Cadent Capital Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in Marvell Technology, Inc. $MRVL

Cadent Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVL) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 10,969 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,898,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Cypress Asset Management Inc. TX bought a new position in Marvell Technology in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,540,000. Breakwater Capital Group bought a new stake in shares of Marvell Technology in the third quarter worth about $2,235,000. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Marvell Technology during the third quarter worth about $1,276,000. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. bought a new position in shares of Marvell Technology during the 3rd quarter valued at about $66,743,000. Finally, Green Ridge Wealth Planning LLC acquired a new position in shares of Marvell Technology in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $231,000. Institutional investors own 83.51% of the company’s stock.

Marvell Technology Stock Down 0.7%

NASDAQ:MRVL traded down $1.85 on Friday, hitting $272.81. 10,241,159 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 27,627,736. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $235.46 and a 200-day moving average price of $210.23. Marvell Technology, Inc. has a 52 week low of $70.68 and a 52 week high of $329.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 3.17 and a quick ratio of 2.62. The company has a market cap of $239.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 90.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 2.26.

Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 27th. The semiconductor company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.01. Marvell Technology had a return on equity of 13.57% and a net margin of 27.93%.The company had revenue of $2.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.72 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.67 EPS. Marvell Technology’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, analysts expect that Marvell Technology, Inc. will post 3.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Marvell Technology Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be given a dividend of $0.06 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 9th. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Marvell Technology’s payout ratio is 7.92%.

More Marvell Technology News

Here are the key news stories impacting Marvell Technology this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Marvell raised its long-term revenue target to $70 billion-$90 billion for fiscal 2031, compared with roughly $9.45 billion in trailing revenue. Management sees connectivity between AI chips and data centers becoming a potential $37.5 billion annual business, with a broader AI opportunity estimated at approximately $400 billion. Marvell Says Connecting AI Chips Could Be a $37 Billion Business
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts raised their price targets following the outlook, including JPMorgan to $360 and Bank of America to $400 while maintaining bullish ratings. The upgrades support the view that Marvell can benefit from accelerating AI data-center spending and custom-chip demand. Marvell price target raised by Bank of America
• Positive Sentiment: Marvell will showcase open AI-infrastructure solutions at the OCP Global Summit, reinforcing its positioning in networking, optical, and custom silicon solutions for large data centers. Marvell to Showcase Open AI Infrastructure Solutions
• Neutral Sentiment: MRVL remains one of the most-watched AI stocks, with analysts and commentators divided between its expanding growth opportunity and the assumptions embedded in the new forecast. Three Trending Stocks Analysts Are Watching
• Negative Sentiment: The stock’s valuation leaves little room for disappointment: Marvell trades at roughly 89 times earnings based on the supplied data, after a substantial year-to-date rally. Some analysts argue the easy gains have already occurred and that the long-term targets require exceptionally strong execution. Marvell: The Easy Money Is Already Over
• Negative Sentiment: Higher Treasury yields and oil prices have pressured high-growth technology shares, while investors remain concerned about customer concentration, competition, and whether AI infrastructure spending can sustain current expectations. What’s Going On With Marvell Technology Stock Thursday

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have commented on MRVL. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Marvell Technology from $225.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 21st. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of Marvell Technology from $325.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Marvell Technology in a research report on Tuesday. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on Marvell Technology from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, DA Davidson set a $225.00 price target on Marvell Technology in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $320.82.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Matthew J. Murphy sold 7,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.39, for a total transaction of $1,675,425.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 775,686 shares in the company, valued at approximately $173,280,495.54. The trade was a 0.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, COO Chris Koopmans sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $262.05, for a total transaction of $2,620,500.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 207,941 shares in the company, valued at $54,490,939.05. This trade represents a 4.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 45,000 shares of company stock worth $9,904,225. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Marvell Technology Company Profile

Marvell Technology, Inc (NASDAQ: MRVL) is a fabless semiconductor company that develops technologies for data infrastructure. Its products are used to move, process, store and secure data across cloud data centers, enterprise networks, telecommunications systems, automotive platforms and other communications applications.

The company’s portfolio includes custom application-specific integrated circuits, data processing and networking solutions, Ethernet products, storage controllers, optical and electro-optical components, and connectivity technologies.