Hartford Investment Management Co. acquired a new position in shares of Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVL – Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 48,393 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,416,000.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MRVL. Focused Wealth Management Inc acquired a new position in Marvell Technology in the first quarter valued at approximately $608,000. Swedbank AB grew its holdings in shares of Marvell Technology by 2.8% during the first quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 3,189,551 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $315,925,000 after purchasing an additional 85,816 shares during the last quarter. Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd. raised its position in shares of Marvell Technology by 20.4% during the 4th quarter. Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd. now owns 134,642 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $11,442,000 after purchasing an additional 22,837 shares during the period. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund raised its position in shares of Marvell Technology by 49.7% during the 1st quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 273,647 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,105,000 after purchasing an additional 90,800 shares during the period. Finally, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co lifted its holdings in shares of Marvell Technology by 25.4% in the 4th quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 158,588 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $13,477,000 after purchasing an additional 32,130 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.51% of the company’s stock.
More Marvell Technology News
Here are the key news stories impacting Marvell Technology this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AI data-center demand supports the long-term outlook. Analysts and investors continue to highlight Marvell’s custom chips, optical networking, memory interconnects and high-speed data-movement products as key beneficiaries of expanding AI clusters. Management has also raised its long-term data-center growth outlook. Down 37% From Its Highs, Is Marvell Technology Stock a Buy on the Dip?
- Positive Sentiment: Wall Street price targets imply additional upside. Goldman Sachs has expressed a preference between Marvell and Nvidia ahead of earnings, while another report said Goldman analyst James Schneider raised Marvell’s 12-month price target. The broader analyst range remains bullish, with a reported median target of $250 and several targets between $300 and $385. Wall Street sets Marvell stock price for the next 12 months
- Positive Sentiment: Nvidia’s $2 billion investment remains a strategic vote of confidence. The investment strengthens Marvell’s profile as an AI-chip and infrastructure partner and is supporting comparisons between the two companies ahead of their earnings reports. NVIDIA Invested $2 Billion in Marvell
- Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming earnings are the immediate catalyst. Marvell’s latest quarter delivered $2.42 billion in revenue, up 27.6% year over year, and adjusted EPS in line with expectations. Investors will look for evidence that AI-related growth can justify the stock’s elevated valuation.
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling may temper sentiment. QuiverQuant reported 21 insider sales and no purchases during the past six months, including sales by senior executives and the CEO. This does not necessarily signal weakening fundamentals, but it can raise caution after a major share-price advance. Marvell Technology Stock Opinions on AI Infrastructure Expansion
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Insider Transactions at Marvell Technology
In other news, COO Chris Koopmans sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 237,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $48,871,891.04. This trade represents a 4.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Sandeep Bharathi sold 2,231 shares of Marvell Technology stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $299.13, for a total transaction of $667,359.03. Following the sale, the insider owned 55,530 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,610,688.90. This represents a 3.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 quarter, insiders sold 34,481 shares of company stock valued at $7,982,532. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Marvell Technology Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ MRVL opened at $222.02 on Friday. 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 stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $237.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $165.67. The company has a market cap of $194.22 billion, a PE ratio of 76.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 2.24. Marvell Technology, Inc. has a 12-month low of $61.44 and a 12-month high of $329.88.
Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80. Marvell Technology had a return on equity of 13.83% and a net margin of 28.99%.The business had revenue of $2.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.41 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.62 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 27.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Marvell Technology has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 0.880-0.980 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Marvell Technology, Inc. will post 3.07 EPS for the current year.
Marvell Technology Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th were paid a $0.06 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Marvell Technology’s dividend payout ratio is presently 8.22%.
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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