On the stock market since 2021, it operates in the world of technology. It has 14,000 employees. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
No real growth (1% a year). Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
The cash pile is strong; debt and other items pull the grade toward the middle.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
No real weak spot in any of the five subjects — a balanced report card.
angles, checked one by one.
The 3 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Executive Buying: The trades send no strong signal of confidence.
The stock trades 40% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
There is $3.1B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $1.3B would remain.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 8 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
The average analyst price target is $78.92 — 47% above today’s price.
Over the last 3 years, sales fell about 6% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
The company’s market value is 33 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
Over the last 12 months, executives reported 47 sells against just 2 buys. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.
On our five-subject report card, GFS sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: GFS is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.