GLOBALFOUNDRIES (NASDAQ:GFS – Get Rating) is one of 164 publicly-traded companies in the "Semiconductors & related devices" industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare GLOBALFOUNDRIES to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares GLOBALFOUNDRIES and its rivals' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

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Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for GLOBALFOUNDRIES and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES presently has a consensus price target of $74.60, suggesting a potential upside of 32.53%. As a group, "Semiconductors & related devices" companies have a potential upside of 39.11%. Given GLOBALFOUNDRIES's rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GLOBALFOUNDRIES has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

15.0% of GLOBALFOUNDRIES shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.7% of shares of all "Semiconductors & related devices" companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of shares of all "Semiconductors & related devices" companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares GLOBALFOUNDRIES and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. GLOBALFOUNDRIES is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

GLOBALFOUNDRIES beats its rivals on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

About GLOBALFOUNDRIES

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GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. operates as a semiconductor foundry worldwide. It manufactures integrated circuits, which enable various electronic devices that are pervasive. The company manufactures a range of semiconductor devices, including microprocessors, mobile application processors, baseband processors, network processors, radio frequency modems, microcontrollers, power management units, and microelectromechanical systems, as well as offers mainstream wafer fabrication services and technologies. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Malta, New York.

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