GFS NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Globalfoundries Inc · Technology · Semiconductors

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Latest close 49.99 USD
-6.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -13.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 30.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.6%, after a -28.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is volatility with 55/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 2d.

Setup score 29 out of 100
Latest Close 49.99 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -6.6% latest completed week
4W Return -28.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return -32.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 53.8% 28 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -6.6% Latest completed week; four-week move -28.4%. Indicator stack 30/16 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Volatility 55/100 conviction; expected move 17.6%. News sentiment 53/100 65 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 2d Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -13.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 30.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.6%, after a -28.4% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.0x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.7412-week average 0.84

12-week confirmation

Trend active11/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership11/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.74Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -28.4% over four weeks, -32.5% over 12 weeks, and 36.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-6.6%
4W-28.4%
12W-32.5%
26W18.5%
52W36.7%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year28
Trend breadth53.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.84Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-238.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-2.74Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-108.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength51/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 50; rank 1 is best.
Value19/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Quality76/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 25; rank 1 is best.
Momentum83/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Growth26/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework16/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
37.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
4.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
13.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
9.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
26.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
13.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
41.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
6.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
0.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
32.0%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.2%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.5%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.1x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningVolatility

GFS shows volatility options pressure with a 55/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.06, expected move of 17.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction55/100
Expected move17.6%
Put/call volume0.06
Pressure86
Speculation41
Volatility96
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 65 relevant articles.

15 positive · 44 neutral · 6 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings2dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move17.6%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-45.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility10.2%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+20.6%Week of 22 May.
Worst week-16.7%Week of 17 Jul.
Latest week-6.6%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses10
Recent vol10.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.3% / -5.4%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape34/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 34/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis74/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 11/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 11/12.

Activity pressure 0.74; 2 reversal markers Factors56/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 27 SVQF16/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 610.5 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options36/100

GFS shows volatility options pressure with a 55/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.06, expected move of 17.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 17.6% Sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 65 relevant articles.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GFS) Stock Looks Discounted Even As Caution Persists Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings2d

Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.

 Research flow4 items

1 recent research articles and 3 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202649.99 USD-6.6%57.76 USD47.22 USD-0.84-2.7423.3MOff
24 Jul 202653.53 USD-6.9%57.32 USD47.28 USD-0.644.8917.4MOn
17 Jul 202657.48 USD-16.7%56.73 USD47.33 USD-0.1911.0519.3MOn
10 Jul 202668.97 USD-1.2%56.03 USD47.37 USD0.3028.0514.5MOn
3 Jul 202669.84 USD-12.5%55.02 USD47.36 USD0.6132.7213.0MOn
26 Jun 202679.78 USD-6.9%54.00 USD47.31 USD0.9153.9616.8MOn
19 Jun 202685.71 USD5.5%52.53 USD47.22 USD1.0859.749.5MOn
12 Jun 202681.26 USD7.7%50.81 USD47.04 USD1.1957.3615.6MOn
5 Jun 202675.42 USD-5.6%49.20 USD46.92 USD1.2351.1528.7MOn
29 May 202679.86 USD-6.6%47.82 USD46.81 USD1.3654.3248.6MOn
22 May 202685.52 USD20.6%46.35 USD46.68 USD1.2871.8832.8MOn
15 May 202670.93 USD-4.2%44.67 USD46.52 USD1.2546.2016.3MOn
8 May 202674.01 USD14.2%43.46 USD46.43 USD1.2253.1038.2MOn
1 May 202664.82 USD5.0%42.09 USD46.30 USD0.9542.6317.3MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.