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GFS·GlobalFoundries Inc.

$36.36
-3.98 (-9.87%)
Pre-Market
High
$38.34
Open
$37.69
Market Cap
19.95B
52W High
$92.55
Low
$35.89
P. Close
$36.36
P/E
27.87
52W Low
$31.61
Fwd P/E
13.81
DailyIQ Est.
$79.18
Inst. Own.
81.8%
Short Interest
1.58%
Days to Cover
1.4
Div. Yield
0.65%
Last Ex-Div
Sep 23, 2026
Technical Score (1D)
83
BULLISH
News Sentiment
43
BEARISH
On Nov 5, GlobalFoundries announced that its operating margins had improved, driven by a robust pipeline of new contracts that analysts said would bolster revenue in the coming quarters. On the same day, Wedbush Research cut its price target for the company to $45 from $72, lowering the valuation multiple to about 17 times earnings while keeping a neutral rating; the downgrade was attributed to concerns about the firm’s earnings outlook and competitive pressures in the semiconductor industry. Also on Nov 5, UBS reduced its price target for GlobalFoundries to $43 from $48, maintaining a neutral rating and signaling a modest negative view amid industry headwinds. On Nov 5, Susquehanna analyst Mehdi Hosseini kept a positive stance on the company but lowered the price target to $110 from $125, noting a reassessment of valuation without a fundamental shift in outlook. Finally, on Nov 5, Wedbush Research reiterated its neutral rating while cutting the target to $45 from $72, citing the company’s high valuation relative to peers as the reason for the downgrade.
LOW TARGET
$48 +32.0%
3 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$74 +103.3%
10 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$140 +285.0%
15 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$48.00 - $140.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
6/10/10/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$79.18 (+117.8%)
Sector
Technology
Industry
Semiconductors
Exchange
NMS
Country
United States
Website
Symbol
GFS
Description
GlobalFoundries (GFS) operates as a global semiconductor foundry, specializing in the manufacturing of integrated circuits for a diverse range of applications. The company's core business involves providing wafer fabrication services, utilizing its advanced technologies to produce a variety of semiconductor devices. These devices are integral components in products such as microprocessors, mobile application processors, and network processors, as well as radio frequency modems and power management units. GlobalFoundries, established in 2008, is headquartered in Malta, New York, and it competes in the semiconductor manufacturing market by offering a comprehensive suite of services to its global customer base. The company's value proposition centers on its ability to manufacture critical components for a wide array of electronic devices.
Bought (1Y)
12.496 shares
$767
Sold (1Y)
47,906 shares
$2.9M
Azar Samak LChief Legal Officer
Sell335 shares2026-10-29
Azar Samak LChief Legal Officer
Sell335 shares2026-10-22
Azar Samak LChief Legal Officer
Sell335 shares2026-10-15
Azar Samak LChief Legal Officer
Sell335 shares2026-10-08
Franklin SamChief Financial Officer
Tax Withholding106 shares2026-10-02
100/ 100
Strong bullish
Overall: Bullish
✓Analyst target above current price
Earnings Summary
In the most recent quarters, GFS posted EPS of $0.46 in Q4 2025, beating the $0.35219 estimate, and $0.53 in Q3 2026, slightly above the $0.507 forecast, while revenue remained steady at $1.83 billion in Q4 2025 and $1.899 billion in Q3 2026, matching or slightly exceeding estimates. Compared to Q1 2026, where EPS was $0.40 against a $0.3401 estimate and revenue dipped to $1.634 billion from the $1.643 billion estimate, the company has shown a modest acceleration in earnings and a slight deceleration in revenue growth, yet it has consistently met or surpassed analyst expectations in the last four quarters. Historically, GFS has maintained a YoY revenue growth trajectory of roughly 5–7% over the past three years, with EPS growth outpacing revenue in most periods; the firm has recorded four consecutive quarters of earnings beats, underscoring a pattern of resilient profitability despite modest revenue volatility. Recent news highlights the opening of an Advanced Facilities Control Centre in Singapore and the selection to operate two new U.S. facilities under a $21 billion investment initiative, both aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and expanding capacity; these developments may influence future cash flow and revenue streams.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$0.31$0.38$0.45$0.53$0.60Q4'24Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$0.57 - -
Q3'26$0.51$0.53+4.5%
Q2'26$0.43$0.46+6.5%
Q1'26$0.34$0.40+17.6%
Q4'25$0.35$0.55+56.2%
Q4'24$0.45$0.46+1.8%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$1.6B$1.7B$1.8B$2.0B$2.1BQ4'24Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$2.0B - -
Q3'26$1.9B$1.9B-0.4%
Q2'26$1.8B$1.8B+0.2%
Q1'26$1.6B$1.6B-0.6%
Q4'25$1.6B$1.8B+13.1%
Q4'24 - $1.8B -

Market Data

GFS Stock Snapshot

BULLISH83/100
$37.60+$0.60 (1.6%)
Market cap
19.95B
P/E ratio
27.9
Day range
$35.89 – $38.34
News sentiment
43/100 · Neutral
Analyst target
$73.91 (+96.6%)
Consensus
Buy · 28 analysts
52-week range+18.9% off low · -59.4% from high
$31.61$92.55
Price $37.60 DailyIQ Est. $79.18

Price is near its 52-week low, and the momentum read backs that positioning up. Earnings and guidance carry more weight than macro data at this capitalisation.

Behaviour On Record

What GFS's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
54.0% 66th pct
Below its peak
-56.8%
vs 200-day average
-29.5%
Up days (1y)
50%

GlobalFoundries Inc. is currently running 54.0% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against GFS's own 5 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 66th percentile — a little above its own norm, against a typical reading of 45.4%.

GFS is trading -56.8% below its running peak. Across 5 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -39.6%, and the deepest was -56.8% in 2026. The current drawdown is already deeper than this stock's typical annual low point, which puts it in the part of its range where past recoveries began, and where past declines also continued.

Price sits -29.5% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 0th percentile — a narrower gap than it typically runs. Over the past year GFS closed higher on 50% of sessions, and it is currently 2 sessions into a falling streak.

On November specifically: over 5 years of records, GFS finished the month higher 4 of 5 times, with a median return of +12.9% and an average of +13.0%. Its strongest month historically has been November at +13.0% on average, its weakest August at -5.8%.

Overnight risk is measurable too: GFS has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 116 of 1,260 sessions (9.2% of the time), with the largest gaps running +10.4% and -9.1%.

Across the last 4 dated reports on file, GFS moved an average of 2.7% in the session after earnings, closing higher 2 of those 4 times, with a median move of -1.5% and a largest of -3.8%.

All figures computed from 1,261 daily closes between 2021-10-28 and 2026-11-05, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against GFS's own 5-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of GFS's sector?

GlobalFoundries Inc. sits in the Semiconductors sector, currently ranked 12th of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (lagging). Within its narrower Semiconductors industry group, GFS ranks 15th of 15 tracked industries, lagging.

Sector rank
#12 of 12
Sector state
Lagging
Sector rotation score
0
Industry rank
#15 of 15

Analyst Consensus Estimates

What do analysts expect GFS to earn?

Analysts expect GlobalFoundries Inc. to earn $1.96 per share in the fiscal year ending Dec 2026 and $2.90 in the fiscal year ending Dec 2028, from 2 estimates. These are analyst forecasts, not company guidance, and later years rest on fewer analysts.

Quarter endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Sep 2026$0.51$0.51 to $0.5316$1.89B18
Dec 2026$0.57$0.53 to $0.6716$2.00B18
Mar 2027$0.38$0.32 to $0.447--
Jun 2027$0.47$0.43 to $0.507~$1.81B-
Sep 2027$0.54$0.50 to $0.617~$2.07B-
Fiscal year endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Dec 2026$1.96$1.86 to $2.1020$7.31B22
Dec 2027$2.63$2.40 to $3.6321$8.22B20
Dec 2028$2.90$2.78 to $3.022~$11.14B-

Revenue marked ~ is our calculation from the EPS estimate, not analyst consensus.

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on GFS?

Needham most recently reiterated its rating on GlobalFoundries Inc. to Buy on Nov 4, 2026 with a price target of $55 (from $80). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 0 downgrades, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
Needham: Buy
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Nov 4, 2026NeedhamMaintainedBuy$80 → $55
Nov 2, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedEqual-Weight$60 → $56
Oct 15, 2026TD CowenReiteratedBuy$75
Oct 15, 2026WedbushReiteratedNeutral$72
Sep 2, 2026StifelInitiatedBuy$60
Aug 6, 2026TD CowenMaintainedBuy$85 → $75
Aug 6, 2026UBSMaintainedNeutral$61 → $55
May 19, 2026Evercore ISI GroupMaintainedOutperform$58 → $85
May 11, 2026SusquehannaMaintainedPositive$100 → $125
May 6, 2026UBSMaintainedNeutral$65 → $77
May 6, 2026JP MorganMaintainedNeutral$45 → $70
May 6, 2026CitigroupMaintainedNeutral$49 → $70

Peers & ETF holders

GFS peers & ETF holders

News & sentiment

What is the news saying about GFS?

GFS fell 25.3% over the month to Nov 5. News tone held between 12 and 100 from Oct 5 to Oct 22, then dropped to 49 on Oct 26.

Daily close and news tone, Oct 5 to Nov 5
$40$50Oct 5: tone 12Oct 6: tone 77Oct 7: tone 48Oct 8: tone 85Oct 9: tone 73Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14: tone 77Oct 15: tone 63Oct 16: tone 92Oct 19: tone 92Oct 20: tone 72Oct 21: tone 59Oct 22: tone 100Oct 23Oct 26: tone 49Oct 27: tone 77Oct 28: tone 67Oct 29: tone 50Oct 30: tone 50Nov 2: tone 5Nov 3: tone 50Nov 4: tone 54Nov 5: tone 41Oct 5News toneNov 5123
  1. Oct 22 -8.2%
  2. Nov 4 -6.0%same day: Is GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GFS) Fully Priced, Or Is Cash Flow Falling Short?
  3. Nov 5 -9.9%same day: GlobalFoundries price target cut as Wedbush lowers valuation multiple

Technical analysis

How strong is GFS's momentum right now?

On the daily chart GFS ranks at the 83rd percentile for momentum against 1,060 stocks and ETFs, a bullish reading.

Momentum rank by timeframe0 = weakest, 100 = strongest
See what drives the rankThe inputs behind each timeframe's momentum rank, plus RSI, stochastics, Bollinger Bands and moving averages. Free with an account.

Institutional ownership

Are big funds buying or selling GFS?

67 of the 110 tracked managers added to GFS in their latest 13F and 36 trimmed. Together they own 81.8% of the company, worth $34.9B. Mubadala Investment Co PJSC and Victory Capital Management alone hold 77.4%.

67adding36trimming7unchanged
Largest holders by stake, latest 13FBar = share of GFS
  1. $32.9B positionTrimmed 5.5% last quarter
  2. $254.8M positionAdded 2.9M shares last quarter
  3. $193.6M positionAdded 22.4% last quarter
  4. $166.9M positionAdded 2.0M shares last quarter
  5. $79.9M positionAdded 26.9% last quarter
  6. $101.6M positionAdded 0.7% last quarter
  7. $99.9M positionAdded 13.6% last quarter
  8. $88.1M positionNew position last quarter
  9. $84.0M positionAdded 18.2% last quarter
  10. $40.8M positionAdded 2.3% last quarter
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How has GFS done against its peers?

Over the six months to Nov 5, GFS returned −51.4%. Of the 15 related stocks and ETFs, 13 did better, led by TXN at +0.2%.

Change since May 5, through Nov 5
−100%−50%0%+50%+100%May 5JunJulAugSepOctNov 5TXN +0.2%GFS −51.4%SOXX −73.4%