MRVL vs. AMAT, AMD, AVGO, KLAC, LRCX, MKSI, MTSI, NVDA, MU, and TXN
Should you be buying Marvell Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marvell Technology include Applied Materials (AMAT), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), KLA (KLAC), Lam Research (LRCX), MKS (MKSI), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), and Texas Instruments (TXN). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Marvell Technology vs. Its Competitors
Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) and Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Marvell Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Marvell Technology pays out -184.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Materials pays out 21.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Applied Materials has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Applied Materials is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Marvell Technology has a beta of 1.94, indicating that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Materials has a beta of 1.82, indicating that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.
83.5% of Marvell Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Applied Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Marvell Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Applied Materials shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Marvell Technology presently has a consensus price target of $91.67, indicating a potential downside of 0.90%. Applied Materials has a consensus price target of $196.85, indicating a potential downside of 9.50%. Given Marvell Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Marvell Technology is more favorable than Applied Materials.
Applied Materials has a net margin of 23.88% compared to Marvell Technology's net margin of -1.43%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 40.96% beat Marvell Technology's return on equity.
In the previous week, Applied Materials had 48 more articles in the media than Marvell Technology. MarketBeat recorded 98 mentions for Applied Materials and 50 mentions for Marvell Technology. Marvell Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Applied Materials' score of 0.90 indicating that Marvell Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Applied Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Marvell Technology. Marvell Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Applied Materials beats Marvell Technology on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MRVL) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
