Marvell Technology Group Lowered to “Hold” at Standpoint Research (MRVL)

Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ:MRVL) was downgraded by stock analysts at Standpoint Research from an “accumulate” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Thursday, Stock Ratings Network.com reports. They currently have a $14.00 price objective on the stock, up from their previous price objective of $1.00. Standpoint Research’s price target indicates a potential upside of 7.12% from the stock’s previous close. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.

Shares of Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ:MRVL) traded up 0.69% during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $13.07. Marvell Technology Group has a 52 week low of $6.98 and a 52 week high of $13.06. The stock’s 50-day moving average is currently $11.. The company has a market cap of $6.432 billion and a P/E ratio of 26.54.

Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ:MRVL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 23rd. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $734.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $721.55 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.23 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Marvell Technology Group will post $0.84 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Analysts at Zacks upgraded shares of Marvell Technology Group from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note to investors on Tuesday, July 23rd. They now have a $12.80 price target on the stock. Separately, analysts at Lazard Ltd. upgraded shares of Marvell Technology Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note to investors on Monday, July 1st. They now have a $15.00 price target on the stock. Finally, analysts at Brean Capital upgraded shares of Marvell Technology Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note to investors on Tuesday, June 25th. They now have a $13.00 price target on the stock.

Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.88.

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRVL) is a fabless semiconductor provider of application-specific standard products.