The stock of GlobalFoundries Inc (GFS) has gone up by 13.43% for the week, with a 18.92% rise in the past month and a -8.08% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.62%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.32% for GFS. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 13.80% for GFS’s stock, with a simple moving average of -1.55% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in GlobalFoundries Inc (NASDAQ: GFS) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.56.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for GFS is 104.39M, and currently, short sellers hold a 8.60% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of GFS on May 15, 2025 was 2.27M shares.
GFS) stock’s latest price update
GlobalFoundries Inc (NASDAQ: GFS)’s stock price has soared by 0.83 in relation to previous closing price of 39.70. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 13.43% in its stock price over the last five trading days. marketbeat.com reported 2025-05-10 that GlobalFoundries NASDAQ: GFS stock hit bottom in early Q2 2025, and a rebound is coming. The protracted downtrend and move to long-term lows were driven by a sustained contraction in business that is now over.
Analysts’ Opinion of GFS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GFS stocks, with Needham repeating the rating for GFS by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for GFS in the upcoming period, according to Needham is $50 based on the research report published on February 12, 2025 of the current year 2025.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GFS reach a price target of $47. The rating they have provided for GFS stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on November 20th, 2024.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to GFS, setting the target price at $43 in the report published on October 28th of the previous year.
GFS Trading at 11.05% 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 -35.41% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.32%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.62%, as shares surge +19.92% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +6.55% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GFS rose by +13.43%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -22.65% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $35.18. In addition, GlobalFoundries Inc saw -6.71% 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:
- -0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.24 for the gross margin
The net margin for GlobalFoundries Inc stands at -0.03. The total capital return value is set at -0.01. Equity return is now at value -1.69, with -1.08 for asset returns.
Based on GlobalFoundries Inc (GFS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.13 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.96.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.54 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.03. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.27. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.86for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.41. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.51.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, GlobalFoundries Inc (GFS) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
