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U.S. politician’s suspicious Marvell stock bet is up over 85%

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Marvell Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVL) stock price has surged by more than 85% since Representative Maria Elvira Salazar, a Republican from Florida, disclosed her position.

MRVL stock has surged by about 87.5%, from about $170 on May 8 to over $306 on June 3. The company builds data infrastructure chips that have been powering the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.

MRVL 30-day performance. Source: Finbold

Rep Salazar, currently a member of the House Financial Services Committee, purchased between $15,001 and $50,000 of MRVL stock on April 6, 2026, through her UBS brokerage account. However, the trade was not made public until May 8, 2026, when her Periodic Transaction Report (PTR) was published on the House Clerk’s disclosure portal.

MRVL stock gained more bullish momentum at the beginning of June after Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA), stated that Marvell is the next trillion-dollar company, as Finbold reported. At press time, the company had a market capitalization of about $254.4 billion.

Marvell stock gains on strong financial outlook

Rep Salazar purchased Marvell stock after it reported a strong financial outlook and guidance. Marvell Technology delivered record financial results for fiscal year 2026, reporting full-year revenue of $8.195 billion. As such, the company saw a 42% increase year-over-year driven by surging demand for AI data center infrastructure.

The company reported fourth-quarter revenue of $2.22 billion, beating analyst estimates of $2.21 billion and marking a 22.1% increase from the same period the prior year.  Meanwhile, the company issued Q1 fiscal 2027 revenue guidance of approximately $2.21 billion and non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) of $0.74 to $0.84.

As such, Rep Salazar could be expecting MRVL stock to continue its bullish trend, driven by rising demand for AI products and the company’s strong financial outlook.

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