Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) Trading 7% Higher – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVLGet Free Report) rose 7% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $225.14 and last traded at $219.43. Approximately 32,592,885 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 46% from the average daily volume of 22,281,293 shares. The stock had previously closed at $205.00.

Marvell Technology News Roundup

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MRVL has been the topic of a number of research reports. KeyCorp upped their target price on shares of Marvell Technology from $130.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on shares of Marvell Technology from $118.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Marvell Technology from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on shares of Marvell Technology from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Marvell Technology from $195.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $212.34.

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Marvell Technology Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 3.28 and a quick ratio of 2.66. The stock has a market cap of $191.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 75.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 2.29. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $146.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $106.03.

Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVLGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.80. The firm had revenue of $2.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.41 billion. Marvell Technology had a net margin of 28.99% and a return on equity of 13.83%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 27.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.62 earnings per share. Marvell Technology has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 0.880-0.980 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Marvell Technology, Inc. will post 3.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Marvell Technology Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 10th were issued a $0.06 dividend. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 10th. Marvell Technology’s dividend payout ratio is 8.22%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Mark Casper sold 10,854 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.01, for a total value of $1,161,486.54. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,023 shares in the company, valued at $430,501.23. This represents a 72.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Sandeep Bharathi sold 66,892 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.35, for a total transaction of $8,719,372.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 55,199 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,195,189.65. This trade represents a 54.79% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 245,060 shares of company stock valued at $29,901,072. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Marvell Technology by 23.5% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 79,610,208 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $6,692,830,000 after buying an additional 15,166,976 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Marvell Technology by 7.9% during the fourth 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 last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in Marvell Technology by 59.7% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 16,624,827 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,397,751,000 after purchasing an additional 6,217,952 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Marvell Technology by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,108,452 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,025,185,000 after purchasing an additional 97,624 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in Marvell Technology by 47.0% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 11,903,051 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,000,689,000 after purchasing an additional 3,805,431 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.51% of the company’s stock.

About Marvell Technology

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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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