Marvell Tech Option Alert: Jan 16 $92.5 Puts at the Bid: 950 vs 1106 OI; Earnings 3/5 After Close 

Marvell Tech Option Alert: Jan 16 $92.5 Puts at the Bid: 950 @ $11.75 vs 1106 OI; Earnings 3/5 After Close Ref=$107.195

Marvell Tech Option Alert: Jun 20 $120 Puts at the Bid: 1450 vs 687 OI; Earnings 3/5 After Close 

Marvell Tech Option Alert: Jun 20 $120 Puts at the Bid: 1450 @ $20.85 vs 687 OI; Earnings 3/5 After Close Ref=$107.4

Marvell Tech Option Alert: Jun 20 $100 Puts at the Ask: 500 vs 1460 OI; Earnings 3/5 After Close 

Marvell Tech Option Alert: Jun 20 $100 Puts at the Ask: 500 @ $10.45 vs 1460 OI; Earnings 3/5 After Close Ref=$105.52

Marvell Tech Option Alert: Mar 28 $75 Puts at the Bid: 8000 vs 5 OI; Earnings 3/5 After Close 

Marvell Tech Option Alert: Mar 28 $75 Puts at the Bid: 8000 @ $0.79 vs 5 OI; Earnings 3/5 After Close Ref=$100.72

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Marvell Technology is a fabless chip designer focused on wired networking, where it has the second-highest market share. Marvell serves the data center, carrier, enterprise, automotive, and consumer end markets with processors, optical and copper transceivers, switches, and storage controllers.

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While artificial intelligence represents all the rage these days, the innovation isn't a singular concept. Rather, AI involves several complex moving parts, with Marvell Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>) playing a key role. Unlike the primary relevance of Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) — where the bread and butter focus on providing graphics processors for AI training and inference — Marvell carved out a niche in the infrastructure layer.
In particular, Marvell specializes in application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), which are custom-designed chips optimized for specific tasks or applications. This laser focus offers greater efficiency and performance compared to general-purpose processors like CPUs or GPUs. Thanks to Marvell's fundamental relevancy, investors have piled into MRVL stock. Over the past five years, the security gained more than 300%.
Nevertheless, it appears that the market is consolidating recent gains. Over the past half-year period, MRVL stock has gained about 46%. This enthusiasm appears to have waned among market whales, with MRVL encountering <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/insights/options/25/02/43815506/market-whales-and-their-recent-bets-on-mrvl-options">bearish activity recently in the options market</a>. Notably, several institutional investors appear to be selling March 14 $105 call options.
Still, on the technical front, it's possible that MRVL stock is entering a natural consolidation phase following an earlier rally. While not exactly the same, MRVL's pattern seems to resemble a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-trade-bullish-flag-patterns">bullish flag or pennant</a> formation. If so, a breakout move wouldn't be an unreasonable occurrence.
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="595" src="https://editorial-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/21142921/MRVL-stock-technical-chart-1024x595.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-793702" srcset="https://editorial-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/21142921/MRVL-stock-technical-chart-1024x595.jpg 1024w,https://editorial-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/21142921/MRVL-stock-technical-chart-300x174.jpg 300w,https://editorial-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/21142921/MRVL-stock-technical-chart-768x447.jpg 768w,https://editorial-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/21142921/MRVL-stock-technical-chart.jpg 1032w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Image by TradingView</figcaption></figure>
Keep in mind that Marvell will disclose its <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/MRVL/earnings">fourth-quarter earnings report</a> on March 5. A pleasant surprise here could potentially spark the aforementioned breakout.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Investors Recognize Discounts in MRVL Stock When They See It</h2>
Although the immediate circumstances don't seem particularly favorable for MRVL stock, it's important to remember that it's no stranger to the sometimes wild give-and-take in the tech ecosystem. Generally speaking, investors recognize the fundamental relevance of the underlying business. As a result, MRVL enjoys an upward bias.
Using data extending back to January 2019 (thus incorporating the full ebb and flow of the COVID-19 impact), a purely stochastic or temporal framework reveals that a position entered at the beginning of the week has a 50.3% chance of rising by the end of it. Granted, that's only a slight advantage. Still, over a four-week period, this baseline probability rises to 59.6%.
Technically speaking, MRVL stock is on pace to lose around 3% this week. Such a loss is quite normal for negative weeks. When the security loses up to 5% in a one-week period, there is a slight overall uptick in sentiment. By the fourth subsequent week, the long odds improve to 59.8%.
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://editorial-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/21142908/MRVL-stock-probability-gambit-1024x576.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-793701" srcset="https://editorial-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/21142908/MRVL-stock-probability-gambit-1024x576.jpg 1024w,https://editorial-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/21142908/MRVL-stock-probability-gambit-300x169.jpg 300w,https://editorial-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/21142908/MRVL-stock-probability-gambit-768x432.jpg 768w,https://editorial-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/21142908/MRVL-stock-probability-gambit.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Image by author</figcaption></figure>
To be sure, that doesn't sound like much of an advantage over the baseline probabilities. However, a key nuance is that during the third week following modest volatility, MRVL's long odds tend to rise to almost 62%. Further, it should be noted that extreme volatility — losses between 10% and 20% — push the long odds close to 73% in the fourth subsequent week.
Stated differently, the piqued curiosity probably isn't a random coincidence. When MRVL stock stumbles, more often than not, investors view it as a buying opportunity.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Compelling Call Spreads for the Intrepid Contrarian</h2>
With the negativity surrounding MRVL stock right now, call options appear to be relatively discounted. In other words, bullish strategies offer unusually large rewards because market makers are doubtful that the equity will rise in the near term. Such a framework presents a risky but enticing environment for contrarian speculators.
One idea to consider is a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/bull-spread">bull call spread</a> for the options chain expiring March 7. This trade assumes a positive outcome following the fourth-quarter earnings report while also advantaging the tendency of a third-week bump following a week of modest volatility. Statistical trends point to an upside target of $112.87. Therefore, it's not unreasonable to consider a call spread with a short strike price of $112 or even $113.
However, the market is offering a big payout of over 135% for the 108/110 bull spread expiring March 7. This specific transaction involves buying the $108 call and simultaneously selling the $110 call. The idea is to use the proceeds from the short call to partially offset the debit paid for the long call. This capped-risk, capped-reward trade puts $85 at risk for the chance to earn $115.
For a modest bump in the net debit paid, traders can buy the same 108/110 bull spread for the following week's options chain expiring March 14. Risking $90 in this transaction gives the speculator a chance to earn $110 should MRVL stock reach or exceed the short-strike target of $110.
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Shares of companies in the broader technology sector are trading lower amid overall market weakness on US consumer and economic concerns.

Shares of semiconductor companies are trading lower amid overall market weakness on US consumer and economic concerns.

Shares of Cadence Design Systems Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CDNS#NASDAQ">CDNS</a>) were trading lower on Wednesday, despite the company reporting <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/02/43799268/cadence-design-systems-q4-earnings-revenue-beat-eps-beat-very-well-positioned-to-benefit-from-ai-shares-slide-on-soft-guidance">upbeat fourth-quarter results</a>.
The results came in amid an <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/earnings">exciting earnings season</a>. Here are some key analyst takeaways.
Piper Sandler On Cadence Design Systems
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/61387715a3c6b90001ec2bda/clarke-jeffries">Analyst Clarke Jeffries</a> reaffirmed an Overweight rating, while raising the price target from $318 to $328.
Cadence Design Systems reported fourth-quarter revenues at $1.356 billion, representing 27% year-on-year growth and beating the midpoint of guidance, Jeffries said in a note. The company's non-GAAP operating margins of 46.0% and earnings of $1.88 per share were also higher than the guidance midpoints, he added.
Cadence Design Systems ended 2024 with a record backlog of $6.8 billion, "driven by broad-based strength across all businesses and AI tailwinds to the product portfolio," the analyst wrote. While the 2025 revenue guidance of $5.180 billion missed consensus of $5.23 billion, the revenue assumptions "could rise as the year progresses," he further stated.
Check out <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings">other analyst stock ratings</a>.
Stifel On Cadence Design Systems
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/58ad935ab85e930001f97192/ruben-roy">Analyst Ruben Roy</a> reiterated a Buy rating and price target of $350.
Cadence Design Systems delivered fourth-quarter results that were "above consensus across all key metrics," Roy said. Management expects no growth in China revenue in 2025 "due to a lack of visibility into the macro and geopolitical environment," he added.
The midpoints of their full-year sales and adjusted earnings guidance of $5.18 billion and $6.70 per share came below consensus estimates of $5.23 billion and $6.80 per share, respectively, the analyst stated. Cadence Design Systems typically begins the year with a conservative guidance and may raise it as the year progresses, given "continued robust design activity across broad markets and recent hardware momentum, coupled with record backlog," he further wrote.
Needham On Cadence Design Systems
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/60ed6112b473c600014bf1c9/charles-shi">Analyst Charles Shi</a> maintained a Buy rating and price target of $325.
Cadence Design Systems reported record backlogs of $6.8 billion, implying more than $2.5 billion of net bookings in the fourth quarter, Shi said. "Management partly attributed the bookings strength to a few large deals," with companies like Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QCOM#NASDAQ">QCOM</a>) and Marvell Technology Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>), he added. &nbsp;
"The average contract duration is extended to the high end of the historical range of 2.4 to 2.6 years, likely due to the large contracts skewing the average," the analyst wrote. Management expects bookings activity to decelerate and backlogs to decline in the first half of 2025 before renewals in the back half of the year, he further stated.
CDNS Price Action: Shares of Cadence Design Systems were down 11.6% to $265.45 at the time of publication on Wednesday.
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High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bearish on Marvell Tech (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>), and it's important for retail traders to take note. 
\This activity came to our attention today through Benzinga's tracking of publicly available options data. The identities of these investors are uncertain, but such a significant move in MRVL often signals that someone has privileged information.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 14 options trades for Marvell Tech. This is not a typical pattern.
The sentiment among these major traders is split, with 28% bullish and 50% bearish. Among all the options we identified, there was one put, amounting to $27,750, and 13 calls, totaling $1,227,360.
<h3>Expected Price Movements</h3>
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $105.0 and $140.0 for Marvell Tech, spanning the last three months.
<h3>Analyzing Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Marvell Tech options trades today is 1106.62 with a total volume of 2,450.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Marvell Tech's big money trades within a strike price range of $105.0 to $140.0 over the last 30 days.
<h3>Marvell Tech Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1739979030_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Largest Options Trades Observed:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th align="right">Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>03/14/25</td>
<td>$11.7</td>
<td>$11.2</td>
<td>$11.2</td>
<td>$105.00</td>
<td>$448.0K</td>
<td align="right">504</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>03/14/25</td>
<td>$10.5</td>
<td>$9.8</td>
<td>$10.35</td>
<td>$106.00</td>
<td>$330.1K</td>
<td align="right">118</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>02/28/25</td>
<td>$3.1</td>
<td>$3.05</td>
<td>$3.1</td>
<td>$113.00</td>
<td>$62.1K</td>
<td align="right">95</td>
<td align="right">909</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>02/28/25</td>
<td>$3.6</td>
<td>$3.45</td>
<td>$3.55</td>
<td>$113.00</td>
<td>$60.7K</td>
<td align="right">95</td>
<td align="right">661</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>03/07/25</td>
<td>$4.95</td>
<td>$4.8</td>
<td>$4.86</td>
<td>$118.00</td>
<td>$53.4K</td>
<td align="right">161</td>
<td align="right">6</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Marvell Tech</h3>
Marvell Technology is a fabless chip designer focused on wired networking, where it has the second-highest market share. Marvell serves the data center, carrier, enterprise, automotive, and consumer end markets with processors, optical and copper transceivers, switches, and storage controllers.
Having examined the options trading patterns of Marvell Tech, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance
<h3>Marvell Tech's Current Market Status</h3>
<ul>
<li>With a volume of 3,361,769, the price of MRVL is up 1.81% at $109.23. </li>
<li>RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.</li>
<li>Next earnings are expected to be released in 14 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Professional Analyst Ratings for Marvell Tech</h3>
In the last month, 2 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $124.0.
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&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Morgan Stanley continues to hold a Equal-Weight rating for Marvell Tech, targeting a price of $113. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Keybanc persists with their Overweight rating on Marvell Tech, maintaining a target price of $135. 
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Market Whales and Their Recent Bets on MRVL Options

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Marvell Tech (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with MRVL, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did? 
Today, <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/?utm_source=insights">Benzinga</a>'s options scanner spotted 20 uncommon options trades for Marvell Tech.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 35% bullish and 60%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 9 are puts, for a total amount of $1,380,676, and 11 are calls, for a total amount of $582,808.
<h3>What's The Price Target?</h3>
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $75.0 to $150.0 for Marvell Tech over the last 3 months. 
<h3>Analyzing Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Marvell Tech's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Marvell Tech's whale trades within a strike price range from $75.0 to $150.0 in the last 30 days. 
<h3>Marvell Tech Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1739547034_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Noteworthy Options Activity:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/28/25</td>
<td>$0.92</td>
<td>$0.76</td>
<td>$0.79</td>
<td>$75.00</td>
<td>$632.0K</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>8.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>02/14/25</td>
<td>$4.25</td>
<td>$3.85</td>
<td>$4.25</td>
<td>$107.00</td>
<td>$212.5K</td>
<td>1.6K</td>
<td>626</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>03/07/25</td>
<td>$9.0</td>
<td>$8.85</td>
<td>$9.0</td>
<td>$105.00</td>
<td>$180.0K</td>
<td>383</td>
<td>200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$33.7</td>
<td>$32.5</td>
<td>$32.5</td>
<td>$100.00</td>
<td>$162.5K</td>
<td>311</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>02/28/25</td>
<td>$3.6</td>
<td>$3.55</td>
<td>$3.6</td>
<td>$100.00</td>
<td>$136.0K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
<td>1.8K</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Marvell Tech</h3>
Marvell Technology is a fabless chip designer focused on wired networking, where it has the second-highest market share. Marvell serves the data center, carrier, enterprise, automotive, and consumer end markets with processors, optical and copper transceivers, switches, and storage controllers.
<h3>Where Is Marvell Tech Standing Right Now?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Currently trading with a volume of 4,381,783, the MRVL's price is down by -0.74%, now at $102.73. </li>
<li>RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching oversold.</li>
<li>Anticipated earnings release is in 19 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>What The Experts Say On Marvell Tech</h3>
In the last month, 3 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $132.66666666666666.
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&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Keybanc continues to hold a Overweight rating for Marvell Tech, targeting a price of $135. 
&#x2A; Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Barclays keeps a Overweight rating on Marvell Tech with a target price of $150. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Morgan Stanley continues to hold a Equal-Weight rating for Marvell Tech, targeting a price of $113. 
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Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTC#NASDAQ">INTC</a>) shares have seen a significant surge, climbing 24.70% in the past five days and 20.59% since the company&#8217;s fourth-quarter earnings release on Jan. 3rd. This analyst has dismissed negative speculation surrounding the stock, pointing to strong fundamentals and saying that the recent jump &#8220;is an easy one.&#8221;
What Happened: Intel is pinning its hopes on a return to profitability by 2026, after highlighting progress on its advanced 18A process node during its recent earnings call. The 18A node, featured in upcoming launches like Panther Lake and Clearwater Forest, is Intel&#8217;s most cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing technology.
Patrick Moorhead, the founder, CEO, and chief analyst at Moor Insights Strategy, in an X post, said &#8220;I do believe that 18A is looking good in performance and power from a &#8216;big die&#8217; standpoint, and that yields for big die products are reasonable for this time in the cycle. A lot more work to be done, though.&#8221;
A &#8216;die&#8217; is a semiconductor chip and in the context of Intel, a &#8216;big die&#8217; refers to larger processor chips.
Apart from this Moorhead also highlighted that Intel stock was trading &#8220;below book value,&#8221; despite having &#8220;a ton of assets&#8221;. A stock is considered undervalued if its market price trades below the book value per share.
Furthermore, the analyst said that President Donald Trump&#8216;s admin could be pushing chipmakers like Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVGO#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>), and Marvell Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>) to explore Intel&#8217;s foundry.
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TSMC would reportedly send engineers to Intel&#8217;s 3nm and 2nm plants, potentially leading to a spin-off fab unit co-owned and operated by TSMC. The new venture could be eligible for CHIPS Act funding, designed to support the American semiconductor industry.
&#8220;While there is no confirmation and potential completion of this project could be lengthy, we think this move makes sense…&#8221; Gerra noted.
Intel&#8217;s interim co-CEO, Michelle Holthaus during its earnings call held on Jan. 30 said, &#8220;Looking ahead to the rest of the year, we will strengthen our client road map with the launch of Panther Lake, our lead product on Intel 18A in the second half of 2025.&#8221;
He also expressed excitement about its progress in performance and yields, anticipating production in the second half of 2025 and highlighting the benefits of its design and process technology.
&#8220;We are also making good progress on Clearwater Forest, our first Intel 18A server product that we plan to launch in the first half of next year. All of this provides a strong foundation on which to build as we execute,&#8221; Holthaus added.
Price Action: Intel shares gained 7.34% on Thursday, reaching $24.13 per share, and advanced 0.91% after-hours.
The exchange-traded fund tracking the Nasdaq 100 index, Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>) rose 1.44% on Thursday. INTC has risen 19.34% year-to-date, whereas it plunged 45.39% over the last year.
The average price target among 33 <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/INTC/analyst-ratings">analysts tracked by Benzinga</a> is $27.19 with a ‘sell&#8217; rating. The estimates range from $20 to $66 apiece. Recent ratings from JP Morgan, Stifel, and Truist Securities suggest a $21.67 target, implying a potential downside of 11.02%.
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Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Marvell Tech.
Looking at options history for Marvell Tech (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>) we detected 15 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 53% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 46% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 6 are puts, for a total amount of $523,770 and 9, calls, for a total amount of $741,965.
<h3>Expected Price Movements</h3>
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $72.5 to $150.0 for Marvell Tech over the last 3 months. 
<h3>Analyzing Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Marvell Tech's options for a given strike price.
Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Marvell Tech's whale activity within a strike price range from $72.5 to $150.0 in the last 30 days. 
<h3>Marvell Tech Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1739289633_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Noteworthy Options Activity:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$8.75</td>
<td>$8.65</td>
<td>$8.65</td>
<td>$100.00</td>
<td>$173.8K</td>
<td>1.3K</td>
<td align="right">201</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>02/14/25</td>
<td>$3.7</td>
<td>$3.15</td>
<td>$3.2</td>
<td>$109.00</td>
<td>$155.2K</td>
<td>164</td>
<td align="right">500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$15.55</td>
<td>$15.4</td>
<td>$15.4</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$154.0K</td>
<td>623</td>
<td align="right">401</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$23.75</td>
<td>$22.9</td>
<td>$22.95</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$114.7K</td>
<td>745</td>
<td align="right">104</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$23.1</td>
<td>$22.85</td>
<td>$22.85</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$114.2K</td>
<td>745</td>
<td align="right">54</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Marvell Tech</h3>
Marvell Technology is a fabless chip designer focused on wired networking, where it has the second-highest market share. Marvell serves the data center, carrier, enterprise, automotive, and consumer end markets with processors, optical and copper transceivers, switches, and storage controllers.
In light of the recent options history for Marvell Tech, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
<h3>Current Position of Marvell Tech</h3>
<ul>
<li>Trading volume stands at 2,401,878, with MRVL's price down by -1.03%, positioned at $111.64.</li>
<li>RSI indicators show the stock to be is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.</li>
<li>Earnings announcement expected in 22 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Professional Analyst Ratings for Marvell Tech</h3>
4 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $134.5.
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&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Keybanc continues to hold a Overweight rating for Marvell Tech, targeting a price of $135. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Morgan Stanley continues to hold a Equal-Weight rating for Marvell Tech, targeting a price of $113. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Marvell Tech, which currently sits at a price target of $150. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Wells Fargo continues to hold a Overweight rating for Marvell Tech, targeting a price of $140. 
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Marvell Tech, <a href="https://benzinga.grsm.io/register174">Benzinga Pro</a> gives you real-time options trades alerts.

A Closer Look at Marvell Tech's Options Market Dynamics

Marvell Technology, Inc.&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>) stock has surged about 350% in the last five years as the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/artificial-intelligence" rel="noreferrer noopener">artificial intelligence frenzy</a> has triggered demand for hardware and infrastructure.
The company supplies data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, spanning the data center core to the network edge. It is a fabless semiconductor supplier of high-performance standard and semi-custom products with core strengths in developing and scaling complex System-on-a-Chip architectures, integrating analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing functionality.
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Its solutions empower the data economy and enable the data center, enterprise networking, carrier infrastructure, consumer, and automotive/industrial end markets.
Aswath Damodaran of the Stern School of Business at New York University flagged how computer chips have become part of every consumer good in the last four decades, from <a target="_blank" href="https://aswathdamodaran.substack.com/p/ais-winners-losers-and-wannabes-valuing" rel="noreferrer noopener">appliances to automobiles</a>.
He noted that semiconductor chip customers have also shifted from personal computers to smartphones, with demand emerging from automobile, crypto, and gaming companies in the last decade.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) became the first <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/19/10/14589580/apple-microsoft-battle-for-position-as-worlds-most-valuable-company-by-market-cap" rel="noreferrer noopener">trillion-dollar company</a> in 2018 as its iPhones gained traction. It is currently worth over $3.4 trillion. Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) hit the trillion-dollar market cap in 2024 and is currently worth ~ $ $3.2 trillion, backed by its AI processors.
Damodaran also said that data processing has emerged as a demand driver. He highlighted the potential upside of the automobile business, backed by automated driving and other enhancements.
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) also reached a trillion-dollar valuation, supported by Elon Musk&#8217;s EVs and autonomous driving technology.
Reportedly, a third of the ten global companies worth <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/media/25/01/42762874/broadcom-thrives-with-114-stock-surge-in-ai-boom-while-intel-faces-steep-decline" rel="noreferrer noopener">over $1 trillion</a> came from the chip industry, as 2024 proved immensely beneficial for the U.S. semiconductor sector.
For Marvell, China accounted for 42%- 44% of its revenue between fiscal <a target="_blank" href="https://app.quotemedia.com/data/downloadFiling?webmasterId=101533&amp;ref=318157157&amp;type=HTML&amp;symbol=MRVL&amp;cdn=36dc57774e0f888a3d7612adedcf3e12&amp;companyName=Marvell+Technology+Inc.&amp;formType=10-K&amp;dateFiled=2024-03-13" rel="noreferrer noopener">2022 and 2024</a>, while the U.S. generated 11%- 14%.
The company reported a 7% decline in fiscal 2024 revenue after a 33% growth in fiscal 2023 due to a decrease in sales in the majority of its end markets, including data center, enterprise networking, consumer, and carrier infrastructure, partially offset by growth in the automotive/industrial end market.
The decline coincides with the slowdown in Chinese demand, which impacted the company&#8217;s gross margin, which remained at 42% in fiscal 2024 versus 50% in 2023.
Semiconductor companies have adopted organic growth strategies (e.g., investing in research and development, product innovation, and operational efficiency improvements) or inorganic growth strategies (via acquisitions, mergers, or strategic partnerships) to expand their market share.
R&amp;D consumed 32%- 34% of Marvell&#8217;s revenue between fiscal 2022 and 2024, compared to bigger rival Broadcom Inc&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVGO#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>) 15%- 18%. In absolute terms, Broadcom&#8217;s <a target="_blank" href="https://investors.broadcom.com/financial-information/annual-reports" rel="noreferrer noopener">R&amp;D stood at</a> $9.3 billion in fiscal 2024 on revenue of $51.6 billion versus Marvell&#8217;s R&amp;D at $1.9 billion on revenue of $5.5 billion.
In relative terms, Marvell&#8217;s R&amp;D margin is comparable to that of British chip designer Arm Holdings (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARM#NASDAQ">ARM</a>). Arm&#8217;s fiscal 2024 <a target="_blank" href="https://investors.arm.com/financials/sec-filings" rel="noreferrer noopener">R&amp;D margin stood</a> at 61% on revenue of $3.23 billion. Still, Marvell posted a gross margin of above 40%, which is testimony to its pricing power or moat.
Marvell stock surged over 57% in the last 12 months, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/indices/equity/sp-global-semiconductor-index/#overview" rel="noreferrer noopener">topping</a> S&amp;P Global Semiconductor Index&#8217;s 11%. Marvell commands an EV/EBITDA multiple of 262.5x versus Arm&#8217;s 283.1x and Broadcom&#8217;s 47.9x.
Marvell&#8217;s dividend yield is 0.20%, compared to 1.00% for Broadcom or 0.5% for Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MU#NASDAQ">MU</a>).
Marvell&#8217;s inorganic growth strategies include mergers and acquisitions. On October 5, 2021, Marvell completed the acquisition of Innovium, Inc., a provider of networking solutions for cloud and edge data centers, for $1.0 billion. On April 20, 2021, Marvell completed the acquisition of Inphi, a provider of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/m-a/20/10/18135863/marvell-confirms-merger-with-chipmaker-inphi-to-create-40b-entity" rel="noreferrer noopener">high-speed data movement</a> enabled by optical interconnects, for $9.9 billion.&nbsp;
Marvell&#8217;s operating cash flow, net of capital expenditures, helped it generate $1.02 billion in free cash flow as of February 3, 2024, compared to $1.07 billion in 2023 and $632 million in 2022.
Excess cash flows above capex help a company pay dividends and/or buyback shares, thereby adding to shareholder value. A company may also use the surplus funds for acquisitions and debt repayment to fuel growth.
Marvell&#8217;s positive AI catalysts for 2025: OpenAI,&nbsp;SoftBank Corp (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFTBF#OTC">SFTBF</a>) (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFTBY#OTC">SFTBY</a>), and&nbsp;Oracle Corp (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>) launched a&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/43127416/anthropic-gains-big-with-google-backing-aiming-for-60-billion-valuation-and-surging-ai-revenue" rel="noreferrer noopener">$500 billion joint venture</a>, Stargate, to build AI infrastructure in the U.S.
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) committed $80 billion for AI-driven data centers. Alphabet Inc&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Google&nbsp;earmarked over $1 billion for its OpenAI rival Anthropic.
BofA Securities Vivek Arya <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/25/02/43570410/broadcoms-trillion-dollar-run-analyst-expects-asic-to-take-10-15-market-share-backed-by-ai-compute-demand" rel="noreferrer noopener">expressed optimism over</a> AI infrastructure providers like Marvell, which are backed by AI compute/networking demand. He expects Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) vendors like Marvell and Broadcom (which hit the trillion dollars market cap in 2024) to bag over a 10%-15% share of the overall accelerator market as Nvidia GPUs dominate with their 80%+ share.
JPMorgan&#8217;s&nbsp;Harlan Sur noted that Marvell is <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/25/01/42859614/jpmorgan-sees-marvells-ai-revenue-surge-with-2-billion-run-rate-in-networking-by-2025" rel="noreferrer noopener">well-positioned to</a> significantly exceed its previous AI target of $2.5 billion in calendar 2025. This is backed by AI optical/copper networking products and two AI ASIC programs for&nbsp;Amazon.Com Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), Amazon Web Services, and&nbsp;Google.
Marvell is a holding in 200 US-traded&nbsp;ETFs. Investors can gain exposure to the stock through Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VTI#NYSE">VTI</a>)
and Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>).
MRVL&nbsp;Price Action: Marvell Technology stock closed up by 1.97% to $112.50 on Monday.
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Behind Marvell Tech's Multi-Fold Growth: R&D, Acquisitions And AI Infrastructure

Marvell Tech's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NYSE">MRVL</a>) short percent of float has risen 3.76% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 20.25 million shares sold short, which is 2.76% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 1.98 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock/">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/short-interest">List of the most shorted stocks</a>
<h3>Marvell Tech Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1738936826_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Marvell Tech has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Marvell Tech's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Marvell Tech's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 5.38%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze/">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

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Peering Into Marvell Tech's Recent Short Interest

Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Marvell Tech. Our analysis of options history for Marvell Tech (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>) revealed 39 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 51% of traders were bullish, while 43% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 12 were puts, with a value of $1,811,864, and 27 were calls, valued at $1,423,555.
<h3>What's The Price Target?</h3>
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $35.0 to $145.0 for Marvell Tech during the past quarter. 
<h3>Volume &amp; Open Interest Trends</h3>
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Marvell Tech's options for a given strike price.
Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Marvell Tech's whale activity within a strike price range from $35.0 to $145.0 in the last 30 days. 
<h3>Marvell Tech Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1738863925_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Largest Options Trades Observed:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
</tr>
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<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$8.85</td>
<td>$8.7</td>
<td>$8.85</td>
<td>$90.00</td>
<td>$885.0K</td>
<td>919</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$5.65</td>
<td>$5.6</td>
<td>$5.65</td>
<td>$95.00</td>
<td>$553.1K</td>
<td>1.5K</td>
<td>979</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$38.8</td>
<td>$35.05</td>
<td>$37.7</td>
<td>$80.00</td>
<td>$169.6K</td>
<td>3.3K</td>
<td>45</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$7.45</td>
<td>$7.4</td>
<td>$7.4</td>
<td>$125.00</td>
<td>$140.6K</td>
<td>8.2K</td>
<td>280</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>02/07/25</td>
<td>$4.35</td>
<td>$3.9</td>
<td>$4.0</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$98.0K</td>
<td>3.1K</td>
<td>760</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Marvell Tech</h3>
Marvell Technology is a fabless chip designer focused on wired networking, where it has the second-highest market share. Marvell serves the data center, carrier, enterprise, automotive, and consumer end markets with processors, optical and copper transceivers, switches, and storage controllers.
<h3>Present Market Standing of Marvell Tech</h3>
<ul>
<li>Trading volume stands at 4,043,522, with MRVL's price up by 0.71%, positioned at $117.29.</li>
<li>RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching overbought.</li>
<li>Earnings announcement expected in 27 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>What The Experts Say On Marvell Tech</h3>
A total of 5 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $133.8.
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&#x2A; An analyst from Barclays persists with their Overweight rating on Marvell Tech, maintaining a target price of $150. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Wells Fargo persists with their Overweight rating on Marvell Tech, maintaining a target price of $140. 
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This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.
Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.
Traders will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated levels. 
Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session: 
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>NVDA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>02/07/25</td>
<td>$125.00</td>
<td>$35.6K</td>
<td>66.7K</td>
<td>122.3K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>02/07/25</td>
<td>$112.00</td>
<td>$30.0K</td>
<td>877</td>
<td>21.3K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>BBAI</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$8.00</td>
<td>$33.8K</td>
<td>2.2K</td>
<td>6.9K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSTR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>02/07/25</td>
<td>$340.00</td>
<td>$94.0K</td>
<td>2.8K</td>
<td>3.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>DELL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$100.00</td>
<td>$448.7K</td>
<td>11.2K</td>
<td>2.1K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>GLW</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$55.00</td>
<td>$279.0K</td>
<td>48.9K</td>
<td>2.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ARM</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/18/26</td>
<td>$80.00</td>
<td>$98.9K</td>
<td>5.1K</td>
<td>1.5K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TSM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>08/15/25</td>
<td>$230.00</td>
<td>$42.6K</td>
<td>2.0K</td>
<td>1.4K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>RGTI</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>02/14/25</td>
<td>$15.00</td>
<td>$26.5K</td>
<td>2.4K</td>
<td>956</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$90.00</td>
<td>$570.4K</td>
<td>334</td>
<td>620</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. 
• For NVDA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on February 7, 2025. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.6K, with a price of $178.0 per contract. There were 66774 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 122332 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding AMD (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on February 7, 2025. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $112.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $150.0 per contract. There were 877 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 21396 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding BBAI (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BBAI#NYSE">BBAI</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 71 day(s) on April 17, 2025. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $8.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.8K, with a price of $165.0 per contract. There were 2289 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6908 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding MSTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on February 7, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $340.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $94.0K, with a price of $940.0 per contract. There were 2867 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3087 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding DELL (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DELL#NYSE">DELL</a>), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 345 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 316 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $448.7K, with a price of $1420.0 per contract. There were 11267 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2159 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding GLW (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GLW#NYSE">GLW</a>), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 44 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 1550 contract(s) at a $55.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $279.0K, with a price of $180.0 per contract. There were 48990 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2012 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding ARM (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARM#NASDAQ">ARM</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 498 day(s) on June 18, 2026. Parties traded 185 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $98.9K, with a price of $535.0 per contract. There were 5100 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1553 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For TSM (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 191 day(s) on August 15, 2025. This event was a transfer of 25 contract(s) at a $230.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.6K, with a price of $1705.0 per contract. There were 2052 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1482 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For RGTI (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RGTI#NASDAQ">RGTI</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 9 day(s) on February 14, 2025. This event was a transfer of 295 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.5K, with a price of $90.0 per contract. There were 2494 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 956 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding MRVL (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 345 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 620 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $570.4K, with a price of $920.0 per contract. There were 334 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 620 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
Options Alert Terminology 
 - Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it. 
 - Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract. 
For more information, visit our <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/blog/how-to-understand-option-alerts/">Guide to Understanding Options Alerts</a> or read <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options">more news on unusual options activity</a>. 
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

DELL

MSTR

10 Information Technology Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today's Session

JPMorgan analysts Claudia Hueston and Pedro Martins just dropped a major AI ripple effect report, and the verdict is clear: DeepSeek's latest LLM is shaking up <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/artificial-intelligence">the tech hierarchy</a>.
With the promise of slashing training and inference costs, some companies stand to gain big, while others might be in for a rough ride.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Winners: The AI Powerhouses</h2>
The bullish camp — tagged under JPMorgan's DeepSeek Positive Impact — is a who's who of AI titans and cloud leaders. Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>), Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) and Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) top the list, unsurprisingly, given their AI ambitions.
But the wave also lifts Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVGO#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>), Marvell Technology Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>) and Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MU#NASDAQ">MU</a>) — all crucial to AI infrastructure. Even software players like Snowflake Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SNOW#NYSE">SNOW</a>), Databricks rival Confluent Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CFLT#NASDAQ">CFLT</a>) and GitLab Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GTLB#NASDAQ">GTLB</a>) look poised to benefit from AI-powered cost efficiencies.
The key theme? AI is moving from experimental to execution mode, and companies that enable inferencing and data management stand to gain.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Losers: The Hardware Setback</h2>
On the flip side, JPMorgan's DeepSeek Negative Impact list puts companies like Intel Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTC#NASDAQ">INTC</a>) and Oracle Corp (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>) in the danger zone. With cheaper and more efficient AI models, legacy hardware players could see slower demand for expensive, high-power training chips. 
Even industrial giants like Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CAT#NYSE">CAT</a>) and Cummins Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMI#NYSE">CMI</a>) might take a hit if AI-driven automation undercuts traditional heavy machinery investments.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Takeaway: AI's Next Economic Shift</h2>
While hyperscalers are still throwing money at AI hardware, DeepSeek's disruption could eventually tilt the value proposition toward application-layer innovation. 
Companies that enable seamless AI adoption—think Salesforce Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>), Shopify Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOP#NYSE">SHOP</a>) and CrowdStrike Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRWD#NASDAQ">CRWD</a>)—could see an acceleration in demand, while those overly reliant on expensive, legacy infrastructure may need a strategy refresh.
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</ul>
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JPMorgan Picks Winners, Losers After DeepSeek Debut: How Alphabet, Amazon, Intel And Oracle Rank

BofA Securities analyst Vivek Arya maintained a Buy rating on Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) with a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/NVDA/analyst-ratings" rel="noreferrer noopener">price target of $190</a>.
Nvidia is Arya&#8217;s top pick ahead of the company&#8217;s fourth-quarter earnings call scheduled for February 26. Given the Blackwell product transition and China restrictions, the analyst expects a modest beat, inline sales guidance, and lower gross margin in the first quarter.
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However, the call could mark the trough in investor sentiment as Arya expects Nvidia to reassure on Blackwell execution, signal confidence around fiscal 2026 and calendar 2025 with 60%+ growth in data center sales, and create excitement ahead of the flagship GTC Conference on March 17 where focus shifts to solid pipeline (GB300, Rubin), and physical AI (robotics).
Meanwhile, Nvidia stock is trading at a compelling ~26 times calendar 2025E PE (lower end of 25-59 times, median 39 times NTM PE).
Despite DeepSeek&#8217;s supposed &#8220;revolutionary&#8221; optimizations, spending intentions at Nvidia&#8217;s large customers, including Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) and Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>), have remained unchanged thus far.
Nvidia is the leading platform for delivering computing, driven by frontier-model training, heading towards artificial general intelligence (AGI), derivative model training (like DeepSeek), and AI inference, where compute requirements grow 3-5 times due to newer reasoning and more accuracy models, and traditional to accelerated infrastructure upgrades.
While the mix between the four drivers could evolve, Arya noted the overall pie growing over time (~$500 billion TAM by calendar 2028 and 2029, 5 times and 2.5 times versus calendar 2024 and 2025).
From the calendar, 2018-24, performance (in FLOPS) for Nvidia processors went up 1000 times, yet its data center sales also went up 300 times, so one did not cannibalize but grew the other. Optimizations in hardware and software are key parts of computing.
Arya expects greater enforcement of the AI Diffusion rules set forth by the Biden administration. He expects rising demand from the West (US cloud, enterprise, OpenAI Stargate, etc.) to offset China&#8217;s headwinds for Nvidia.
Arya likes both GPU (Nvidia) and ASIC vendors (Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/avgo#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>), Marvell Technology, Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>)) on the rising tide of AI compute/networking demand but does not yet see any evidence of GPUs losing their 80%+ share and ASICs taking more than a 10%-15% share of the overall accelerator market.
Inference is becoming more, not less, compute-intensive, while Broadcom highlighted the large clusters on its last call as being used for training (where Nvidia dominates) rather than inference.
Nvidia&#8217;s consistent co-optimization of hardware and software, along with its large enterprise moat, will be tough for ASIC vendors to overtake, Arya added.
For Nvidia, Arya projected fourth-quarter revenue of $38.7 billion and adjusted EPS of $0.86.
Price Action: NVDA stock is up 2.45% at $119.52 at the last check on Tuesday.
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Nvidia Still A Top Pick As Microsoft, Meta Stick With GPUs Despite DeepSeek Challenge: Analyst

Marvell Tech (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.29% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 9.67%. Currently, Marvell Tech has a market capitalization of $97.66 billion. 
Buying $1000 In MRVL: If an investor had bought $1000 of MRVL stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $6,519.93 today based on a price of $112.86 for MRVL at the time of writing.
<h3>Marvell Tech's Performance Over Last 20 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1738360811_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

If You Invested $1000 In This Stock 20 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Marvell Tech.
Looking at options history for Marvell Tech (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>) we detected 32 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 46% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 34% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $3,314,666 and 24, calls, for a total amount of $1,337,173.
<h3>Predicted Price Range</h3>
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $60.0 to $140.0 for Marvell Tech during the past quarter. 
<h3>Analyzing Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Marvell Tech's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Marvell Tech's significant trades, within a strike price range of $60.0 to $140.0, over the past month.
<h3>Marvell Tech 30-Day Option Volume &amp; Interest Snapshot</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1738253727_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Noteworthy Options Activity:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$11.6</td>
<td>$11.45</td>
<td>$11.46</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$2.9M</td>
<td>2.9K</td>
<td>2.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/31/25</td>
<td>$4.3</td>
<td>$4.15</td>
<td>$4.3</td>
<td>$107.00</td>
<td>$178.4K</td>
<td>2.7K</td>
<td>751</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRVL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>08/15/25</td>
<td>$23.85</td>
<td>$23.1</td>
<td>$23.1</td>
<td>$100.00</td>
<td>$115.5K</td>
<td>114</td>
<td>50</td>
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<td>MRVL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$24.05</td>
<td>$23.6</td>
<td>$24.05</td>
<td>$140.00</td>
<td>$108.2K</td>
<td>260</td>
<td>46</td>
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<td>MRVL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$12.2</td>
<td>$12.15</td>
<td>$12.15</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$75.3K</td>
<td>2.9K</td>
<td>20</td>
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<h3>About Marvell Tech</h3>
Marvell Technology is a fabless chip designer focused on wired networking, where it has the second-highest market share. Marvell serves the data center, carrier, enterprise, automotive, and consumer end markets with processors, optical and copper transceivers, switches, and storage controllers.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Marvell Tech, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
<h3>Where Is Marvell Tech Standing Right Now?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Currently trading with a volume of 5,323,561, the MRVL's price is up by 3.17%, now at $110.17. </li>
<li>RSI readings suggest the stock is currently is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.</li>
<li>Anticipated earnings release is in 35 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Expert Opinions on Marvell Tech</h3>
Over the past month, 5 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $140.0.
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&#x2A; Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Wells Fargo keeps a Overweight rating on Marvell Tech with a target price of $140. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Stifel continues to hold a Buy rating for Marvell Tech, targeting a price of $130. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Craig-Hallum continues to hold a Buy rating for Marvell Tech, targeting a price of $149. 
&#x2A; Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Goldman Sachs keeps a Buy rating on Marvell Tech with a target price of $131. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Marvell Tech, which currently sits at a price target of $150. 
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The <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/artificial-intelligence">AI-driven market</a> surge has hit troubled times and JPMorgan analyst Jason Hunter is telling investors to be cautious.
Recent bear gaps in AI stocks have cracked short-term trend support, leaving tech darlings like Nvidia Corp (NVDA), Broadcom Inc (AVGO) and Marvell Technology Inc (MRVL) looking vulnerable. 
But before VOO investors start sweating, there&#8217;s a silver lining: the broader market, and by extension the Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF (VOO), remains well-anchored.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">AI's Stumble Vs. The Broader Market Picture</h2>
Tech stocks have been leading the charge, and their weight in the S&amp;P 500—over 37% of VOO's holdings—means any AI sector shake-up has ripple effects. 
NVDA stock, for instance, is fighting to hold key support near $114, while AVGO stock eyes a rebound from the $180-$186 range, per Hunter. The iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX), a key barometer for AI and chip stocks, has lost 7.54% in just five days. While that signals near-term pain, Hunter points out that longer-term support levels remain intact.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What This Means For VOO Investors</h2>
VOO, a favorite among passive investors, is designed for broad-market exposure. Unlike concentrated tech plays, it absorbs volatility better thanks to diversification. Microsoft Corp (MSFT), Apple Inc (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) may feel the tech squeeze, but financials, healthcare and consumer staples act as stabilizers.
JPMorgan's take? While AI stocks may struggle to regain immediate footing, they're approaching key support levels, likely forming a multi-week or multi-month trading range rather than a prolonged downturn.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Stay The Course Or Shift Gears?</h2>
Short-term traders might see this as an opportunity to hedge, but for long-term VOO investors, the playbook remains unchanged: stay the course. 
VOO's resilience comes from its balanced exposure to 500 of the biggest U.S. companies, smoothing out sector-specific dips. If AI rebounds as expected, VOO holders will benefit without needing to time the market.
The bottom line? 
AI may be wobbling, but VOO investors have little reason to panic. The ETF's broad-market strategy keeps it on solid ground, making short-term volatility a mere blip in the bigger picture.
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In the midst of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/artificial-intelligence">AI&#8217;s rapid transformation</a>, BofA Securities analyst Vivek Arya sees a significant opportunity for NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVGO#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>) and Marvell Technology Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>).
These companies are positioned at the heart of what Arya refers to as AI&#8217;s &#8220;Sputnik moment,&#8221; drawing an analogy to the Cold War era when the U.S. ramped up its efforts after the Soviet Union's surprise launch of Sputnik into space.
In this context, DeepSeek's rise in AI is seen as a catalyst for an even bigger wave of investment and BofA's analyst believes the hyperscalers and semiconductor companies will reap the rewards.
<h1 class="wp-block-heading">&#8220;DeepSeek: More Evolutionary Than Revolutionary&#8221; – But A Wake-Up Call For AI Investment</h1>
Arya is not overly impressed by DeepSeek's software contributions, as they are more about &#8220;evolutionary&#8221; progress rather than a &#8220;revolutionary&#8221; shift in AI. Still, the implications for the semiconductor space are clear. While &#8220;DeepSeek&#8217;s contributions are noteworthy,&#8221; they don&#8217;t represent a drastic change in course for the industry. 
However, they do accelerate AI capex investments, especially in &#8220;AI compute TAM toward $500bn+&#8221; over the next several years.
For Nvidia, Broadcom and Marvell, the timing couldn't be better.
These companies are already in a prime position, supplying essential hardware for AI infrastructure. Arya maintains a Buy rating on all three, emphasizing that the &#8220;rising tide should benefit all&#8221; as the AI compute market expands significantly.
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<h1 class="wp-block-heading">The Role of Hyperscalers, AI Hardware</h1>
One of the core insights Arya highlights is that the U.S. hyperscalers (tech giants like Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/amzn#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), Alphabet Inc&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) Google, and Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) will continue to drive much of the AI spending in the coming years. These companies will push toward &#8220;artificial general intelligence (AGI)&#8221; and broader enterprise use cases. The key to their success will be investing not only in &#8220;software&#8221; but also in &#8220;advanced hardware.&#8221;
This is where Nvidia, Broadcom, and Marvell come in, offering both the hardware capabilities and adaptability to meet the ever-evolving needs of AI workloads.
Arya forecasts the total AI compute market to &#8220;double towards $500bn+&#8221; by 2028, a growth driven by the need for large-scale model training, AI inference, and cloud infrastructure upgrades. As the race for AI dominance continues, &#8220;U.S. hyperscalers&#8221; will remain at the forefront, driving the bulk of this spending.
<h1 class="wp-block-heading">&#8216;Rising Tide Should Benefit All&#8217;</h1>
Nvidia, Broadcom and Marvell are all expected to benefit from this surge in demand. With DeepSeek&#8217;s AI software optimization now part of the broader landscape, it's clear that the hardware side of the equation — &#8220;ASIC versus general purpose GPU&#8221; — will continue to evolve.
Custom ASICs (like those from Broadcom and Marvell) offer cost efficiencies, but &#8220;merchant GPU (NVDA) could prove more adaptable to rapidly changing compute and model mix.&#8221;
For investors, the message is clear: These companies are well-positioned to capitalize on the growing AI infrastructure market. With AI compute TAM expected to rise to &#8220;$500bn+&#8221;, BofA sees the current downturn in the sector as an &#8220;enhanced Buy opportunity.&#8221;
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Why Nvidia, Broadcom, Marvell Are This Analyst's Top AI Bets In 'Sputnik Moment'

Morgan Stanley analyst Joseph Moore maintains Marvell Tech (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>) with a Equal-Weight and lowers the price target from $120 to $113.

Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on Marvell Tech, Lowers Price Target to $113

DeepSeek's latest AI model, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/asia/25/01/43243584/deepseek-r1-vs-openai-what-consumers-need-to-know-about-ais-latest-challenger">R1, is making waves</a>—not just for its performance but for the existential questions it raises about AI chip demand. 
The company claims its training costs were a mere $5.6 million, a fraction of what frontier foundation models demand. 
Naturally, investors are wondering: if AI can be trained this efficiently, does that mean the industry&#8217;s chip-buying frenzy is about to cool off?
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Jevons Paradox Strikes Again</h2>
JPMorgan's Harlan Sur isn't hitting the panic button. Instead, he points to history—where efficiency gains in computing have paradoxically driven more demand, not less. 
From x86 virtualization in the 2000s to ARM Holdings PLC's (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARM#NASDAQ">ARM</a>) dominance in mobile, every step forward in computing power has led to a proliferation of use cases that need more chips, not fewer. The same could happen here: DeepSeek's efficiency might not curb AI chip demand but rather accelerate the adoption of AI, pulling forward the need for high-performance semiconductors.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Custom Silicon Could Be the Winner</h2>
DeepSeek's low-cost efficiency doesn't just raise questions—it also opens opportunities. Sur believes that hyperscalers and cloud providers will keep pushing for greater AI capabilities, but they won't just rely on off-the-shelf GPUs. Custom-built ASICs—where companies like Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVGO#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>) and Marvell Technology Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>) thrive—could see an uptick as cost and power performance become critical differentiators.
Despite lingering uncertainties around DeepSeek's exact cost structure and reliance on open-source models, one thing remains clear: AI innovation never slows down—it only fuels further breakthroughs. 
Sur reiterates his bullish stance on Broadcom, Marvell, and Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), emphasizing that the race for AI dominance is far from over. If history is any guide, this is just the beginning of the next wave of semiconductor demand.
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Date	Put/Call	Strike Price	Exp Date	DTE	Trade Vol	Day Vol	Vol / OI	OI	Trade Type	Sentiment
10:02 AMFeb 20, 2025	PUT	$92.50	Jan 16, 2026	327	0	950	0	1106	TRADE	BULLISH
11:25 AMFeb 18, 2025	PUT	$120.00	Jun 20, 2025	117	1450	1450	211	687	TRADE	NEUTRAL
11:24 AMFeb 14, 2025	PUT	$100.00	Jun 20, 2025	117	533	500	37	1460	TRADE	BEARISH
09:41 AMFeb 14, 2025	PUT	$75.00	Mar 28, 2025	33	8000	8000	160000	5	TRADE	BULLISH