MXL vs. SMTC, POWI, DIOD, AMBA, AOSL, CEVA, NVEC, QUIK, GSIT, and NVDA
Should you be buying MaxLinear stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MaxLinear include Semtech (SMTC), Power Integrations (POWI), Diodes (DIOD), Ambarella (AMBA), Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOSL), CEVA (CEVA), NVE (NVEC), QuickLogic (QUIK), GSI Technology (GSIT), and NVIDIA (NVDA). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry.
MaxLinear vs. Its Competitors
MaxLinear (NASDAQ:MXL) and Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.
In the previous week, Semtech had 7 more articles in the media than MaxLinear. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Semtech and 4 mentions for MaxLinear. Semtech's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat MaxLinear's score of 0.77 indicating that Semtech is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Semtech has a net margin of -12.52% compared to MaxLinear's net margin of -61.63%. Semtech's return on equity of 19.66% beat MaxLinear's return on equity.
Semtech has higher revenue and earnings than MaxLinear. Semtech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MaxLinear, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
MaxLinear has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Semtech has a beta of 1.88, meaning that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.
MaxLinear presently has a consensus target price of $19.06, suggesting a potential upside of 35.43%. Semtech has a consensus target price of $58.58, suggesting a potential upside of 29.39%. Given MaxLinear's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe MaxLinear is more favorable than Semtech.
90.8% of MaxLinear shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of MaxLinear shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Semtech shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Semtech beats MaxLinear on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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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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This page (NASDAQ:MXL) was last updated on 6/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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