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MRVL vs. AMAT, AMD, AVGO, KLAC, LRCX, MKSI, MPWR, NVDA, TXN, and MU

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), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), NVIDIA (NVDA), Texas Instruments (TXN), and Micron Technology (MU). 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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

83.5% of Marvell Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Applied Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Marvell Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Applied Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Marvell Technology currently has a consensus target price of $90.50, indicating a potential upside of 42.90%. Applied Materials has a consensus target price of $193.88, indicating a potential upside of 19.13%. Given Marvell Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Marvell Technology is more favorable than Applied Materials.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Marvell Technology
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
22 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.76
Applied Materials
1 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.52

Marvell Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. 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 increased 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.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Marvell Technology-1.43% 11.01% 7.32%
Applied Materials 23.88%40.96%22.99%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Marvell Technology$7.23B7.55-$885M-$0.13-487.15
Applied Materials$28.61B4.53$7.18B$8.3919.40

Marvell Technology has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Materials has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Marvell Technology had 28 more articles in the media than Applied Materials. MarketBeat recorded 75 mentions for Marvell Technology and 47 mentions for Applied Materials. Applied Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Marvell Technology's score of 0.58 indicating that Applied Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Marvell Technology
30 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
20 Neutral mention(s)
16 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Applied Materials
32 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Applied Materials beats Marvell Technology on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MRVL vs. The Competition

MetricMarvell TechnologyELEC COMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$54.60B$40.03B$30.48B$9.92B
Dividend Yield0.37%2.32%3.17%4.53%
P/E Ratio-487.15681.19439.8226.13
Price / Sales7.55260.611,930.9679.98
Price / Cash25.6283.9636.3459.04
Price / Book4.075.487.036.09
Net Income-$885M$551.26M$808.51M$266.51M
7 Day Performance0.73%0.74%142.27%0.45%
1 Month Performance-15.92%6.11%145.68%4.58%
1 Year Performance-4.34%49.49%23,994.93%26.04%

Marvell Technology Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MRVL
Marvell Technology
4.9639 of 5 stars
$63.33
-1.2%
$90.50
+42.9%
-9.4%$54.60B$7.23B-487.157,042
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.8974 of 5 stars
$164.59
+0.1%
$193.88
+17.8%
-9.7%$131.12B$27.18B19.6235,700Trending News
Analyst Revision
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
4.7782 of 5 stars
$167.25
+0.4%
$181.33
+8.4%
+8.4%$271.42B$25.79B96.1228,000Trending News
Analyst Downgrade
Analyst Revision
AVGO
Broadcom
4.9053 of 5 stars
$300.40
+0.8%
$300.96
+0.2%
+119.1%$1.41T$51.57B112.5137,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
KLAC
KLA
4.4538 of 5 stars
$889.40
+0.1%
$890.59
+0.1%
+24.3%$117.37B$12.16B29.2715,200Positive News
Insider Trade
LRCX
Lam Research
4.4313 of 5 stars
$103.71
+0.1%
$107.30
+3.5%
+36.2%$131.26B$18.44B24.9319,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MKSI
MKS
4.828 of 5 stars
$105.77
-0.7%
$119.80
+13.3%
-3.7%$7.10B$3.74B26.8510,200Positive News
MPWR
Monolithic Power Systems
4.6972 of 5 stars
$866.52
+1.9%
$838.09
-3.3%
+2.9%$41.50B$2.21B22.574,017Positive News
Insider Trade
NVDA
NVIDIA
4.979 of 5 stars
$181.78
+0.0%
$194.31
+6.9%
+55.8%$4.44T$130.50B58.6436,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Gap Down
TXN
Texas Instruments
4.8418 of 5 stars
$205.49
-0.2%
$212.21
+3.3%
-6.8%$186.82B$15.64B37.6434,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
MU
Micron Technology
4.7088 of 5 stars
$117.91
+1.2%
$147.54
+25.1%
+47.0%$131.96B$33.81B21.2548,000Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
Insider Trade
Options Volume
Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:MRVL) was last updated on 9/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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