MaxLinear, Inc (MXL) Stock Analysis
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Technology · Semiconductors
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $88.86: Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Rich valuation.
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... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $88.86: Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Rich valuation. Chart setup: RSI 45 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 37d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-15Recent Developments — MaxLinear, Inc
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- NEWS Stifel Reiterates Buy on MaxLinear, Raises Price Target to $105 — benzinga Jun 4, 2026 positive
- NEWS Here's How Much $1000 Invested In MaxLinear 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today — benzinga Jun 4, 2026 positive
- NEWS These ETFs Owned Russell 2000's Biggest Winners Before They Soared 400%+ In 2026 — benzinga Jun 3, 2026 positive
- NEWS MaxLinear And Los Alamos National Laboratory Collaborate On Hardware Accelerated OpenZFS Storage For High-Performance Co — benzinga Jun 3, 2026 positive
- NEWS Micron And Dell Are Up 260%: These 5 Small Caps Nearly Doubled That — benzinga Jun 2, 2026 neutral
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3 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static
Hyper-growth tech sacrificing current profitability for scale. Floor tripped because model treats negative margins uniformly; the growth dimension tells the other half of the story.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $88.86: Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Rich valuation. Chart setup: RSI 45 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $82.68. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $104.15 (+17.2% upside). Prior stop was $82.68. Stop-loss: $82.68.
Target reached (-33.5% upside); Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0).
MaxLinear, Inc trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 45.0). TrendMatrix value score: 3.1/10. Verdict: Sell.
15 analysts cover MXL with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $68.
What does MaxLinear, Inc do?MaxLinear, Inc. provides communications systems-on-chip solutions in the United States, Asia, Europe, and...
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.