Chipmaker GlobalFoundaries wrapped its initial public offering, raising $2.6 billion after selling 55 million shares at $47 each, the high end of its talked $42 to $47 range.
The offering gives the Malta, New York-based firm a $25 billion valuation.
Shares of GFS are set to commence trading on the Nasdaq later today.
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Over the last 12 months, GlobalFoundries's shares have ranged in value from as little as $46.42 up to $68.57. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while GlobalFoundries's is 1.61. This would suggest that GlobalFoundries's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Historical closes compared with the last close of $46.35
| 1 week (2024-04-17) | -1.15% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-03-24) | -10.61% |
| 3 months (2024-01-24) | -21.88% |
| 6 months (2023-10-24) | -10.16% |
| 1 year (2023-04-24) | -20.73% |
| 2 years (2022-04-24) | -12.08% |
| 3 years (2021-04-18) | N/A |
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Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the GlobalFoundries P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
GlobalFoundries's current stock price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 26x. In other words, GlobalFoundries stocks trade at around 26x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
However, GlobalFoundries's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
GlobalFoundries's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.4863. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into GlobalFoundries's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.
However, it's sensible to consider GlobalFoundries's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.
GlobalFoundries's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $2.7 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a GlobalFoundries's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
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