What is Roth Capital's Forecast for MaxLinear Q1 Earnings?

MaxLinear, Inc. (NASDAQ:MXL - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of MaxLinear in a research note issued on Thursday, January 30th. Roth Capital analyst S. Desilva forecasts that the semiconductor company will post earnings per share of ($0.02) for the quarter. The consensus estimate for MaxLinear's current full-year earnings is ($0.21) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for MaxLinear's Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.00 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and set a $28.00 price objective on shares of MaxLinear in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on MaxLinear from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Susquehanna reduced their price objective on MaxLinear from $25.00 to $23.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Craig Hallum lowered their price objective on MaxLinear from $28.00 to $25.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Northland Securities raised their target price on MaxLinear from $25.00 to $27.50 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $25.50.

MaxLinear Stock Performance

MXL stock traded down $1.00 on Monday, reaching $17.84. 1,962,821 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,345,722. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.51 billion, a PE ratio of -6.09 and a beta of 1.77. MaxLinear has a 12 month low of $11.08 and a 12 month high of $26.59. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $20.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $16.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 1.28.

MaxLinear (NASDAQ:MXL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.27) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.13) by ($0.14). MaxLinear had a negative return on equity of 21.94% and a negative net margin of 68.01%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other MaxLinear news, VP William Torgerson sold 6,100 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, November 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.40, for a total value of $93,940.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 179,262 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,760,634.80. The trade was a 3.29 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Ted L. Tewksbury III sold 5,800 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.36, for a total value of $89,088.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 69,717 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,070,853.12. This trade represents a 7.68 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 48,900 shares of company stock worth $927,278 over the last three months. 8.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On MaxLinear

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in MaxLinear by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,123,419 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $59,707,000 after buying an additional 198,791 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of MaxLinear by 0.4% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,805,722 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $26,152,000 after acquiring an additional 6,420 shares during the period. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. boosted its holdings in MaxLinear by 10.0% in the fourth quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 1,268,857 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $25,098,000 after acquiring an additional 115,867 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in MaxLinear by 339.9% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,250,769 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $24,740,000 after purchasing an additional 966,468 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. lifted its position in MaxLinear by 36.6% during the 3rd quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 1,089,065 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $15,770,000 after purchasing an additional 291,874 shares during the period. 90.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

MaxLinear Company Profile

MaxLinear, Inc provides communications systems-on-chip solutions worldwide. 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.