SFE Investment Counsel Has $14.56 Million Position in Marvell Technology, Inc. $MRVL

SFE Investment Counsel lowered its stake in Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVL) by 14.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 48,888 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 7,971 shares during the period. Marvell Technology makes up 2.0% of SFE Investment Counsel’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. SFE Investment Counsel’s holdings in Marvell Technology were worth $14,563,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Marvell Technology in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in Marvell Technology by 978.3% in the 1st quarter. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC now owns 248 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Jessup Wealth Management Inc bought a new stake in Marvell Technology in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Marvell Technology in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Finally, MidFirst Bank acquired a new position in shares of Marvell Technology during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Institutional investors own 83.51% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MRVL has been the topic of several recent research reports. Compass Point set a $190.00 target price on shares of Marvell Technology in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective on shares of Marvell Technology in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Raymond James Financial set a $235.00 target price on Marvell Technology and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. KeyCorp raised their price target on Marvell Technology from $385.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Roth Capital boosted their price target on Marvell Technology from $135.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $244.81.

Marvell Technology News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: UBS said Marvell is well positioned ahead of earnings, while TD Cowen raised its price target from $200 to $225 and maintained a “hold” rating. Analysts continue to view Marvell’s custom silicon, networking and optical businesses as beneficiaries of AI data-center investment. UBS Marvell earnings commentary
• Positive Sentiment: Marvell’s new AI memory and storage products, including solutions for CXL memory expansion and optical shared memory, strengthen its exposure to large-scale inference workloads. Its co-packaged optics efforts also support the long-term AI infrastructure narrative. Marvell AI memory products
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are now focused on whether projected fiscal Q2 revenue of roughly $2.71 billion and earnings near $0.87 per share can justify the stock’s elevated valuation after its substantial year-to-date advance. Marvell earnings expectations
• Negative Sentiment: Rising Treasury yields pressured semiconductor and other growth stocks, overwhelming otherwise bullish AI commentary. A sharp decline in Fabrinet also spread caution across the AI optical and interconnect group, raising concerns about whether infrastructure spending expectations have become too aggressive. Fabrinet impact on AI optical stocks
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Matthew Murphy sold 7,500 shares for approximately $1.77 million under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. Although the sale reduced his holdings by less than 1%, reports of broad insider selling added to investor caution before earnings. Marvell CEO insider sale

Marvell Technology Stock Down 7.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:MRVL opened at $216.00 on Wednesday. Marvell Technology, Inc. has a 52-week low of $61.44 and a 52-week high of $329.88. The company has a market capitalization of $188.96 billion, a PE ratio of 73.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 2.24. 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 fifty day moving average of $235.49 and a 200-day moving average of $168.26.

Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.80. The company had revenue of $2.42 billion for 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%.Marvell Technology’s revenue for the quarter was up 27.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.62 EPS. Marvell Technology has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 0.880-0.980 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Marvell Technology, Inc. will post 3.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Marvell Technology Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at Marvell Technology

In other news, insider Sandeep Bharathi sold 2,231 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $299.13, for a total value of $667,359.03. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 55,530 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,610,688.90. This represents a 3.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 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. Also, COO Chris Koopmans sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.50, for a total transaction of $1,805,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 227,941 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $41,143,350.50. This trade represents a 4.20% 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. In the last three months, insiders have sold 41,981 shares of company stock valued at $9,753,132. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Marvell Technology Company 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.