Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Increases Holdings in GlobalFoundries Inc. $GFS

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of GlobalFoundries Inc. (NASDAQ:GFS) by 2.4% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,340,385 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 31,590 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in GlobalFoundries were worth $59,571,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. WealthCollab LLC boosted its holdings in GlobalFoundries by 674.7% in the fourth quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 705 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 614 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its position in GlobalFoundries by 39.8% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 832 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd boosted its position in GlobalFoundries by 57.6% in the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 955 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 349 shares in the last quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in GlobalFoundries in the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Strategic Advocates LLC grew its stake in shares of GlobalFoundries by 95.1% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 1,026 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period.

GlobalFoundries Stock Up 0.2%

GFS stock opened at $49.99 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.76. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $72.34 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.46. The company has a quick ratio of 1.87, a current ratio of 2.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. GlobalFoundries Inc. has a 52 week low of $31.51 and a 52 week high of $92.55.

GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.05. GlobalFoundries had a net margin of 11.40% and a return on equity of 6.85%. The firm had revenue of $1.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.63 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.34 EPS. GlobalFoundries’s quarterly revenue was up 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. GlobalFoundries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.250-0.350 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that GlobalFoundries Inc. will post 1.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

GlobalFoundries Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 14th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 24th were paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 24th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. GlobalFoundries’s payout ratio is currently 34.53%.

Trending Headlines about GlobalFoundries

Here are the key news stories impacting GlobalFoundries this week:

• Positive Sentiment: GlobalFoundries signed a letter of intent to receive a $300 million CHIPS Act R&D award from the U.S. Department of Commerce. The funding is intended to accelerate U.S. leadership in silicon photonics, an important technology for artificial-intelligence and high-performance-computing data centers. The award strengthens GFS’s strategic position, supports domestic semiconductor capabilities and could improve long-term growth prospects. GlobalFoundries silicon photonics CHIPS award
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary said the government agreement reinforces the investment case for expanding U.S. chip manufacturing and research. However, the market may already have reflected some of the benefit in GFS’s valuation. Wedbush analysis of GlobalFoundries government deal
• Neutral Sentiment: GlobalFoundries is scheduled to report second-quarter 2026 results before the market opens on August 5. Analysts are focused on whether revenue growth can lift earnings; the company has exceeded consensus EPS estimates in each of the past four quarters, providing a favorable earnings track record but also raising expectations. GlobalFoundries second-quarter earnings preview
• Neutral Sentiment: Director Samak L. Azar sold 335 shares for approximately $16,392 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Because the sale was relatively small and planned in advance, it is a limited signal about management’s view of the stock, though it may add modest selling pressure. GlobalFoundries insider transaction filing

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on GFS. Loop Capital set a $80.00 target price on shares of GlobalFoundries in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on shares of GlobalFoundries from $55.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Robert W. Baird set a $100.00 price objective on shares of GlobalFoundries in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of GlobalFoundries in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and set a $65.00 target price on shares of GlobalFoundries in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $74.62.

Insider Transactions at GlobalFoundries

In other GlobalFoundries news, insider Samak L. Azar sold 335 shares of GlobalFoundries stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.36, for a total transaction of $25,915.60. Following the sale, the insider owned 13,149 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,017,206.64. The trade was a 2.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Michael James Hogan sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $70.90, for a total transaction of $35,450.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 795 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $56,365.50. The trade was a 38.61% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 19,950 shares of company stock valued at $1,447,000 over the last ninety days.

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.