U.S. stocks pushed higher Tuesday, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index leading the gains as investors piled back into chipmakers, signaling renewed confidence in the artificial intelligence-driven rally.
The move comes as analysts reaffirm their bullish stance on the sector. Oppenheimer sees Marvell Technology as a continued winner of the AI trade, maintaining an outperform rating and a $170 price target on the stock. "We see MRVL share stable to increasing across core networking markets," analyst Rick Schafer said in a client note.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index's rally was broad-based. ON Semiconductor was the top performer, jumping 10 percent. Other notable gainers included Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Coherent Corp., which both rose more than 5 percent, while Intel Corp. added over 4 percent and Texas Instruments Inc. climbed nearly 3 percent. The gains helped lift the three major U.S. stock indexes into positive territory for the day.
The bullish outlook for semiconductors is largely tied to the explosive growth of AI. Oppenheimer expects revenue from networking interconnects to grow more than 50 percent to $5 billion this year, citing Marvell's recent deal to integrate its technology with Nvidia's AI platform. The firm projects Marvell could see more than $2 billion from its specialized microchip business in 2026, though it noted that supply constraints for wafers could pose a risk to growth.
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