MaxLinear (MXL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

MaxLinear, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that develops high-performance analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for communications and connectivity applications. Its products are designed to help equipment manufacturers process, transmit and manage data across broadband, wired and wireless infrastructure, data center, and industrial systems.

The company’s product portfolio includes broadband access and connectivity solutions, RF and microwave components, Ethernet and high-speed interconnect products, optical networking technologies, and power-management devices. MaxLinear’s chips are used in applications such as cable and fiber broadband equipment, wireless infrastructure, enterprise and data center networking, and other communications systems.

Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Carlsbad, California, MaxLinear serves customers and markets worldwide. The company operates as a semiconductor supplier to original equipment manufacturers and other technology companies, which incorporate its components into networking, access and communications equipment.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $93.70 to $106.54
• 50-Day Range: $57.25 to $93.84
• 52-Week Range: $12.77 to $128.30
• Volume: 4.77 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.12 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.61 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $88.64
• Consensus Rating: Hold

MaxLinear Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MaxLinear scored higher than 49% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 372nd out of 593 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

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.

Downside Risk

MaxLinear has a consensus price target of $88.64, representing about 16.3% downside from its current price of $105.93.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

MaxLinear has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 106.41%

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 -89.02, 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 -89.02, 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 20.25. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.78% 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 2.04, 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 7.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

MaxLinear does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.45

News Sentiment

MaxLinear has a news sentiment score of 0.45. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for MaxLinear this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

19 people have searched for MXL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 46% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added MaxLinear to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 30% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/23/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Semiconductors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MXL
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:MXL
• CIK: 1288469
• Web: www.maxlinear.com
• Phone: (760) 692-0711
• Fax: 760-444-8598
• Employees: 1,115
• Year Founded: 2003

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for MaxLinear: $88.64
• High Price Target: $125.00
• Low Price Target: $25.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -16.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.44
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.19)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 135.81
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$136.68 million
• Net Margins: -18.24%
• Pretax Margin: -15.19%
• Return on Equity: 2.24%
• Return on Assets: 1.30%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.26
• Current Ratio: 1.78
• Quick Ratio: 1.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $467.64 million
• Price / Sales: 20.54
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $5.23 per share
• Price / Book: 20.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 90,690,000
• Free Float: 83,710,000
• Market Cap: $9.61 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 3.92