MaxLinear, Inc. (MXL)Technology | Semiconductors | Carlsbad, United States | NasdaqGS
96.16 USD
+2.46
(2.625%)
⇧
(Oct. 9, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 11:44 a.m. EDT
MaxLinear is currently a high-volatility turnaround story where aggressive revenue expansion is outpacing profitability. While the company is posting a 55 percent revenue growth rate, the balance sheet remains fragile with negative earnings and a debt load exceeding cash reserves. The stock has rallied significantly from its lows, trading well above its 50-day moving average, which supports a cautious bullish stance for the immediate future. However, the options market is pricing in a range-bound outcome with heavy protection bought at lower levels, suggesting traders fear a retracement despite the recent momentum. Investors should view this as a speculative play on the AI infrastructure thesis rather than a stable income vehicle, given the complete lack of dividend history and the company's ongoing path to profitability. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.156976 |
| AutoETS | 0.156977 |
| MSTL | 0.160828 |
| AutoTheta | 0.191434 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 27% |
| H-stat | 10.29 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.223 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.99 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 30.566 |
| Revenue per Share | 6.463 |
| Market Cap | 8,721,057,792 |
| Forward P/E | 36.80 |
| Beta | 3.94 |
| Profit Margins | -18.24% |
| Website | https://www.maxlinear.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 11:44 a.m. EDT: Implied volatility is elevated across expirations, suggesting uncertainty. Call open interest clusters heavily at the $115 and $150 strikes, indicating bullish targets for the near-to-intermediate term. Conversely, put open interest forms a dense wall at the $65 and $70 strikes, signaling a perceived downside floor. Speculators are positioning for a volatile rebound within a defined range rather than a linear breakout.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 5.101523 |
| Address1 | 5,966 La Place Court |
| Address2 | Suite 100 |
| All Time High | 128.3 |
| All Time Low | 3.96 |
| Ask | 109.73 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,043,070 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 3,107,940 |
| Average Volume | 3,107,940 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,043,070 |
| Beta | 3.94 |
| Bid | 83.35 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 5.346 |
| City | Carlsbad |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 96.16 |
| Current Ratio | 1.776 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,789,430,400 |
| Day High | 101.1999 |
| Day Low | 91.65 |
| Debt To Equity | 30.566 |
| Display Name | MaxLinear |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,792,699,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,792,699,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,792,699,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,792,699,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,792,699,200 |
| Ebitda | -22,431,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.03943 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -437.796 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 17.261 |
| Enterprise Value | 9,820,204,032 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.75 |
| Eps Forward | 2.61305 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.18 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 760 444 8598 |
| Fifty Day Average | 76.4956 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 19.664406 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.25706586 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 510.15228 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 128.3 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -32.14 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.2505066 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 12.77 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 83.39 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 6.5301485 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 12.77 - 128.3 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,269,437,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 85,221,671 |
| Forward Eps | 2.61305 |
| Forward P E | 36.79991 |
| Free Cashflow | 14,404,875 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,115 |
| Fullday Change | -3.1600037 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -3.2861934 |
| Fullday Price | 93.0 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.57477003 |
| Gross Profits | 327,004,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.05885 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.84242994 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 90,693,191 |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Industry Disp | Semiconductors |
| Industry Key | semiconductors |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-12-13 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | MaxLinear, Inc. provides communications systems-on-chip solutions in the United States, Asia, Europe, and internationally. Its products integrate various portions of a high-speed communication system, including radio frequency, high-performance analog, mixed-signal, digital signal processing, security engines, data compression and networking layers, and power management. Its products are used in various electronic devices, such as radio transceivers and modems for 4G/5G base-station and backhaul infrastructure; optical transceivers; wi-fi and wireline routers for home networking; broadband modems compliant with data over cable service interface specifications, passive optical fiber standards, and digital subscriber line, as well as power management and interface products. It serves electronics distributors, module makers, original equipment manufacturers, and original design manufacturers through a direct sales force, third-party sales representatives, and a network of distributors. The company has a strategic collaboration with Edgecore Networks Corporation for the development network infrastructure for enterprise and SMB applications. MaxLinear, Inc. has strategic partnership with GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc. to develop 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) gateways and converged gateways for consumer and enterprise applications. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California. |
| Long Name | MaxLinear, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 8,721,057,792 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_23374622 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -103,759,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 7,646,342,933 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 11 |
| Open | 97.09 |
| Operating Cashflow | 16,467,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.02441 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.39 |
| Phone | 760 692 0711 |
| Pre Market Change | -3.1600037 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | -3.2861934 |
| Pre Market Price | 93.0 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,791,796,621 |
| Previous Close | 93.7 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 54.948574 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 17.98728 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 15.328877 |
| Profit Margins | -0.18238 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.689 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.81818 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 2.4600067 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.6254075 |
| Regular Market Day High | 101.1999 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 91.65 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 91.65 - 101.1999 |
| Regular Market Open | 97.09 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 93.7 |
| Regular Market Price | 96.16 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,576,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,031,971 |
| Return On Assets | -0.048899997 |
| Return On Equity | -0.21324 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.552 |
| Revenue Per Share | 6.463 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17383456 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 90,693,191 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0533 |
| Shares Short | 4,836,594 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,786,665,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,306,773 |
| Short Name | MaxLinear, Inc |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0746 |
| Short Ratio | 2.12 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | MXL |
| Target High Price | 125.0 |
| Target Low Price | 40.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 94.54545 |
| Target Median Price | 100.0 |
| Total Cash | 64,814,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.715 |
| Total Debt | 148,196,992 |
| Total Revenue | 568,929,984 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.18 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 55.7394 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 40.420605 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.72517115 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 3,031,971 |
| Website | https://www.maxlinear.com |
| Zip | 92,008 |