Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) Shares Gap Up – Here’s What Happened

Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVLGet Free Report) shares gapped up before the market opened on Wednesday . The stock had previously closed at $290.79, but opened at $317.63. Marvell Technology shares last traded at $302.69, with a volume of 33,715,176 shares changing hands.

Marvell Technology News Roundup

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

MRVL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Marvell Technology from $135.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. KeyCorp upped their price objective on shares of Marvell Technology from $130.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Marvell Technology from $170.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Raymond James Financial set a $235.00 price objective on shares of Marvell Technology and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Marvell Technology from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, March 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Marvell Technology presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $218.58.

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Marvell Technology Trading Up 4.9%

The company’s fifty day moving average is $161.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $111.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 2.66 and a current ratio of 3.28. The company has a market cap of $276.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 108.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 2.29.

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

Marvell Technology Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 10th were paid a dividend of $0.06 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 10th. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Marvell Technology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.22%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Marvell Technology

In other news, EVP Mark Casper sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.50, for a total transaction of $1,355,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 35,878 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,861,469. This trade represents a 21.80% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, COO Chris Koopmans sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.87, for a total transaction of $2,058,700.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 237,392 shares in the company, valued at $48,871,891.04. The trade was a 4.04% 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. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 255,060 shares of company stock worth $31,959,772. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Marvell Technology

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC grew its stake in shares of Marvell Technology by 30.7% during the 1st quarter. Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC now owns 10,018 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $992,000 after purchasing an additional 2,355 shares during the period. Glenmede Trust Co. NA grew its stake in shares of Marvell Technology by 29.4% during the 1st quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 567,402 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $56,201,000 after purchasing an additional 128,980 shares during the period. Axiom Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Marvell Technology during the 1st quarter worth approximately $185,000. Verus Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Marvell Technology during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $204,000. Finally, BankChampaign National Association purchased a new position in shares of Marvell Technology during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $437,000. 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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