MaxLinear (MXL) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SLAB or MXL?

Silicon Laboratories received 101 more outperform votes than MaxLinear when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.22% of users gave MaxLinear an outperform vote while only 67.76% of users gave Silicon Laboratories an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Silicon Laboratories	Outperform Votes 704 67.76%	Underperform Votes 335 32.24%
MaxLinear	Outperform Votes 603 72.22%	Underperform Votes 232 27.78%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SLAB or MXL?

90.8% of MaxLinear shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Silicon Laboratories shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of MaxLinear shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor SLAB or MXL?

In the previous week, Silicon Laboratories had 16 more articles in the media than MaxLinear. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Silicon Laboratories and 15 mentions for MaxLinear. MaxLinear's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Silicon Laboratories' score of 0.45 indicating that MaxLinear is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Silicon Laboratories	8 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MaxLinear	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer SLAB or MXL?

Silicon Laboratories presently has a consensus target price of $126.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.01%. MaxLinear has a consensus target price of $19.06, indicating a potential upside of 50.22%. Given MaxLinear's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MaxLinear is more favorable than Silicon Laboratories.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silicon Laboratories	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
MaxLinear	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Which has more volatility and risk, SLAB or MXL?

Silicon Laboratories has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MaxLinear has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SLAB or MXL?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Silicon Laboratories	$584.39M	7.40	-$191.01M	-$5.94	-22.42
MaxLinear	$361.19M	2.97	-$245.20M	-$2.63	-4.83

Is SLAB or MXL more profitable?

Silicon Laboratories has a net margin of -32.69% compared to MaxLinear's net margin of -68.01%. Silicon Laboratories' return on equity of -10.46% beat MaxLinear's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silicon Laboratories	-32.69%	-10.46%	-9.12%
MaxLinear	-68.01%	-21.94%	-13.58%

Summary

Silicon Laboratories beats MaxLinear on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.