GFS vs. NXPI, VRT, LHX, NOK, ERIC, ASX, STM, HUBB, UI, and FLEX
Should you be buying GlobalFoundries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GlobalFoundries include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Vertiv (VRT), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Nokia Oyj (NOK), Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (ERIC), ASE Technology (ASX), STMicroelectronics (STM), Hubbell (HUBB), Ubiquiti (UI), and Flex (FLEX). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
GlobalFoundries vs.
NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) and GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.
90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
NXP Semiconductors received 1061 more outperform votes than GlobalFoundries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.50% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave GlobalFoundries an outperform vote.
NXP Semiconductors has higher revenue and earnings than GlobalFoundries. GlobalFoundries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NXP Semiconductors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GlobalFoundries has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.
NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.90% compared to GlobalFoundries' net margin of -3.93%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 31.45% beat GlobalFoundries' return on equity.
In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 20 more articles in the media than GlobalFoundries. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 14 mentions for GlobalFoundries. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat GlobalFoundries' score of -0.10 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the media.
NXP Semiconductors currently has a consensus target price of $267.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.49%. GlobalFoundries has a consensus target price of $49.64, indicating a potential upside of 13.13%. Given GlobalFoundries' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe GlobalFoundries is more favorable than NXP Semiconductors.
Summary
NXP Semiconductors beats GlobalFoundries on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:GFS) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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