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MXL vs. DIOD, MTSI, NXPI, ON, SYNA, TER, STM, SLAB, SMTC, and POWI

Should you be buying MaxLinear stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MaxLinear include Diodes (DIOD), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), ON Semiconductor (ON), Synaptics (SYNA), Teradyne (TER), STMicroelectronics (STM), Silicon Laboratories (SLAB), Semtech (SMTC), and Power Integrations (POWI). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

MaxLinear vs. Its Competitors

Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) and MaxLinear (NASDAQ:MXL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

In the previous week, MaxLinear had 1 more articles in the media than Diodes. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for MaxLinear and 3 mentions for Diodes. MaxLinear's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Diodes' score of 0.39 indicating that MaxLinear is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Diodes has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MaxLinear has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Diodes has a net margin of 1.90% compared to MaxLinear's net margin of -61.63%. Diodes' return on equity of 3.04% beat MaxLinear's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Diodes1.90% 3.04% 2.39%
MaxLinear -61.63%-21.86%-13.30%

Diodes presently has a consensus target price of $55.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.16%. MaxLinear has a consensus target price of $19.06, indicating a potential upside of 27.59%. Given MaxLinear's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MaxLinear is more favorable than Diodes.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Diodes
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
MaxLinear
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44

99.2% of Diodes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of MaxLinear shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Diodes shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of MaxLinear shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Diodes$1.34B1.99$44.02M$0.55104.35
MaxLinear$360.53M3.51-$245.20M-$2.63-5.68

Summary

Diodes beats MaxLinear on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MXL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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MXL vs. The Competition

MetricMaxLinearSEMI IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.26B$30.00B$27.55B$9.09B
Dividend YieldN/A1.66%3.11%4.02%
P/E Ratio-5.6838.1636.9320.27
Price / Sales3.517.411,860.33152.27
Price / CashN/A34.8837.5557.67
Price / Book2.455.257.285.49
Net Income-$245.20M$692.87M$767.99M$250.45M
7 Day Performance1.05%-0.13%-0.26%4.79%
1 Month Performance28.02%12.23%6.06%9.59%
1 Year Performance-33.89%-5.36%52,479.79%16.41%

MaxLinear Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MXL
MaxLinear
3.6035 of 5 stars
$14.94
-1.3%
$19.06
+27.6%
-33.9%$1.26B$360.53M-5.681,294News Coverage
DIOD
Diodes
1.3978 of 5 stars
$54.62
-5.0%
$55.00
+0.7%
-32.0%$2.67B$1.31B99.318,593News Coverage
MTSI
MACOM Technology Solutions
3.1639 of 5 stars
$138.04
-1.9%
$136.40
-1.2%
+20.7%$10.46B$729.58M-113.151,700News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.7914 of 5 stars
$226.00
-2.6%
$249.28
+10.3%
-18.3%$58.64B$12.61B24.6233,100Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ON
ON Semiconductor
3.8164 of 5 stars
$54.61
-3.5%
$57.42
+5.2%
-22.3%$23.65B$7.08B37.9226,490Trending News
Analyst Forecast
SYNA
Synaptics
3.6845 of 5 stars
$66.53
-3.2%
$93.75
+40.9%
-25.0%$2.65B$959.40M16.111,716News Coverage
TER
Teradyne
4.7584 of 5 stars
$90.59
-2.7%
$114.33
+26.2%
-37.9%$14.93B$2.82B26.906,500News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
STM
STMicroelectronics
2.3934 of 5 stars
$31.57
-2.2%
$29.67
-6.0%
-24.4%$29.00B$13.27B26.7549,602News Coverage
SLAB
Silicon Laboratories
1.9628 of 5 stars
$139.75
-8.9%
$126.50
-9.5%
+17.6%$5.00B$584.39M-27.351,889News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
SMTC
Semtech
3.199 of 5 stars
$42.60
-5.0%
$58.58
+37.5%
+34.1%$3.88B$909.30M-20.681,838
POWI
Power Integrations
4.6818 of 5 stars
$56.45
-5.2%
$74.67
+32.3%
-22.8%$3.35B$418.97M86.85830News Coverage
Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:MXL) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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