Key Points
- Insider sale: Samak Azar sold 500 shares on March 19 at an average price of $41.59 for $20,795, trimming his stake by 2.5% to 19,494 shares valued at about $810,755.
- Q4 beat and guidance: GlobalFoundries reported $0.55 EPS vs. $0.47 expected and $1.83B revenue vs. $1.80B, and set Q1 2026 guidance of $0.30–$0.40 EPS while analysts expect ~ $1.31 EPS for the fiscal year.
- Analyst view & valuation: The stock trades near $44 with a market cap of ~$24.46B and a P/E of ~27.7, and Wall Street has an average "Hold" rating with a consensus target price of $46.13.
GlobalFoundries Inc. (NASDAQ:GFS - Get Free Report) insider Samak Azar sold 500 shares of GlobalFoundries stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.59, for a total value of $20,795.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 19,494 shares in the company, valued at $810,755.46. This trade represents a 2.50% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.
GlobalFoundries Price Performance
NASDAQ GFS opened at $43.96 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $44.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $38.69. GlobalFoundries Inc. has a 52-week low of $29.77 and a 52-week high of $50.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.95 and a current ratio of 2.62. The stock has a market cap of $24.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.65, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.47.
GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $1.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.80 billion. GlobalFoundries had a net margin of 13.05% and a return on equity of 6.86%. The business's revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.46 earnings per share. GlobalFoundries has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.300-0.400 EPS. Analysts anticipate that GlobalFoundries Inc. will post 1.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. WealthCollab LLC increased its stake in GlobalFoundries by 674.7% in the 4th quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 705 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 614 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its stake in shares of GlobalFoundries by 216.7% during the 4th quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 795 shares of the company's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 544 shares during the last quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of GlobalFoundries by 91.9% in the 3rd quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 808 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 387 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of GlobalFoundries by 85.5% in the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 894 shares of the company's stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 412 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of GlobalFoundries in the third quarter valued at about $33,000.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several research firms recently commented on GFS. Zacks Research raised shares of GlobalFoundries from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on GlobalFoundries from $42.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on GlobalFoundries from $40.00 to $46.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. UBS Group set a $50.00 price objective on GlobalFoundries in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price objective on GlobalFoundries from $42.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, GlobalFoundries presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $46.13.
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GlobalFoundries Company Profile
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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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