MRVL vs MU
as of Friday's close
as of Friday's close
- MRVLSell somesales growth, past year31%
Marvell's sales grew 31% over the past year, but the stock rose 11% over the past five trading days, in step with other chip stocks (up 9.5%).
- MUKeepin five trading days+13%
Micron rose 13% over the past five trading days, in step with other chip stocks (up 9.5%), and its sales grew 256% over the past year.
Percent return
- MRVL+79.42%
- MU+228.84%
Nov 13, 2025 to Nov 13, 2026
Where they differ
MU leads on 6 of 6
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- Company size: MRVL $124B, MU $781B.
- Sales growth, 1 yr: MRVL +31%, MU +256%. MU is ahead.
- Price for $1 of next year's profit: MRVL $25, MU $4. MU is ahead.
- Profit per $1 of sales: MRVL 17¢, MU 75¢. MU is ahead.
- Cash minus debt: MRVL −$1.35B, MU +$68.3B. MU is ahead.
- Price change, 1 yr: MRVL +79%, MU +229%. MU is ahead. S&P 500 +13%.
- How much the price swings: MRVL 90%, MU 80%. MU is ahead.
| Measure | MRVLMarvell Technology | MUMicron Technology |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Price | $156.71 | $778.40 |
| Friday | −4.71% | Best in this row: −2.51% |
| 1 month | −41.67% | Best in this row: −18.33% |
| 3 months | −29.45% | Best in this row: −18.04% |
| This year | +84.78% | Best in this row: +172.90% |
| 1 year | +79.42% | Best in this row: +228.84% |
| 5 years | +117.18% | Best in this row: +931.26% |
| From 52-week high | −50.5% | −35.8% |
| How much it swings (90 days) | 90% | Best in this row: 80% |
| Valuation | ||
| Market value | $124B | $781B |
| Price vs last year's earnings | 46.5× | Best in this row: 9.3× |
| Price vs next year's expected earnings | 25.0× | Best in this row: 3.9× |
| Price vs earnings, adjusted for growth | 0.92× | Best in this row: 0.05× |
| Price to sales | 13.1× | Best in this row: 5.9× |
| Price vs cash it brings in | 71.7× | Best in this row: 13.2× |
| Company value vs operating profit | 44.0× | Best in this row: 6.5× |
| Price vs earnings, against its own past (0 = cheapest) | Lowest | Lowest |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth, 1 year | +30.6% | Best in this row: +256.3% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 3 years | +11.4% | Best in this row: +104.7% |
| Earnings per share growth, last year | +620.5% | Best in this row: +701.4% |
| Earnings per share growth expected next year | Best in this row: +72.9% | +20.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Kept from sales after making the product | 52.2% | Best in this row: 80.7% |
| Kept as operating profit | 16.8% | Best in this row: 74.6% |
| Kept as final profit | 27.9% | Best in this row: 63.8% |
| Kept as spare cash | 18.3% | Best in this row: 44.3% |
| Profit on shareholders' money | 16.5% | Best in this row: 88.3% |
| Profit on all money put in | 6.9% | Best in this row: 93.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net cash (cash minus debt) | −$1.35B | Best in this row: $68.3B |
| Debt for each $1 of shareholders' money | 0.29× | Best in this row: 0.04× |
| Short-term assets per $1 of bills due | 3.17× | Best in this row: 3.31× |
| Dividend yield | Best in this row: 0.17% | 0.09% |
| Share of profit paid as dividends | 8% | Best in this row: 1% |
| Our readPro | ||
| Our call | Sell some | Keep |
| Why | Marvell's sales grew 31% over the past year, but the stock rose 11% over the past five trading days, in step with other chip stocks (up 9.5%). | Micron rose 13% over the past five trading days, in step with other chip stocks (up 9.5%), and its sales grew 256% over the past year. |
| Where the price sits | in the full report | in the full report |
| Our overall score (out of 100) | 66 | Best in this row: 91 |
| Our value score | 27 | Best in this row: 90 |
| Our growth score | 84 | Best in this row: 100 |
| Our quality score | 74 | Best in this row: 94 |
| Our price trend score | 64 | Best in this row: 77 |
| Earnings and analysts | ||
| Next earnings | Dec 1AMCin 16 days | Dec 16in 31 days |
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Buy |
| To average analyst target | +107.2% | Best in this row: +108.3% |
| Average analyst target | $324.74 | $1,621.67 |
| Analysts rating it a buy | 89% | Best in this row: 92% |
| Buy ratings added, 3 months | 0 | Best in this row: +1 |
| Analysts covering | 29 | 27 |
MU: faster growth at a lower P/E
Our pick of these: Micron Technology
Sales growth +256.3% vs +30.6%
MRVL +30.6%, MU +256.3%.Forward P/E per point of sales growth 0.02 vs 0.82
MRVL 0.82, MU 0.02.Keeps 74.6% of sales as operating profit, vs 16.8%
MRVL 16.8%, MU 74.6%.Cover this stock to see the full report
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