Oppenheimer Issues Positive Forecast for Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) Stock Price

Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVLFree Report) had its price target upped by Oppenheimer from $90.00 to $110.00 in a research note released on Tuesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has an outperform rating on the semiconductor company’s stock.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on MRVL. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $85.00 price target on shares of Marvell Technology in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Marvell Technology from $77.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Marvell Technology in a research report on Friday, August 30th. TD Cowen raised shares of Marvell Technology to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 16th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $95.00 price target (up from $90.00) on shares of Marvell Technology in a report on Friday, August 30th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $95.39.

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Marvell Technology Price Performance

NASDAQ MRVL opened at $92.69 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The company has a market cap of $82.14 billion, a PE ratio of -83.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.92 and a beta of 1.44. Marvell Technology has a 52 week low of $50.35 and a 52 week high of $95.55. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $82.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $74.16.

Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVLGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 29th. The semiconductor company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.30. Marvell Technology had a negative net margin of 18.30% and a positive return on equity of 4.31%. The company had revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.25 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.18 EPS. Marvell Technology’s revenue was down 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts predict that Marvell Technology will post 0.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Marvell Technology Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 11th were issued a $0.06 dividend. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 11th. Marvell Technology’s dividend payout ratio is -21.62%.

Insider Activity at Marvell Technology

In other news, EVP Chris Koopmans sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.14, for a total transaction of $534,840.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 103,244 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,203,170.16. The trade was a 5.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Willem A. Meintjes sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.87, for a total value of $110,805.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 111,753 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,255,194.11. The trade was a 1.32 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 267,000 shares of company stock worth $20,899,260 in the last three months. 0.33% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MRVL. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI boosted its position in Marvell Technology by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 7,842 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $566,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Crumly & Associates Inc. lifted its position in Marvell Technology by 1.5% during the third quarter. Crumly & Associates Inc. now owns 8,223 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $593,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the period. United Capital Management of KS Inc. boosted its stake in Marvell Technology by 0.4% during the third quarter. United Capital Management of KS Inc. now owns 34,251 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,470,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Tlwm lifted its holdings in shares of Marvell Technology by 1.6% during the second quarter. Tlwm now owns 8,598 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $601,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its stake in Marvell Technology by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 9,931 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $716,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. 83.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Marvell Technology

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Marvell Technology, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, spanning the data center core to network edge. The company develops and scales complex System-on-a-Chip architectures, integrating analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing functionality.

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