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$17.52 +0.74 (+4.41%)
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MXL vs. AEIS, DIOD, MKSI, MTSI, NXPI, ON, SYNA, TER, SLAB, and AMBA

Should you be buying MaxLinear stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MaxLinear include Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), Diodes (DIOD), MKS (MKSI), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), ON Semiconductor (ON), Synaptics (SYNA), Teradyne (TER), Silicon Laboratories (SLAB), and Ambarella (AMBA). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

MaxLinear vs. Its Competitors

MaxLinear (NASDAQ:MXL) and Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and profitability.

90.8% of MaxLinear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of MaxLinear shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

MaxLinear currently has a consensus price target of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.59%. Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus price target of $154.44, suggesting a potential downside of 22.16%. Given MaxLinear's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe MaxLinear is more favorable than Advanced Energy Industries.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MaxLinear
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20
Advanced Energy Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82

In the previous week, MaxLinear had 6 more articles in the media than Advanced Energy Industries. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for MaxLinear and 7 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat MaxLinear's score of 0.08 indicating that Advanced Energy Industries 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)
3 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Advanced Energy Industries
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Advanced Energy Industries has a net margin of 5.13% compared to MaxLinear's net margin of -55.53%. Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity of 12.38% beat MaxLinear's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
MaxLinear-55.53% -18.16% -10.73%
Advanced Energy Industries 5.13%12.38%6.58%

MaxLinear has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
MaxLinear$360.53M4.23-$245.20M-$2.47-7.09
Advanced Energy Industries$1.48B5.05$54.21M$2.2189.78

Summary

Advanced Energy Industries beats MaxLinear on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MXL vs. The Competition

MetricMaxLinearSEMI IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.46B$29.87B$33.04B$10.58B
Dividend YieldN/A1.74%3.19%4.86%
P/E Ratio-7.0990.16732.0828.46
Price / Sales4.238.431,559.11213.92
Price / CashN/A39.8937.2360.64
Price / Book2.875.947.506.53
Net Income-$245.20M$692.87M$819.73M$276.75M
7 Day Performance3.24%1.61%533.19%0.93%
1 Month Performance8.96%4.30%628.76%1.41%
1 Year Performance16.10%5.07%24,441.21%31.59%

MaxLinear Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MXL
MaxLinear
2.9829 of 5 stars
$17.52
+4.4%
$18.50
+5.6%
+17.8%$1.46B$360.53M-7.091,294News Coverage
Earnings Report
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
4.3657 of 5 stars
$182.15
+7.4%
$154.44
-15.2%
+87.2%$6.40B$1.48B82.4210,000Positive News
DIOD
Diodes
2.29 of 5 stars
$51.58
+6.6%
$55.00
+6.6%
-8.1%$2.25B$1.31B37.658,593Gap Up
MKSI
MKS
4.5873 of 5 stars
$133.03
+9.7%
$127.80
-3.9%
+42.6%$8.14B$3.59B33.7610,200
MTSI
MACOM Technology Solutions
2.7057 of 5 stars
$130.53
+6.8%
$146.56
+12.3%
+20.5%$9.10B$729.58M-129.241,700Insider Trade
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.6887 of 5 stars
$216.70
+5.5%
$257.06
+18.6%
-6.6%$51.78B$12.61B25.8333,100Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Gap Up
ON
ON Semiconductor
4.4968 of 5 stars
$50.11
+9.6%
$56.68
+13.1%
-23.8%$18.71B$7.08B46.8326,490Trending News
Gap Down
SYNA
Synaptics
3.5988 of 5 stars
$65.93
+6.3%
$90.43
+37.2%
-0.2%$2.40B$1.07B-54.491,700
TER
Teradyne
4.5406 of 5 stars
$139.13
+5.3%
$122.53
-11.9%
+16.6%$21.01B$2.82B48.146,500Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
SLAB
Silicon Laboratories
1.2934 of 5 stars
$129.05
+5.6%
$151.13
+17.1%
+21.6%$4.01B$584.39M-40.081,889
AMBA
Ambarella
2.7725 of 5 stars
$80.95
+11.1%
$93.88
+16.0%
+44.2%$3.11B$284.86M-38.36900Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:MXL) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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