Investment Q&A

Q: I am looking to buy an AI stock. I was thinking MU or MRVL. You recently stated that MU is 6.8x forward which is cheap compared to others. MRVL seems to be around 55x which is much higher. Should I ignore the MU dollar amount of share price even though it seems hard to believe that it can double from here. Is MRVL the next group of stocks to run in the AI stack ?

Q: Hi,
In reading a recent article on AMD's move into the NVDA market I read at: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/3x-amd-cracked-nvidia-code-133943897.html
I had to wonder about whether it would be prudent to sell some NVDA shares currently held in my TFSA to diversify into AMD, INTC and possibly MRVL. I've done extremely well on NVDA over the years and am starting to think about how much farther NVDA can run, vs some of the smaller semis at this point. I am also concerned with NVDA's price movements lately, as it finally broke out of consolidation, only to drop back today when others are climbing. Are there other names I should be considering as well? I use this account for shorter term momentum stocks, and keep a close eye on it. I would greatly appreciate your thoughts regarding NVDA and other semis - I also really enjoyed your Jan 5 Opinion piece on all things AI related and have been able to do well from a number of the stocks you highlighted - many thanks!
D

Q: Have been watching them for awhile now and am considering investing in them!
Would you please give me an analysis of them and would you seet hem continuing their upward momentum?
Thanx as usual
Gary

Q: Hello team,

Have your views changed since Nvidia invested $2 billion in MRVL and announced a partnership in March 30th to connect Marvell Technology to its AI data center and AI-RAN. The two also will work together on AI networking, including optical interconnects and silicon photonics.

Since then MRVL has gone from $87 to $128. Time to buy some?

Thank you for your extraordinary investment insight!

Q: Hello 5i,

We have listed a few Ugly Ducklings of the year below. Please rank the following stocks for purchase today with a longer-term view on growth.

CRM, MRVL, TRI, CSU, LMN, CROX, UNH, HD, GSY, FOUR, AVAV

Thank you for your sage advice.

D&J

Q: I have owned MRVL since the early days of the tech growth story. I felt it would be one firm that could grow their business exponentially as the tech story evolved. That has not been the case.

I would appreciate your opinion on MRVL as a future growth story, or should it fail to hold up to scrutiny, what 2 firms would fit my involvement in the story (if any). I hold NVDA, AMD, CLS, ASML, MSFT and PWR as representative of the buildout of the AI/Datacenter environment.

Thanks, as always, for your comments.

Q: Your thoughts please on the Marvell earnings after hours Thursday? If it could be bought for $70 tomorrow would it be an add for you in a hypothetical portfolio with a 12 month window? Please provide a high level analysis and whether you rate it as a buy, sell or hold based on the results.

Q: MRVL is said to have a attractive future in AI but has not participated in the recent rally. Can you provide your thoughts on its finances, area of specialization and future prospects, please.

Q: I am looking for stocks that have not come back up since the tariff announcements but have the potential. A couple I am thinking about are Fiserv, Inc. (FI) and Marvell Technology, Inc. (MRVL). Comments and any other suggestions please.

Q: Hi 5i,

I have some stocks down over 10%, mostly in USD. Do you see any red flags in the following stocks? Its small amounts and timeframe is not a problem.

DCBO
ILLM
KEI
LSPD

AFRM
CRNT
MRVL
NVO
ON
RXST
UPST

Thank you

Q: MRVL is down well over 50% from its highs before and after year end. Can you explain why it's being hit so hard and comment on its recovery prospects?
Thanks, Hugh

Q: What is your current opinion on TXN? Seems to be struggling.

Q: My research points to many experts believing that the semiconductor chips will be shifting from NVIDIAs current offerings to cheaper custom silicon, setting up many of the names like AVGO, MRVL, QCOM,AMD and ARM well. Out of these names, which ones would you own, based on price and growth potential.

Are any of these resonably priced at this time and can be bought immediately or shoud I wait for a pullback.

Lastly, seems like NVIDIA has sold part of its ARM ownership today. Is ARM still a name you like and at what price level does it become a resonable buy. Thanks!!

Q: Would welcome your analysis on Avgo v MRVL. Who has the higher growth rate, valuations are both high. Assume risks are fairly high as well , would you buy either at these prices?

Q: In regard's MRVL's last question on Sept 27 you noted a sales decline. I understand they reported on December 4 and seem to have done well. Is sales growth still negative year over year and is it's forward PE ratio still with-in reason? I suppose they are a competitor of NVDA which may be a risk more than an asset even if its chips are cheaper than NVDA's. Have they invented a better chip or is there anything about them which is better than NVDA other than price? Any thoughts you have would be appreciated.
Jim

Q: Can you provide your latest thoughts on MRVL. It seems to be gathering speed. What say you?

Q: As far as Ai is concerned, to what extent will the performance of the following stocks be dependent on the fortunes of NVDA? Please rate each of them with a number from 1-10, with 10 representing the highest correlation to NVDA.

VRT, MU, MSFT, META, MRVL, AVGO, QCOM, AMAT

Q: On a scale from 1 to 10, what number would you assign the following eight stocks where 10 represents the most upside and 1 the least, and what letter grade would you give them where an A represents the least risk and an F the most?

NVDA, VRT, MU, DELL, QCOM, MRVL, ON, AMAT

Q: How would you rank the following Ai-related companies (best first) with an outlook of at least a year or two?

VRT, SMCI, DELL, ANET, MU, MRVL, AMAT, QCOM, AVGO, IFNNY, ON, TEAM

Q: Market reaction seems a litte rough. Any thoughts on these companies.
Cheers , Chris