Marvell Technology's stock plunged 8.55% during Monday's intraday trading session, driven by a combination of a downgrade from Benchmark and its unexpected exclusion from the S&P 500 index.
Benchmark Research downgraded Marvell to Hold from Buy, citing a "high degree of conviction" that the company lost Amazon's Trainium 3 and 4 chip designs to Taiwanese rival Alchip Technologies. This overshadowed recent optimism around Marvell's data-center growth forecasts.
Additionally, Marvell was widely expected to join the S&P 500 after meeting financial eligibility criteria, but the snub further dampened investor sentiment. The stock had rallied 10% last week on news of its $3.25 billion acquisition of Celestial AI, but the dual disappointments triggered a sharp sell-off.
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