Marvell drops after outlook disappoints investors
BUZZ-Marvell drops after outlook disappoints investors ** Shares of Marvell Technology MRVL.O fall nearly 8% to $223 premarket
** The chip firm failed to provide a meaningful increase to its long-term revenue outlook despite signing a major new AI chip agreement with Google, disappointing investors looking for evidence that the deal would accelerate growth sooner
** Melius Research raises PT to $350 from $325, says other hyperscalers are also looking to leverage Marvell's Extended Processing Unit (XPU)-attach and inference solutions
** Brokerage also says near-term guidance was modest, but the Google GOOGL.O deal, Microsoft MSFT.O opportunities and AI connectivity remain key long-term growth drivers
** Q2 revenue rose 37% to $2.74 billion, beating estimates of $2.71 billion
** Forty-four analysts rate stock "buy" on average; median PT is $273.56- data compiled by LSEG
** Up to last day's close, the stock had risen 184% YTD
(Reporting by Akriti Shah in Bengaluru)
((akriti.shah@thomsonreuters.com ; X, formerly Twitter: @AkritiShahh))
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