.5435 of 5 stars$329.12-2.9%$449.38+36.5%-9.4%$17.66B$5.63B22.9216,300Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsUIUbiquiti1.7984 of 5 stars$287.06-3.6%$331.00+15.3%+186.9%$17.36B$2.15B39.001,380Analyst RevisionPositive NewsGap DownUMCUnited Microelectronics2.8787 of 5 stars$6.73-1.2%$7.40+10.0%-10.3%$16.87B$232.30B11.6019,500Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NXPI Alternatives LHX Alternatives NOK Alternatives ERIC Alternatives VRT Alternatives STM Alternatives ASX Alternatives HUBB Alternatives UI Alternatives UMC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:GFS) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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