Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Has $1.72 Million Position in MaxLinear, Inc $MXL

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd cut its stake in MaxLinear, Inc (NASDAQ:MXL) by 63.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 107,051 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 184,603 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in MaxLinear were worth $1,721,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of MXL. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in MaxLinear in the second quarter valued at about $1,272,000. Moody Aldrich Partners LLC acquired a new stake in MaxLinear during the third quarter worth about $2,291,000. Tectonic Advisors LLC bought a new position in MaxLinear in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,188,000. Hodges Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of MaxLinear by 270.5% in the 2nd quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. now owns 527,761 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $7,499,000 after buying an additional 385,311 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of MaxLinear by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,957,624 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,821,000 after buying an additional 62,083 shares in the last quarter. 90.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

MaxLinear Stock Performance

Shares of MaxLinear stock opened at $19.27 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $17.91 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $16.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.68 billion, a P/E ratio of -9.22 and a beta of 1.77. MaxLinear, Inc has a fifty-two week low of $8.35 and a fifty-two week high of $20.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 1.08.

MaxLinear declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Monday, November 24th that permits the company to repurchase $75.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the semiconductor company to reacquire up to 5.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MXL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Williams Trading set a $25.00 price objective on shares of MaxLinear in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of MaxLinear in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus set a $23.00 price target on MaxLinear in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Benchmark upped their price objective on MaxLinear from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, MaxLinear presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $19.29.

Key Stories Impacting MaxLinear

Here are the key news stories impacting MaxLinear this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat expectations — EPS $0.19 vs. consensus $0.18 and revenue $136.44M vs. $134.82M, signaling revenue strength and an EPS turnaround from a year-ago loss. MaxLinear (MXL) Tops Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Q1 FY2026 revenue guidance raised into a $130M–$140M range, slightly above the consensus ~$129.7M — provides near-term revenue visibility and supports upside vs. Street expectations. (Guidance detail included in the company press release.) MaxLinear, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Third?party momentum: the stock was highlighted as joining the group of names with a 95+ composite rating, which can attract quantitative/score?based investors. MaxLinear joins rank of stocks with 95-plus composite rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Company hosted an earnings call and provided slides/transcript for investor review — useful for digging into revenue mix, channel trends and product cadence but not an immediate price driver by itself. MaxLinear, Inc. (MXL) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: The company’s Q4 writeups and media coverage highlight “strong revenue growth amidst market challenges,” which frames execution positively but requires follow?through. MaxLinear Inc (MXL) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights
• Negative Sentiment: Profitability metrics remain weak: the company reported a negative return on equity (~-12.7%) and a large negative net margin (~-42.4%), which underscores structural profitability challenges despite the quarter’s top?line beat. MaxLinear Q4 earnings and financial metrics

MaxLinear Profile

MaxLinear, Inc is a provider of radio-frequency (RF), analog, and mixed-signal integrated circuits for broadband communications, data center connectivity, and video infrastructure applications. The company’s product portfolio includes high-performance RF front-end modules, broadband power amplifiers, optical and Ethernet transceivers, and network processors designed to support demanding signal processing requirements.

MaxLinear’s semiconductor solutions are used by cable and satellite television operators, fiber-to-the-home service providers, network equipment manufacturers, and data center operators.