Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for MaxLinear (MXL)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for MaxLinear (NASDAQ: MXL):

• 10/28/2026 – MaxLinear was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 10/23/2026 – MaxLinear was given a new $70.00 price target by Susquehanna.
• 10/20/2026 – MaxLinear had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $95.00 to $78.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/15/2026 – MaxLinear had its “sell (d-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 9/14/2026 – MaxLinear was given a new $125.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.

MaxLinear Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MXL traded down $6.14 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $61.33. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,890,341 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,678,384. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $77.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $59.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 2.22 and a quick ratio of 1.57. MaxLinear, Inc has a fifty-two week low of $12.77 and a fifty-two week high of $128.30. The company has a market capitalization of $5.56 billion, a P/E ratio of -165.76 and a beta of 3.93.

MaxLinear (NASDAQ:MXL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $218.06 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $214.95 million. MaxLinear had a negative net margin of 4.45% and a positive return on equity of 12.89%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 72.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.14 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that MaxLinear, Inc will post 1.10 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Kishore Seendripu sold 351,454 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.95, for a total transaction of $30,207,471.30. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 7.70% of the company’s stock.

MaxLinear, Inc is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and sells integrated circuits and related solutions for broadband communications, wired and wireless infrastructure, data centers, industrial applications and consumer electronics. Its products are used by equipment manufacturers and service providers to support the transmission, processing and management of voice, video and data.

The company’s portfolio includes broadband access system-on-chip products, Ethernet transceivers and controllers, high-speed interconnect and communications devices, radio-frequency and analog products, optical and copper connectivity solutions, and power-management components.