Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) Posts Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.13 EPS

Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The semiconductor company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by ($0.13), Zacks reports. Marvell Technology had a positive return on equity of 4.59% and a negative net margin of 27.49%. Marvell Technology updated its Q1 2026 guidance to 0.560-0.660 EPS.

Marvell Technology Stock Up 2.0 %

Shares of Marvell Technology stock traded up $1.81 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $90.14. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 32,068,972 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,570,081. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.60. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $110.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $93.84. The company has a market capitalization of $78.00 billion, a PE ratio of -53.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.40. Marvell Technology has a 52 week low of $53.19 and a 52 week high of $127.48.

Marvell Technology Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 30th. Investors of record on Friday, January 10th were paid a $0.06 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 10th. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.27%. Marvell Technology’s payout ratio is -14.12%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Willem A. Meintjes sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.50, for a total value of $183,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 112,711 shares in the company, valued at $13,807,097.50. This trade represents a 1.31 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Chris Koopmans sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.50, for a total transaction of $735,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 97,244 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,912,390. The trade was a 5.81 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 36,255 shares of company stock worth $4,330,980 in the last three months. 0.33% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MRVL has been the subject of a number of research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Marvell Technology from $115.00 to $131.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of Marvell Technology from $95.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. StockNews.com raised shares of Marvell Technology from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating on shares of Marvell Technology in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Marvell Technology from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-four have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Marvell Technology presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $127.60.

About Marvell Technology

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.