4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Marvell

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Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, data storage chip specialist Marvell Technology has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Marvell's business, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Marvell facts

Headquarters (founded)

Hamilton, Bermuda (1995)

Market Cap

$5.7 billion

Industry

Semiconductors

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$3.3 billion

Management

Co-Founder/Chairman/CEO Dr. Sehat Sutardja

Co-Founder/Chief Technology Officer Dr. Pantas Sutardja

Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)

14.8%

Cash/Debt

$2.1 billion / $0

Dividend Yield

2.3%

Competitors

LSI

STMicroelectronics

Texas Instruments


Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 95% of the 1,460 members who have rated Marvell believe that the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just yesterday, one of those Fools, Clint35, succinctly summed up the Marvell bull case for our community:

Great balance sheet. High insider ownership. Pretty cheap. Plus a dividend yielding 2.30%. That's not a lot but I'll take it.

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