Adeia (ADEA) Competitors

MaxLinear (NYSE:MXL) and Adeia (NASDAQ:ADEA) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and community ranking.

Is MXL or ADEA more profitable?

Adeia has a net margin of 12.87% compared to MaxLinear's net margin of -42.38%. Adeia's return on equity of 33.28% beat MaxLinear's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MaxLinear	-42.38%	-12.39%	-7.82%
Adeia	12.87%	33.28%	10.72%

Do analysts rate MXL or ADEA?

MaxLinear currently has a consensus price target of $24.67, suggesting a potential upside of 85.05%. Adeia has a consensus price target of $15.67, suggesting a potential upside of 38.03%. Given MaxLinear's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe MaxLinear is more favorable than Adeia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MaxLinear	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Adeia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer MXL or ADEA?

In the previous week, MaxLinear had 11 more articles in the media than Adeia. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for MaxLinear and 2 mentions for Adeia. Adeia's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat MaxLinear's score of 0.11 indicating that Adeia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MaxLinear	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Adeia	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MXL or ADEA?

90.8% of MaxLinear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Adeia shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of MaxLinear shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Adeia shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MXL or ADEA?

MaxLinear received 586 more outperform votes than Adeia when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.82% of users gave Adeia an outperform vote while only 72.83% of users gave MaxLinear an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MaxLinear	Outperform Votes 595 72.83%	Underperform Votes 222 27.17%
Adeia	Outperform Votes 9 81.82%	Underperform Votes 2 18.18%

Which has more volatility & risk, MXL or ADEA?

MaxLinear has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adeia has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, MXL or ADEA?

Adeia has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MaxLinear. MaxLinear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adeia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MaxLinear	$693.26M	1.61	-$73.15M	-$1.89	-7.05
Adeia	$388.79M	3.18	$67.37M	$0.34	33.38

Summary

Adeia beats MaxLinear on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.