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Rosenblatt reaffirmed its Buy rating on shares of Marvell (NASDAQ:MRVL) Technology Group Ltd (NASDAQ:MRVL), maintaining a $100.00 price target. The firm predicts that Marvell will report a slight overperformance and upward revision for the July quarter, driven by its artificial intelligence (AI)-focused segments. These include Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), electro-optics, and network switches.
The firm anticipates that Marvell's on-premise enterprise segment will begin to stabilize, although it expects the communication infrastructure sector to remain weak throughout the calendar year. Rosenblatt highlighted that Marvell's management is likely to restate its forecast for AI sales to surpass $1.5 billion and $2.5 billion for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, respectively.
This is particularly notable in areas where Marvell has specialized and defensible expertise. The price target of $100 is based on approximately 44 times the firm's non-GAAP earnings per share estimate of $2.25 for fiscal year 2026.
Rosenblatt's stance reflects confidence in Marvell's long-term market share growth within the AI sector, projecting an increase to 20% of a $40 billion total addressable market (TAM) by 2028, up from the current 10%. This outlook underscores the firm's belief in the solid prospects of Marvell's AI business amid the broader market dynamics.
Marvell's key segments, including Carrier, Enterprise Networking, and Auto/Industrial, are expected to perform roughly flat quarter-over-quarter. However, Deutsche Bank anticipates challenges to Marvell's gross margins, predicting a decrease from 62.4% to 61.0% by year's end due to the ramp-up of custom silicon production. On the other hand, operating margins are expected to improve, potentially rising from 23.3% to 32.1% by the end of the year.
Piper Sandler confirmed its Overweight rating on Marvell, citing the company's strong positioning in the market, particularly with its custom ASIC products.
Despite a reported decrease in sales for the April quarter, CFRA maintained its Strong Buy rating and $94.00 price target for Marvell. Stifel also maintained a Buy rating, increasing the shares target to $90 from $86, following Marvell's April quarter results that showed revenue and non-GAAP earnings per share slightly above Stifel's estimates.
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