Sam Badawi
Stock Analyst, Creator of Origins of Alpha & Quarterly Conviction
Marvell's new long-term model points to a $750-$900 stock by 2028-29. Management targets about $80B of revenue by CY2030, versus a $47B consensus, with a 55-60% revenue CAGR led by custom silicon growing 80% a year. Operating margins of 44-46% and opex growing at half the rate of revenue imply EPS above $30, versus $18 expected; 25-30x that gives $750-$900. Marvell has largely met its targets over the past decade, and the stock trades about 70% below its implied future value. x.com x.com x.com … Show more
Marvell looks like the biggest bubble mankind has ever seen at about 100x trailing earnings, 170x forward earnings and 33x sales. The stock added about $110 a share, roughly $100B of market cap, after Jensen Huang said it will become a trillion-dollar company. x.comÂ
PayPal's cost cuts and reserve releases prop up short-term numbers, while investing for growth wastes time. Its slow bleed gives delusional bulls hope, making it the ultimate value trap; it should not be a public company. x.comÂ
Marvell's $70-90 billion FY31 revenue target looks credible: COO Chris Koopmans said key foundry, substrate and packaging suppliers get five-year forecasts and had already seen it before investor day. A $500 price target still looks too aggressive for now; Marvell must show it can grow its networking and photonics segment to deserve a safe price increase. x.com x.comÂ
Marvell is a steal at roughly 45x forward free cash flow for a business growing 50%, with a $440 price target by late 2027. It has raised its fiscal 2028 revenue growth outlook to 50%, with roughly $18 billion of revenue now in sight and a credible, clear path to about $5 billion of free cash flow, even though the stock is down more than 25% since June. x.comÂ
PayPal's near-flat growth and rising checkout competition leave it a Grade C, prove-it story. Q3 FY26 revenue rose just 2%; operating income fell 8% as restructuring charges rose from $69 million to $255 million, and net income fell 14%. The business still earns over $1 billion a quarter, but it is treading water. x.comÂ
Marvell trades at one of the lowest PEG ratios in chips with one of the highest composite ratings, and its cup-and-handle breakout points to a 330 price target. x.comÂ
PayPal's downside finally looks done after a 10-year round trip, leaving the stock undervalued at a P/E of 8 and a PEG ratio of 0.8. A solid Q2 report could start a recovery back to $60+. x.comÂ
PayPal is a value trap with a great story until a real catalyst appears. At about 8x forward earnings it is near a decade low and cheaper than JPMorgan, but cheapness has been the thesis for two years while it kept getting cheaper. A re-rating needs a trigger: a buyer, a turn in Venmo monetization, or price carving a higher low to prove the bleed is over. x.comÂ
Marvell is fast-growing and impressive, but there are better investments: it would need many years of growth to justify the $1 trillion valuation Nvidia's Jensen Huang suggested. Its annual revenue is just under $10B and its forward P/E is 47. By comparison, Micron has more than 10x the revenue and a forward P/E of just 6, and still trades below a $1 trillion market cap. x.comÂ