GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS) Reaches New 1-Year High on Earnings Beat

Shares of GlobalFoundries Inc. (NASDAQ:GFS) reached a new 52-week high on Thursday following a better than expected earnings announcement. The stock traded as high as $48.88 and last traded at $48.6610, with a volume of 7694911 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $41.90.

The company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $1.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.80 billion. GlobalFoundries had a negative net margin of 0.65% and a positive return on equity of 6.64%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.46 EPS. GlobalFoundries has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.300-0.400 EPS.

GlobalFoundries News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting GlobalFoundries this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and fundamentals — GFS reported Q4 EPS of $0.55 vs. $0.47 consensus and revenue of $1.83B vs. $1.80B expected, delivering the core beat that triggered optimism among investors. GlobalFoundries Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 and Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Buyback announced — Management outlined a repurchase program (reported as up to $500M), which supports the share price by returning capital and signaling confidence in the business. GlobalFoundries rises after Q4 beat, plans up to $500M buyback
• Positive Sentiment: Demand drivers and strategy — Management called out strong chip demand from data centers and emphasized a “physical AI” focus, giving investors a thematic growth story beyond the quarter. GlobalFoundries expects strong quarterly revenue on chips demand from data centers
• Neutral Sentiment: Guidance mixed — Q1 EPS guide of $0.30–$0.40 is broadly in line with consensus (~$0.38), but revenue guidance ($1.6B–$1.7B) is below the ~$1.8B consensus, making the near‑term top‑line cadence slightly cautious. Listen to Conference Call / Press Release
• Neutral Sentiment: Detail availability — Full earnings transcript, slide deck and analyst writeups are out (helpful for investors doing deeper due diligence). GlobalFoundries (GFS) Q4 2025 Earnings Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Short‑interest data anomalies — Recent short‑interest reports in feeds show zeros/NaN values (likely a reporting glitch), so there’s no clear evidence of meaningful short pressure to amplify moves; data uncertainty can complicate sentiment reads. GFS Tops Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on GFS shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $46.00 target price on shares of GlobalFoundries in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley set a $43.00 price objective on shares of GlobalFoundries in a research note on Monday. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $45.00 target price on shares of GlobalFoundries in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup lifted their price target on GlobalFoundries from $35.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on GlobalFoundries from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, GlobalFoundries has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $42.08.

Institutional Trading of GlobalFoundries

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of GlobalFoundries by 7.9% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,962,385 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,172,000 after purchasing an additional 217,866 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP increased its holdings in GlobalFoundries by 15.2% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,659,454 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,315,000 after buying an additional 350,743 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of GlobalFoundries by 168.2% in the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,607,792 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,463,000 after buying an additional 1,635,338 shares in the last quarter. ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in shares of GlobalFoundries by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC now owns 2,274,261 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,510,000 after acquiring an additional 124,812 shares during the period. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of GlobalFoundries by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,874,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,180,000 after acquiring an additional 11,648 shares in the last quarter.

GlobalFoundries Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $26.91 billion, a P/E ratio of -540.62, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a quick ratio of 2.24, a current ratio of 3.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The business’s 50 day moving average is $40.05 and its 200-day moving average is $36.34.

About GlobalFoundries

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.