Pixelworks (PXLW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PXLW) is a semiconductor and software company that develops visual processing technologies for consumer electronics. Its solutions are designed to improve image quality, motion clarity, color accuracy and power efficiency in mobile devices, displays and entertainment systems.

The company’s product portfolio has included Iris visual processors for smartphones and other mobile devices, as well as display-processing technologies for televisions, monitors and projectors. Pixelworks also offers TrueCut Motion, a motion-processing and content-creation platform intended to help filmmakers and studios deliver consistent cinematic motion across compatible displays and playback devices.

Pixelworks serves original equipment manufacturers, display makers, content creators and other technology partners in global consumer-electronics markets. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in San Jose, California, with its business and customer relationships extending across major electronics markets in Asia and other regions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.86 to $7.10
• 50-Day Range: $5.60 to $7.18
• 52-Week Range: $4.84 to $15.42
• Volume: 21,994 shs
• Average Volume: 29,415 shs
• Market Capitalization: $42.47 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $16.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Pixelworks Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pixelworks scored higher than 46% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 412th out of 595 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Pixelworks has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Pixelworks has a consensus price target of $16.00, representing about 127.9% upside from its current price of $7.02.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pixelworks has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Pixelworks are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($1.58) to ($1.64) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pixelworks is -4.31, 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 Pixelworks is -4.31, 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

Pixelworks has a P/B Ratio of 24.21. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.38% of the float of Pixelworks has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pixelworks has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.16, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pixelworks has recently decreased by 32.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Pixelworks does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Pixelworks this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Pixelworks to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Pixelworks insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $108,339.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.70% of the stock of Pixelworks is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

21.37% of the stock of Pixelworks is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/11/2026
• Today: 9/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PXLW
• CIK: 1040161
• Web: www.pixelworks.com
• Phone: (503) 601-4545
• Fax: 408-200-9201
• Employees: 163
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Pixelworks: $16.00
• High Price Target: $20.00
• Low Price Target: $12.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +127.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.63)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$22.50 million
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: -983.81%
• Return on Equity: -28.77%
• Return on Assets: -14.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 35.56
• Quick Ratio: 35.56

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $690 thousand
• Price / Sales: 61.55
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.29 per share
• Price / Book: 24.21

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 6,050,000
• Free Float: 5,765,000
• Market Cap: $42.47 million
• Optionable: No Data
• Beta: 1.52