On August 19, Marvell Technology declined 3.07% overnight, trading at approximately $209.63/share, with turnover of $36.93 million. The decline followed a 7.82% plunge in the prior regular session, as the semiconductor sector continued under intense selling pressure.
On the news front, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index suffered a single-day drop of 6% in the preceding session, with all 30 constituents closing in the red. Memory chips faced concentrated profit-taking, dragging the broader tech sector lower. Additionally, UBS recently cut its price target on Marvell Technology from $340 to $300 while maintaining a Buy rating. The FactSet consensus analyst target stands at $268.57. In the options market, a $164,700 sell order on a far-dated 260-strike out-of-the-money call signaled bearish sentiment, with funds betting on limited upside potential.
Within the Semiconductors sector, peers declined in tandem: Micron Technology down 2.42%, Intel down 2.59%, Advanced Micro Devices down 1.79%, Broadcom down 0.62%, and NVIDIA down 0.49%, reflecting broad-based sector weakness.
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