Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC reduced its holdings in Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVL – Free Report) by 43.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 7,203 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 5,540 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in Marvell Technology were worth $2,146,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Marvell Technology during the 4th quarter worth $895,455,000. Rafferty Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Marvell Technology by 111.0% during the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 5,810,359 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $449,722,000 after purchasing an additional 3,056,808 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors raised its stake in shares of Marvell Technology by 177.9% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 4,551,249 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $386,765,000 after purchasing an additional 2,913,368 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Marvell Technology by 397.3% during the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,172,943 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $184,657,000 after purchasing an additional 1,736,006 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Marvell Technology by 7.9% in 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 period. Institutional investors own 83.51% of the company’s stock.
Marvell Technology Price Performance
Shares of Marvell Technology stock opened at $237.27 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 2.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $235.18 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $169.36. Marvell Technology, Inc. has a 52 week low of $61.44 and a 52 week high of $329.88. The stock has a market cap of $207.56 billion, a PE ratio of 81.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 2.24.
Marvell Technology Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 30th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th were issued 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 presently 8.22%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Marvell Technology
In other Marvell Technology news, CEO Matthew J. Murphy sold 7,500 shares of Marvell Technology stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $236.08, for a total value of $1,770,600.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 783,186 shares in the company, valued at approximately $184,894,550.88. The trade was a 0.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Sandeep Bharathi sold 2,231 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $299.13, for a total value of $667,359.03. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 55,530 shares in the company, valued at $16,610,688.90. This represents a 3.86% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 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. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 41,981 shares of company stock worth $9,753,132. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. KeyCorp increased their target price on shares of Marvell Technology from $385.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Marvell Technology in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $155.00 price objective on shares of Marvell Technology in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on shares of Marvell Technology from $200.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 target price on shares of Marvell Technology in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $244.81.
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Key Marvell Technology News
Here are the key news stories impacting Marvell Technology this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Marvell granted Alphabet’s Google a warrant to purchase up to 58.97 million MRVL shares at $206.58 each. If fully exercised, the warrant would represent approximately 6.7% of Marvell’s outstanding stock and a potential investment of roughly $12.2 billion, creating a strategic alignment with one of the largest AI infrastructure buyers. Marvell shares jump as Google warrant deepens AI chip partnership
- Positive Sentiment: The agreement covers technologies connected to Google’s Tensor Processing Unit ecosystem, including AI inference accelerators, networking and storage products, memory-interface controllers and near-memory computing. Reports describe the broader commercial opportunity as potentially worth as much as $120 billion through 2033, although the ultimate value depends on execution and customer demand. Marvell Technology expands Google AI partnership
- Positive Sentiment: Investors are interpreting the deal as validation of Marvell’s custom silicon, connectivity and memory technologies as hyperscalers increasingly design their own AI systems. Analysts including William Blair and Raymond James remained constructive, citing improved long-term AI revenue visibility.
- Neutral Sentiment: Marvell is scheduled to report fiscal second-quarter results on August 27. Consensus expectations reportedly call for approximately $2.71 billion in revenue and about $0.87 in earnings per share, placing a high execution bar after the stock’s substantial rally.
- Negative Sentiment: The Google warrant could eventually increase Marvell’s share count, creating dilution for existing shareholders. In addition, MRVL trades at an elevated valuation—about 81 times earnings based on the supplied data—while the CEO recently sold 7,500 shares under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. These factors may increase volatility if results or guidance disappoint.
Marvell Technology Profile
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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