GFS vs. NXPI, LHX, VRT, NOK, ERIC, STM, ASX, UI, HUBB, and UMC
Should you be buying GlobalFoundries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GlobalFoundries include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Vertiv (VRT), Nokia Oyj (NOK), Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (ERIC), STMicroelectronics (STM), ASE Technology (ASX), Ubiquiti (UI), Hubbell (HUBB), and United Microelectronics (UMC). 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 superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends.
NXP Semiconductors received 1062 more outperform votes than GlobalFoundries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.52% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave GlobalFoundries an outperform vote.
In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 26 more articles in the media than GlobalFoundries. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 4 mentions for GlobalFoundries. GlobalFoundries' average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat NXP Semiconductors' score of 1.32 indicating that GlobalFoundries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
NXP Semiconductors currently has a consensus price target of $267.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.47%. GlobalFoundries has a consensus price target of $49.64, suggesting a potential upside of 24.98%. Given NXP Semiconductors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe NXP Semiconductors is more favorable than GlobalFoundries.
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 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GlobalFoundries has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.
90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Summary
NXP Semiconductors beats GlobalFoundries on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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