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: $39.03 to $39.94
• 50-Day Range: $30.37 to $40.00
• 52-Week Range: $29.77 to $61.98
• Volume: 1.82 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.87 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $21.95 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $47.09
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

GlobalFoundries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

GlobalFoundries scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 240th out of 657 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

GlobalFoundries has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.55, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

GlobalFoundries has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

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 -82.71, 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 -82.71, 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 1.42. 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 2.02. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.58% 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 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in GlobalFoundries has recently decreased by 10.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

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

8.58% 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 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in GlobalFoundries has recently decreased by 10.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.58

News Sentiment

GlobalFoundries has a news sentiment score of 0.58. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for GlobalFoundries this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for GFS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added GlobalFoundries to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% 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 7.5% and is now trading at $39.70.
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How were GlobalFoundries' earnings last quarter?

GlobalFoundries Inc. (NASDAQ:GFS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 6th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.06. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 2.3% on a year-over-year basis.
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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 shareholders of GlobalFoundries include Invesco Ltd. (0.45%), Pacer Advisors Inc. (0.45%), Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. (0.16%) and Citigroup Inc. (0.09%).

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: 5/06/2025
• Today: 5/13/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Semiconductors & related devices
• 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: 14,600
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $47.09
• High Stock Price Target: $60.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $35.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.55
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.34)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.31
• P/E Growth: 1.42
• Net Income: $-265,000,000.00
• Net Margins: -3.93%
• Pretax Margin: -2.52%
• Return on Equity: 6.05%
• Return on Assets: 3.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.14
• Current Ratio: 2.11
• Quick Ratio: 1.57

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.79 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.23
• Cash Flow: $3.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.93
• Book Value: $19.62 per share
• Price / Book: 2.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 552,913,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $21.95 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.54