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The market found Marvell’s caffeine stash
Marvell Technology got dragged into the day’s AI-chip rally on Wednesday, and the stock sprinted more than 7% to a new 52-week high. The catalyst cocktail? Fresh U.S.-China AI headlines plus another bullish analyst call that kept the bull case sizzling.
China is still the giant elephant in the data center
One reason investors keep staring at Marvell through a magnifying glass: China was 36% of fiscal 2025 revenue. That’s down from 43% in fiscal 2024 and 2023, but it still means any wobble in export rules, China demand, or U.S.-China tech diplomacy can hit the stock like a surprise pothole on the highway.
And yep, the background noise is intense. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang reportedly joined President Trump’s China delegation, while Trump said he wants to push for more openness from Beijing. In other words: the AI supply chain is still living in geopolitics’ group chat.
BofA basically said, “More room to run”
The more direct Marvell-specific spark came from BofA Securities, which raised its price target to $200 from $125 and kept a Buy rating intact. The firm also lifted its estimate for the AI networking market from roughly $6 billion to $14 billion between 2026 and 2030.
That matters because Marvell is one of those behind-the-scenes companies that makes the AI circus work:
- Ethernet switches and transceivers
- Optical connectivity gear
- DSPs, amplifiers, and laser drivers
BofA thinks Marvell could keep roughly 60% to 70% share in next-gen 800G and 1.6T networking products. Translation: if AI data centers keep demanding faster pipes, Marvell could keep selling the shovels.
The setup before May 27
Marvell is set to report earnings on May 27, 2026, and Wall Street is already leaning in. The company is expected to post EPS of 76 cents on $2.40 billion in revenue, which is a pretty chunky jump from last year’s $1.90 billion.
Big picture: Marvell is still in that tricky but juicy spot where AI enthusiasm can lift the stock fast — and China headlines can yank it around just as quickly.