MaxLinear, Inc. (MXL)Technology | Semiconductors | Carlsbad, United States | NasdaqGS
63.42 USD
+0.42
(0.667%)
⇧
(Aug. 27, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 63.20 -0.22 (-0.220%) ⇩ (Aug. 27, 2026, 7:57 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:05 a.m. EDT
MaxLinear presents a classic 'high-beta recovery' setup where the business story is compelling but the stock is still punishingly volatile. Fundamentally, the company is showing signs of life with 55% revenue growth and a forward P/E of roughly 26x, which is reasonable for a semiconductor play in AI infrastructure. However, the balance sheet remains fragile with negative operating margins and a trailing EPS of -$1.21, meaning the market is still discounting execution risk heavily. The price action reflects this tension: the stock recently rallied off its lows but is now consolidating near the $65-$70 zone, which acts as a heavy support level. The options data confirms this view; there is a distinct 'floor' being built at $60-$70 via put writing, while call buyers are targeting a move toward $95-$100. Until the company demonstrates sustained profitability or clears the debt hurdle, the long-term rating remains neutral due to the lack of a fortress balance sheet. For the short term, however, the confluence of a bounce off key support, improving revenue trends, and speculative call buying suggests a high-conviction entry for a momentum play, though the very low reliability of statistical models warns that this could be a noisy trade. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.413546 |
| MSTL | 0.475091 |
| AutoARIMA | 1.040912 |
| AutoTheta | 1.257884 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 26% |
| H-stat | 6.51 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.097 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.16 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 30.566 |
| Revenue per Share | 6.463 |
| Market Cap | 5,751,761,920 |
| Forward P/E | 24.55 |
| Beta | 3.98 |
| Profit Margins | -18.24% |
| Website | https://www.maxlinear.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:05 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility rather than a clear directional bet. Call open interest builds heavily at $95 and $115, suggesting a potential upside target near $100-$115, while massive put walls exist at $60 and $70, indicating a strong defense against a drop back to the $60s. The extreme IV spikes on deep out-of-the-money strikes (both calls and puts) suggest traders are pricing in a binary event or a wide trading range, rather than a steady grind up or down.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 3.0343513 |
| Address1 | 5,966 La Place Court |
| Address2 | Suite 100 |
| All Time High | 128.3 |
| All Time Low | 3.96 |
| Ask | 72.02 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,298,720 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 3,687,547 |
| Average Volume | 3,687,547 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,298,720 |
| Beta | 3.975 |
| Bid | 55.02 |
| 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 | 63.42 |
| Current Ratio | 1.776 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 66.5 |
| Day Low | 63.11 |
| Debt To Equity | 30.566 |
| Display Name | MaxLinear |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,784,838,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,784,838,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,784,836,800 |
| 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 | -260.138 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 10.256 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,835,145,216 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.75 |
| Eps Forward | 2.58305 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.18 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 760 444 8598 |
| Fifty Day Average | 80.187 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -16.766998 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.20909873 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 303.43512 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 128.3 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -64.880005 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5056898 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 12.77 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 50.649998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 3.966327 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 12.77 - 128.3 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,269,437,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 85,222,578 |
| Forward Eps | 2.58305 |
| Forward P E | 24.55237 |
| Free Cashflow | 14,404,875 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,115 |
| Fullday Change | -0.20999908 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.3311244 |
| Fullday Price | 63.1997 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.57477003 |
| Gross Profits | 327,004,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.05885 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.84333 |
| 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 | 5,751,761,920 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| 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 | 5,713,671,033 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 11 |
| Open | 65.83 |
| Operating Cashflow | 16,467,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.02441 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.39 |
| Phone | 760 692 0711 |
| Post Market Change | -0.22029877 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.3473648 |
| Post Market Price | 63.1997 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,875,066 |
| Previous Close | 63.0 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 36.239998 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 11.863074 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 10.109789 |
| 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 | 0.419998 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.666664 |
| Regular Market Day High | 66.5 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 63.11 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 63.11 - 66.5 |
| Regular Market Open | 65.83 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 63.0 |
| Regular Market Price | 63.42 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,860,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,909,213 |
| Return On Assets | -0.048899997 |
| Return On Equity | -0.21324 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.552 |
| Revenue Per Share | 6.463 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.1890428 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 90,693,191 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0475 |
| Shares Short | 4,306,773 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,872,683 |
| Short Name | MaxLinear, Inc |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0664 |
| Short Ratio | 1.16 |
| 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 | 46.0684 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 17.351597 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.37664855 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,909,213 |
| Website | https://www.maxlinear.com |
| Zip | 92,008 |