Marvell Technology (MRVL) Competitors

Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) and Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Is MRVL or AMAT more profitable?

Applied Materials has a net margin of 24.06% compared to Marvell Technology's net margin of -7.56%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 40.15% beat Marvell Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marvell Technology	-7.56%	8.42%	5.70%
Applied Materials	24.06%	40.15%	22.42%

Is MRVL or AMAT a better dividend stock?

Marvell Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Marvell Technology pays out -42.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Materials pays out 22.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Applied Materials has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Applied Materials is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer MRVL or AMAT?

In the previous week, Marvell Technology and Marvell Technology both had 54 articles in the media. Applied Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Marvell Technology's score of 1.07 indicating that Applied Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marvell Technology	34 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Applied Materials	49 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MRVL or AMAT?

83.5% of Marvell Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Applied Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Marvell Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Applied Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate MRVL or AMAT?

Marvell Technology presently has a consensus price target of $94.70, suggesting a potential upside of 27.20%. Applied Materials has a consensus price target of $205.17, suggesting a potential upside of 13.99%. Given Marvell Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Marvell Technology is more favorable than Applied Materials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marvell Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74
Applied Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68

Which has more volatility and risk, MRVL or AMAT?

Marvell Technology has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Materials has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MRVL or AMAT?

Applied Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Marvell Technology. Marvell Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marvell Technology	$5.77B	11.15	-$885M	-$0.57	-130.61
Applied Materials	$27.18B	5.32	$7.18B	$8.22	21.90

Summary

Applied Materials beats Marvell Technology on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.