This analyst just raised his price target on Marvell Technology

Nick Waddell · Founder of Cantech Letter
December 4, 2025 at 5:29pm AST 2 min read
Last updated on December 4, 2025 at 5:29pm AST

Marvell Technology (Marvell Technology Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials NASDAQ:MRVL) reported largely in-line fiscal third-quarter results and offered longer-term guidance pointing to a higher custom XPU revenue run-rate as a second Tier-1 hyperscale customer begins to ramp.

The company also acquired privately held Celestial AI, adding optical scale-up connectivity capabilities to its AI rack-system portfolio.

In a Dec. 3 report, Roth Capital Markets analyst Suji Desilva raised his price target to US $135.00 from $105.00 and reiterated a “Buy” rating.

Santa Clara–based Marvell develops mixed-signal and digital semiconductors used across data center, carrier, enterprise networking and consumer markets. The company generated US$5.5-billion in fiscal 2024 revenue and holds more than 10,000 patents.

Marvell posted fiscal Q3 2026 revenue of US$2.075-billion, up 3.4% sequentially and 37% year-over-year, essentially matching consensus at US$2.06-billion. Excluding mid-quarter divestiture of its automotive business, growth was 6% q/q and 41% y/y. Data-center revenue rose 1.8% q/q and 38% y/y, supported by XPU and optical shipments, while carrier infrastructure (+29% q/q) and enterprise networking (+23% q/q) also delivered strong sequential gains. Gross margin held steady at 59.7% and EPS of US$0.76 beat expectations by two cents.

For Q4, Marvell guided revenue to US$2.2-billion ±5 per cent, in line with the Street.

Desilva highlighted management’s outlook for custom XPU revenue to roughly double by fiscal 2028 (CY27) as a second hyperscale program reaches commercial scale. Early contributions are expected in FY27, supporting ~20% y/y custom XPU growth. Marvell has more than 18 custom XPU and 15 XPU-attach design wins slated to ramp over the next several quarters.

The company also announced the US$3.5-billion acquisition of Celestial AI, including US$1-billion in upfront cash without adding debt. Celestial is pre-revenue today, but Desilva expects it to contribute roughly US$500-million in fiscal 2028 and US$1-billion in fiscal 2029, anchored by wins with Marvell’s lead hyperscale customer.

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Nick Waddell

Founder of Cantech Letter

Cantech Letter founder and editor Nick Waddell has lived in five Canadian provinces and is proud of his country's often overlooked contributions to the world of science and technology. Waddell takes a regular shift on the Canadian media circuit, making appearances on CTV, CBC and BNN, and contributing to publications such as Canadian Business and Business Insider.

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