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MaxLinear (MXL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$66.47 +3.01 (+4.74%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$66.58 +0.11 (+0.16%)
As of 05:12 PM Eastern
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About MaxLinear Stock (NASDAQ:MXL)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$61.42
▼
$68.80
50-Day Range
$57.59
▼
$109.30
52-Week Range
$12.77
▼
$128.30
Volume
3.62 million shs
Average Volume
3.16 million shs
Market Capitalization
$6.03 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$94.30
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

MaxLinear, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and sells integrated circuits and related solutions for broadband communications, wired and wireless infrastructure, data centers, industrial applications and consumer electronics. Its products are used by equipment manufacturers and service providers to support the transmission, processing and management of voice, video and data.

The company’s portfolio includes broadband access system-on-chip products, Ethernet transceivers and controllers, high-speed interconnect and communications devices, radio-frequency and analog products, optical and copper connectivity solutions, and power-management components. These technologies are designed for applications such as cable and fiber broadband equipment, wireless infrastructure, enterprise and cloud networking, data-center systems, and industrial communications.

MaxLinear was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California. The company serves customers internationally and works with communications equipment manufacturers, network operators and technology companies across North America, Europe, Asia and other global markets.

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MaxLinear Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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78th Percentile Overall Score

MXL MarketRank™: 
3.88776610078 of 5 stars

MaxLinear scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 185th out of 591 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    MaxLinear has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.44, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    MaxLinear has a consensus price target of $94.30, representing about 42.2% upside from its current price of $66.30.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    MaxLinear has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about MaxLinear's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for MaxLinear are expected to grow by 106.41% in the coming year, from $0.78 to $1.61 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of MaxLinear is -179.20, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of MaxLinear is -179.20, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    MaxLinear has a P/B Ratio of 12.68. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.84% of the float of MaxLinear has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    MaxLinear has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.49, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in MaxLinear has recently increased by 1.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    MaxLinear does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    MaxLinear does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    MaxLinear has a news sentiment score of 0.68. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for MaxLinear this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    22 people have searched for MXL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 83% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    22 people have added MaxLinear to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 450% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, MaxLinear insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $50,434,671.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    7.70% of the stock of MaxLinear is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    90.79% of the stock of MaxLinear is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about MaxLinear's insider trading history.
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MXL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

MaxLinear's stock was trading at $17.43 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, MXL shares have increased by 280.4% and is now trading at $66.3040.

MaxLinear, Inc (NASDAQ:MXL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.06. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 72.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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MaxLinear's Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback plan on Monday, November 24th 2025, which authorizes the company to buy back $75 million in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 5.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Top institutional investors of MaxLinear include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.18%), Triumph Capital Management (0.03%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%) and Yousif Capital Management LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Steven G Litchfield, William Torgerson, Ted L Tewksbury III, Thomas E Pardun, Connie H Kwong, Daniel A Artusi and Kishore Seendripu.
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Shares of MXL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that MaxLinear investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Intel (INTC), Marvell Technology (MRVL) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
10/22/2026
Today
10/26/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Sub-Industry
Semiconductors
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:MXL
Previous Symbol
NYSE:MXL
CIK
1288469
Employees
1,115
Year Founded
2003

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$125.00
Low Price Target
$40.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+41.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.44
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($0.37)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
85.22
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$136.68 million
Net Margins
-4.45%
Pretax Margin
-2.25%
Return on Equity
12.89%
Return on Assets
7.50%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.31
Current Ratio
2.22
Quick Ratio
1.57

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$467.64 million
Price / Sales
12.89
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$5.23 per share
Price / Book
12.71

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
90,690,000
Free Float
83,710,000
Market Cap
$6.03 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
3.93

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This page (NASDAQ:MXL) was last updated on 10/26/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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