The price-to-earnings ratio for GlobalFoundries Inc (NASDAQ: GFS) is above average at 27.84x. The 36-month beta value for GFS is also noteworthy at 1.51. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for GFS is 86.00M, and at present, short sellers hold a 14.38% of that float. The average trading volume of GFS on October 30, 2024 was 1.35M shares.
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GFS) stock’s latest price update
GlobalFoundries Inc (NASDAQ: GFS) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.19 compared to its previous closing price of 40.24. However, the company has seen a gain of 3.61% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2024-10-23 that Building on years of collaboration, this new process technology collaboration will provide power-efficient and secure connectivity solutions for essential consumer and industrial applications manufactured both in Europe and the U.S. Building on years of collaboration, this new process technology collaboration will provide power-efficient and secure connectivity solutions for essential consumer and industrial applications manufactured both in Europe and the U.S.
GFS’s Market Performance
GlobalFoundries Inc (GFS) has seen a 3.61% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 1.17% gain in the past month and a -20.17% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.93%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.18% for GFS.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.85% for GFS’s stock, with a -16.79% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GFS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GFS stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for GFS by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for GFS in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $43 based on the research report published on October 28, 2024 of the current year 2024.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GFS reach a price target of $55, previously predicting the price at $65. The rating they have provided for GFS stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on August 07th, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to GFS, setting the target price at $62 in the report published on May 13th of the current year.
GFS Trading at -0.92% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GFS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -34.96% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.18%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.93%, as shares surge +5.60% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -12.03% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GFS rose by +3.61%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -29.05% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $39.98. In addition, GlobalFoundries Inc saw -32.81% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GFS starting from EDELMAN MARTIN L, who proposed sale 4,866 shares at the price of $38.76 back on Oct 02 ’24. After this action, EDELMAN MARTIN L now owns shares of GlobalFoundries Inc, valued at $188,606 using the latest closing price.
EDELMAN MARTIN L, the Director of GlobalFoundries Inc, proposed sale 1,823 shares at $44.33 during a trade that took place back on Aug 07 ’24, which means that EDELMAN MARTIN L is holding shares at $80,814 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GFS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.27 for the gross margin
The net margin for GlobalFoundries Inc stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 7.47, with 4.55 for asset returns.
Based on GlobalFoundries Inc (GFS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.17 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.86.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.65 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.23. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.37. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.2for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.38. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.22.
Conclusion
In summary, GlobalFoundries Inc (GFS) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
