MaxLinear (MXL) Competitors

MaxLinear (NASDAQ:MXL) and Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ:SLAB) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MXL or SLAB?

Silicon Laboratories received 101 more outperform votes than MaxLinear when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.29% of users gave MaxLinear an outperform vote while only 67.86% of users gave Silicon Laboratories an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MaxLinear	Outperform Votes 600 72.29%	Underperform Votes 230 27.71%
Silicon Laboratories	Outperform Votes 701 67.86%	Underperform Votes 332 32.14%

Is MXL or SLAB more profitable?

Silicon Laboratories has a net margin of -32.69% compared to MaxLinear's net margin of -68.01%. Silicon Laboratories' return on equity of -10.46% beat MaxLinear's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MaxLinear	-68.01%	-21.94%	-13.58%
Silicon Laboratories	-32.69%	-10.46%	-9.12%

Do analysts recommend MXL or SLAB?

MaxLinear currently has a consensus target price of $25.50, indicating a potential upside of 132.03%. Silicon Laboratories has a consensus target price of $136.20, indicating a potential upside of 20.50%. Given MaxLinear's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe MaxLinear is more favorable than Silicon Laboratories.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MaxLinear	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Silicon Laboratories	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Does the media refer more to MXL or SLAB?

In the previous week, Silicon Laboratories had 5 more articles in the media than MaxLinear. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Silicon Laboratories and 7 mentions for MaxLinear. Silicon Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat MaxLinear's score of 0.58 indicating that Silicon Laboratories is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MaxLinear	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Silicon Laboratories	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MXL or SLAB?

90.8% of MaxLinear shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of MaxLinear shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Silicon Laboratories shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, MXL or SLAB?

MaxLinear has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silicon Laboratories has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MXL or SLAB?

Silicon Laboratories has higher revenue and earnings than MaxLinear. Silicon Laboratories is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MaxLinear, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MaxLinear	$360.53M	2.58	-$245.20M	-$2.93	-3.75
Silicon Laboratories	$584.39M	6.28	-$191.01M	-$5.94	-19.03

Summary

Silicon Laboratories beats MaxLinear on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.