On Thursday, KeyBanc Capital Markets provided insights into the cloud computing sector, revealing growth trends and investment risks associated with key players in the industry. The recent data shows solid growth in traditional server markets, with compute processor instances up 3% month-over-month and 20% year-over-year.
This follows a 4% monthly and 18% yearly growth observed in October. Total (EPA:TTEF) cloud instances also saw an increase of 3% month-over-month and 19% year-over-year. According to InvestingPro data, this sector momentum has contributed to Marvell (NASDAQ:MRVL) Technology's impressive 75% year-to-date return, with 28 analysts recently revising their earnings expectations upward.
The report highlighted that ARM's growth continued robustly with an 11% month-over-month increase, driven by the adoption of new Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Axion and Azure Cobalt CPU instances. INTC also reclaimed some market share lost to AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), with Emerald Rapids and Sapphire Rapids processors showing strong monthly growth rates of 76% and 6%, respectively. Meanwhile, AMD's growth was slower, and NVDA's performance remained flat month-over-month.
KeyBanc maintained its Overweight rating on AMD with a price target of $220, citing the stock's trading at a multiple below its peers. ARM also retained its Overweight rating with a price target of $195, reflecting a valuation pegged to twice the CY26 PEG ratio, which is in line with the broader peer group average.
INTC's Sector Weight rating was maintained, with a fair value of $19 based on 22 times the 2025 earnings per share estimate. For Marvell Technology, InvestingPro analysis shows analyst targets ranging from $74.20 to $160, with a strong consensus recommendation of 1.43 (Strong Buy).
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NVDA also kept its Overweight rating with a price target of $180, as KeyBanc expects the company to benefit from AI and machine learning growth in data centers, supported by its CUDA software stack. MRVL's price target was set at $125, based on 46 times the FY26 earnings per share estimate, which is higher than its historical average P/E.
KeyBanc's analysis suggests positive implications for ARM, INTC, and MRVL, while AMD faces a less favorable outlook, and NVDA remains neutral. The report also acknowledges that market and macroeconomic conditions, as well as company-specific execution risks, could affect the realization of these price targets.
In other recent news, Marvell Technology has been a focus of attention for several analysts, with both Raymond (NS:RYMD) James and CFRA analyst Angelo Zino increasing their price targets to $130, citing strong growth prospects and a robust outlook.
A key factor in these positive assessments is the company's recent unveiling of a 1.6 Tbps optical chipset and a custom High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) compute architecture, both aimed at enhancing data transfers and AI performance.
Moreover, Marvell has launched the Aquila coherent-lite digital signal processor, optimized for distributed campus data centers. These innovations are expected to bolster data center infrastructure utilization and performance.
In the background, Marvell Technology has been maintaining strategic engagement with Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Web Services and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), with the latter partnership expected to significantly ramp up in 2026.
Raymond James anticipates a potential revenue compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 25% for Marvell over the next three to four years if AI spending remains strong. Earnings per share (EPS) estimates for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027 have been revised upwards by 28 analysts, reflecting optimism for the company's financial performance in the coming years.
These recent developments reflect a series of positive trends for Marvell, signaling strong investor confidence in the company's future.
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