Focused Wealth Management Inc bought a new position in Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVL – Free Report) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 6,143 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $608,000.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in MRVL. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new position in Marvell Technology in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $232,000. AdvisorNet Financial Inc increased its holdings in shares of Marvell Technology by 4.5% in the 1st quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 3,622 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $359,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc increased its holdings in shares of Marvell Technology by 12.9% in the 1st quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 628 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Paragon Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Marvell Technology in the first quarter worth $1,427,000. Finally, Hanson & Doremus Investment Management purchased a new position in shares of Marvell Technology in the first quarter worth $59,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.51% of the company’s stock.
Marvell Technology Stock Performance
MRVL stock opened at $279.04 on Wednesday. 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, Inc. has a 1 year low of $61.44 and a 1 year high of $329.88. The company has a market cap of $244.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 95.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 2.29. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $208.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $129.83.
Insider Buying and Selling at Marvell Technology
In other news, CEO Matthew J. Murphy sold 7,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.26, for a total transaction of $1,329,450.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 739,397 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $131,065,512.22. This represents a 1.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, COO Chris Koopmans sold 10,000 shares of the 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 completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 237,392 shares in the company, valued at $48,871,891.04. This trade represents a 4.04% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 259,541 shares of company stock worth $33,259,404. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities research analysts recently commented on MRVL shares. B. Riley Financial increased their price objective on Marvell Technology from $240.00 to $345.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, June 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $180.00 target price on Marvell Technology in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on shares of Marvell Technology from $118.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Marvell Technology from $240.00 to $365.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of Marvell Technology from $260.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Three equities research 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $232.74.
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Key Stories Impacting Marvell Technology
Here are the key news stories impacting Marvell Technology this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target on Marvell to $365 from $240 and kept a Buy rating, signaling confidence in further upside tied to AI infrastructure demand. Benzinga report on price target increase
- Positive Sentiment: KeyBanc also lifted its outlook and set a new Street-high target of $385, highlighting data center networking as a major long-term AI growth opportunity. Barchart article on new Street-high target
- Positive Sentiment: Recent articles and analyst commentary continue to emphasize Marvell’s role in AI data-center bandwidth and networking, including its Teralynx T100 switch, which supports the bullish investment case. Insider Monkey article on Teralynx T100
- Neutral Sentiment: A Seeking Alpha piece argued Marvell’s value is still being re-rated by the market, but it does not appear to introduce a new near-term catalyst. Seeking Alpha article on real value
- Negative Sentiment: Marvell CFO Daniel Durn sold 2,250 shares, a disclosure that may add some caution around insider sentiment, even though the sale was relatively small versus his remaining stake. SEC insider transaction filing
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.
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