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

MaxLinear, Inc. (NASDAQ:MXL) – Analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for MaxLinear in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, January 30th. Roth Capital analyst S. Desilva expects 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.

MXL has been the subject of several other reports. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of MaxLinear in a research report on Thursday. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $28.00 target price on shares of MaxLinear in a report on Thursday. Craig Hallum cut their price target on MaxLinear from $28.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Susquehanna reduced their price objective on shares of MaxLinear from $25.00 to $23.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of MaxLinear from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $25.50.

MaxLinear Trading Up 2.2 %

Shares of MXL stock opened at $17.86 on Monday. MaxLinear has a 1-year low of $11.08 and a 1-year high of $26.59. The company has a current ratio of 1.95, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The stock has a market cap of $1.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.10 and a beta of 1.79. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $19.85 and a 200-day moving average of $16.27.

MaxLinear (NASDAQ:MXL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.27) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.13) by ($0.14). MaxLinear had a negative return on equity of 21.15% and a negative net margin of 68.01%.

Insider Transactions at MaxLinear

In related news, insider Steven G. Litchfield sold 32,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.35, for a total transaction of $651,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 365,868 shares in the company, valued at $7,445,413.80. The trade was a 8.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Connie H. Kwong sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.61, for a total transaction of $93,050.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 49,147 shares in the company, valued at approximately $914,625.67. This trade represents a 9.23 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 48,900 shares of company stock worth $927,278 in the last quarter. Insiders own 8.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MaxLinear

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of MaxLinear in the third quarter valued at about $16,696,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its position in shares of MaxLinear by 339.9% in 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 buying an additional 966,468 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of MaxLinear by 184.5% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 456,929 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $6,616,000 after buying an additional 296,339 shares during the period. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of MaxLinear by 36.6% during the third quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 1,089,065 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $15,770,000 after acquiring an additional 291,874 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in MaxLinear by 44.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 935,739 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $13,550,000 after acquiring an additional 288,607 shares during the period. 90.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.