MaxLinear (MXL) Competitors

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

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

Do analysts rate MXL or SLAB?

MaxLinear presently has a consensus target price of $22.36, suggesting a potential upside of 118.76%. Silicon Laboratories has a consensus target price of $133.70, suggesting a potential upside of 47.73%. Given MaxLinear's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MXL or SLAB?

Silicon Laboratories received 100 more outperform votes than MaxLinear when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.36% of users gave MaxLinear an outperform vote while only 67.89% of users gave Silicon Laboratories an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MaxLinear	Outperform Votes 602 72.36%	Underperform Votes 230 27.64%
Silicon Laboratories	Outperform Votes 702 67.89%	Underperform Votes 332 32.11%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	2.40	-$245.20M	-$2.93	-3.49
Silicon Laboratories	$584.39M	5.03	-$191.01M	-$5.94	-15.24

Does the media favor MXL or SLAB?

In the previous week, MaxLinear had 3 more articles in the media than Silicon Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for MaxLinear and 13 mentions for Silicon Laboratories. Silicon Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat MaxLinear's score of 0.39 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Silicon Laboratories	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, MXL or SLAB?

MaxLinear has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silicon Laboratories has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MaxLinear and Silicon Laboratories tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.