Coastal Bridge Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVL – Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund bought 2,716 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $809,000.
A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MRVL. BlackRock Inc. grew its stake in Marvell Technology by 34.1% during the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 85,641,174 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,511,649,000 after purchasing an additional 21,798,190 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Marvell Technology by 7.9% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 22,834,816 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,940,503,000 after purchasing an additional 1,677,724 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Marvell Technology by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,108,452 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,025,185,000 after purchasing an additional 97,624 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Marvell Technology in the 4th quarter valued at about $895,455,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp grew its position in shares of Marvell Technology by 11.4% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 9,864,514 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $838,286,000 after buying an additional 1,007,315 shares in the last quarter. 83.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Key Stories Impacting Marvell Technology
Here are the key news stories impacting Marvell Technology this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Marvell reported adjusted earnings of $0.94 per share, ahead of the approximately $0.92–$0.93 consensus, while revenue reached about $2.74 billion, slightly above estimates. Revenue increased 37% year over year, supported by strong demand for AI infrastructure. Marvell Technology Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
- Positive Sentiment: Data-center revenue reportedly jumped 46%, highlighting accelerating demand for Marvell’s custom silicon and optical networking products used in AI data centers. The company also raised its full-year and next-year revenue outlooks, reinforcing the long-term AI growth story. Marvell Sees Accelerating Growth as AI Demand Boosts Second-Quarter Profit and Revenue
- Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter fiscal 2027 guidance calls for adjusted EPS of $1.05–$1.15, above the $1.03 consensus, and revenue of $3.0–$3.3 billion. The forecast indicates continued sequential growth in AI-related demand. Marvell Technology Forecasts Quarterly Revenue Above Estimates
- Neutral Sentiment: Investors were focused on visibility into Marvell’s recently announced multibillion-dollar custom-chip agreement with Google, including the timing of revenue contribution and the impact of related warrants. The earnings release did not appear to provide a sufficiently large near-term surprise to reset expectations.
- Negative Sentiment: The earnings beats were narrow, and management’s forecast provided limited upside relative to elevated Wall Street expectations. With MRVL priced for exceptional AI growth, traders treated the results as “good, but not good enough,” prompting a post-earnings selloff. Marvell Is Boosting Its Forecasts, but That’s Not Enough to Lift Its Stock
Insider Transactions at Marvell Technology
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on shares of Marvell Technology from $118.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Marvell Technology in a research report on Tuesday. Compass Point set a $190.00 target price on shares of Marvell Technology in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $360.00 target price on shares of Marvell Technology in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Marvell Technology from $240.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $258.42.
Read Our Latest Research Report on Marvell Technology
Marvell Technology Stock Down 1.5%
MRVL stock opened at $241.45 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 2.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. Marvell Technology, Inc. has a twelve month low of $61.44 and a twelve month high of $329.88. The company’s 50 day moving average is $229.10 and its two-hundred day moving average is $176.28. The stock has a market cap of $211.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 82.69, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 2.24.
Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 27th. The semiconductor company reported $0.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.01. Marvell Technology had a return on equity of 13.83% and a net margin of 28.99%.The company had revenue of $2.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.72 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.67 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Marvell Technology has set its Q3 2027 guidance at 1.050-1.150 EPS. Research analysts expect that Marvell Technology, Inc. will post 3.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Marvell Technology Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 30th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th were paid a dividend of $0.06 per share. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. Marvell Technology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 8.22%.
About Marvell Technology
Marvell Technology Group is a global semiconductor company that designs and develops integrated circuits and related software for data infrastructure, networking, storage and connectivity markets. The company’s product portfolio includes system-on-chip (SoC) solutions, Ethernet physical-layer transceivers (PHYs), switch and switch silicon, optical interconnect components, storage controllers, and security processors. Marvell’s technology is used to enable high-performance data centers, carrier networks, enterprise and cloud storage, as well as connectivity in automotive and industrial applications.
Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Marvell has grown through both organic development and strategic acquisitions to broaden its capabilities across networking and data interconnect.
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