Marvell Stock Seen Rising 48% From Current Levels on Growth in Optical-Networking
Shares of Marvell Technology advanced before the opening bell on Thursday after an analyst team hiked its price target by 48%, based on the belief that Marvell's optical-networking opportunity will continue to bear fruit.KeyBanc Capital Markets analysts, led by John Vinh, late Wednesday raised their Marvell stock price target by 48% to $385 from $260 and reaffirmed an Overweight rating. The new price target is 33% higher than Wednesday's closing price of $289.54.Marvell stock rose 6.4% to $308.60 in premarket trading on Thursday. Shares also were getting a boost from President Donald Trump saying Intel had won a chip-manufacturing deal with Apple. Intel rose 9.3%.Marvell stock has advanced 51% in June, part of a 263% gain this year, according to Dow Jones Market Data.While Marvell remains well below that level, with a current market capitalization of $27.1 billion, KeyBanc's 48% price target hike is certainly a good sign for investors.Marvell would need a stock price of $1,143.12 to re
