Marvell Technology has nearly tripled in 2026. Wells Fargo says there are more gains ahead

Cnbc · Aug 24, 2026 · 404 words · By Liz Napolitano

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Marvell Technology has been on a tear this year, and its shares should only continue to climb as the company gears up to post its latest quarterly financial results, according to Wells Fargo.

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What happened

Marvell Technology has been on a tear this year, and its shares should only continue to climb as the company gears up to post its latest quarterly financial results, according to Wells Fargo.

Why it matters

The investment bank has an overweight rating on the chipmaker.

Common ground

It hiked its price target to $310 from $240, suggesting nearly 31% upside from Friday's close.

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Claim 1: “It hiked its price target to $310 from $240”

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Only one specific source (Susquehanna/web search) explicitly mentions the price target hike from $240 to $310. Other sources mention different price targets (e.g., $195, $58), but do not contradict this specific recent update.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational financial services company. The company operates in 35 countries and serves more than 70 million customers worldwide. It is a systemically important …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marvell Technology, Inc. is an American company, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, which develops and produces semiconductors and related technology. Founded in 1995, the company had close to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvell_Technology

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Palantir Technologies Inc. () is an American publicly traded company that develops data integration and analytics software. Palantir is headquartered in Miami, Florida, and was founded in 2003 by Pete…
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Claim 2: “Of the 44 analysts covering Marvell, 38 have a buy or strong buy on the stock, LSEG data shows.”

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Claim 3: “The investment bank [Wells Fargo] has an overweight rating on the chipmaker [Marvell Technology].”

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Claim 4: “The company is also expected to report earnings of 92 cents per share for the same period, representing a nearly 38% increase from the same quarter a year ago.”

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The search results for this claim returned irrelevant content (adult content and unrelated Wikipedia entries) and provided no financial data regarding 92 cents per share earnings.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrew Marvell (; 31 March 1621 – 16 August 1678) was an English poet, satirist and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678. During the Commonwealth period he…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marvell may refer to:
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Claim 5: “The company is slated to report its second-quarter earnings on Thursday.”

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A Benzinga transcript explicitly confirms that Marvell Tech discussed second-quarter financial results during an earnings call on Thursday.

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web search NEUTRAL — On Thursday, Marvell Tech (NASDAQ:MRVL) discussed second-quarter financial results during its earnings call. The full transcript is provided below. This transcript is brought to you by Benzinga APIs. …
https://www.benzinga.com/news/26/08/61483703/transcript-marv…

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Claim 6: “Marvell could clock revenue of $2.709 billion for the second quarter, up 35% year over year, according to analysts polled by LSEG.”

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Web search results for LSEG provide general information about LSEG data or forecasts for other entities, but do not provide the specific $2.709 billion revenue estimate for Marvell's second quarter.

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Claim 7: “The news sent shares of Marvell 10% higher on Wednesday.”

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Claim 8: “Last week, Marvell Technology struck an agreement with Google to develop custom chips, according to the company's filing with securities regulators dated August 18.”

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web search NEUTRAL — Google just filed warrants granting Marvell Technology a massive stake, nearly 59M shares at a $206.58 strike price. In exchange, Google is committing to buy up to $𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 in custom chips from Ma…
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web search NEUTRAL — The chips are supporting cast to Google's own silicon. Marvell will develop products that attach to Google's tensor processing unit ecosystem, including AI inference accelerators, storage controllers,…
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web search NEUTRAL — Marvell Technology (MRVL) stock has returned 248% since September 22, 2025, against about 18% for the S&P 500 over the same window. The products that drove that run were named in public months before …
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/marvell-st…

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Claim 9: “Shares of Marvell have surged 179% in 2026”

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While evidence mentions Marvell's stock rose 15.7% on S&P 500 entry and mentions the year 2026 in a Wikipedia snippet regarding employee count, there is no evidence confirming a specific 179% surge in 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sehat Sutardja (Chinese: 周秀文; pinyin: Zhōu Xiùwén; July 9, 1961 – September 18, 2024) was an Indonesian-born Chinese American billionaire businessman who was the co-founder of Marvell Technology. Marv…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Weili Dai (simplified Chinese: 戴伟立; traditional Chinese: 戴偉立; pinyin: Dài Wěilì) is a Chinese-born American businesswoman. She is the co-founder, former director and former president of Marvell Techno…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weili_Dai

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Claim 10: “For the fiscal year, analysts expect Marvell to report a more than 40% increase each in revenue and earnings per share on a year-over-year basis.”

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While evidence shows revenue and EPS increases (e.g., 37% revenue increase, 33% EPS increase), there is no specific evidence confirming a forecast of 'more than 40% increase each' for the full fiscal year.

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Claim 11: “Under the agreement, the hyperscaler would gain the right to purchase up to $12.2 billion of its shares.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute this claim.

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