Marvell Technology, Inc. $MRVL Stock Position Trimmed by Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P.

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. trimmed its position in shares of Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVL) by 26.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 348,304 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 123,580 shares during the period. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P.’s holdings in Marvell Technology were worth $103,756,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of MRVL. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Marvell Technology in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Marvell Technology by 978.3% during the first quarter. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC now owns 248 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 225 shares during the last quarter. Jessup Wealth Management Inc acquired a new position in shares of Marvell Technology during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Marvell Technology during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, MidFirst Bank bought a new position in Marvell Technology in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Institutional investors 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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MRVL has been the topic of several analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $195.00 target price on shares of Marvell Technology in a research report on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price target on shares of Marvell Technology in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Scotiabank began coverage on Marvell Technology in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of Marvell Technology from $385.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Roth Capital lifted their price objective on shares of Marvell Technology from $135.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Marvell Technology has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $245.94.

Marvell Technology Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MRVL opened at $222.02 on Friday. Marvell Technology, Inc. has a 12 month low of $61.44 and a 12 month high of $329.88. The stock has a market cap of $194.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.03, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 2.24. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $237.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $165.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 3.28 and a quick ratio of 2.66.

Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates 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 return on equity of 13.83% and a net margin of 28.99%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 27.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.62 earnings per share. Marvell Technology has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 0.880-0.980 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Marvell Technology, Inc. will post 3.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Marvell Technology Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Daniel Durn sold 2,250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $281.01, for a total value of $632,272.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 6,902 shares in the company, valued at $1,939,531.02. This represents a 24.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Sandeep Bharathi sold 2,231 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $299.13, for a total value of $667,359.03. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 55,530 shares of the company’s stock, 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. Insiders sold a total of 34,481 shares of company stock worth $7,982,532 over the last 90 days. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Marvell Technology

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.