145,069 Shares in MaxLinear, Inc $MXL Bought by Acadian Asset Management LLC

Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new position in MaxLinear, Inc (NASDAQ:MXL) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 145,069 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,572,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC owned 0.17% of MaxLinear at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MXL. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S acquired a new position in MaxLinear in the 1st quarter worth $49,000. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of MaxLinear by 144.3% during the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 6,863 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $75,000 after buying an additional 4,054 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its stake in shares of MaxLinear by 119.6% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 10,050 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $109,000 after buying an additional 5,474 shares during the last quarter. Aigen Investment Management LP acquired a new position in shares of MaxLinear during the 1st quarter worth about $117,000. Finally, Ieq Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of MaxLinear during the 1st quarter worth about $228,000. 90.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

MaxLinear Stock Down 2.4%

Shares of MXL opened at $16.20 on Wednesday. MaxLinear, Inc has a 12 month low of $8.35 and a 12 month high of $25.73. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $15.71 and its 200-day moving average is $13.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.41 billion, a PE ratio of -6.56 and a beta of 1.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25.

MaxLinear (NASDAQ:MXL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.02. The business had revenue of $108.81 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $104.94 million. MaxLinear had a negative net margin of 55.53% and a negative return on equity of 18.16%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.25) EPS. MaxLinear has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that MaxLinear, Inc will post -0.37 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on MXL. Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of MaxLinear from $11.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of MaxLinear from $16.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Loop Capital restated a “hold” rating and set a $15.00 price objective (up from $10.00) on shares of MaxLinear in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $25.00 price objective on shares of MaxLinear in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of MaxLinear from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $19.31.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Steven G. Litchfield sold 102,157 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.28, for a total transaction of $1,765,272.96. Following the sale, the insider owned 312,203 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,394,867.84. This trade represents a 24.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 7.80% of the company’s stock.

About MaxLinear

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.