Versor Investments LP Acquires Shares of 10,500 MaxLinear, Inc $MXL

Versor Investments LP bought a new position in MaxLinear, Inc (NASDAQ:MXL) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 10,500 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $149,000.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC bought a new stake in MaxLinear in the second quarter worth $44,000. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S purchased a new stake in shares of MaxLinear in the first quarter valued at $49,000. Strs Ohio bought a new stake in shares of MaxLinear in the 1st quarter worth about $63,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of MaxLinear by 36.6% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,143 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $73,000 after purchasing an additional 1,378 shares during the period. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in MaxLinear by 144.3% during the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 6,863 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 4,054 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.79% of the company’s stock.

MaxLinear Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of MaxLinear stock opened at $14.76 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 1.08. The stock has a market cap of $1.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.06 and a beta of 1.83. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $16.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is $14.45. MaxLinear, Inc has a 1 year low of $8.35 and a 1 year high of $25.73.

MaxLinear (NASDAQ:MXL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. MaxLinear had a negative net margin of 42.43% and a negative return on equity of 12.74%. The firm had revenue of $126.46 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $124.66 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.36) EPS. The company’s revenue was up 56.0% compared to the same quarter last year. MaxLinear has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that MaxLinear, Inc will post -0.37 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on MXL. Stifel Nicolaus set a $23.00 price objective on shares of MaxLinear in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Loop Capital reissued a “hold” rating and set a $15.00 price target (up from $10.00) on shares of MaxLinear in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded MaxLinear from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, September 20th. Zacks Research lowered MaxLinear from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Williams Trading set a $25.00 target price on MaxLinear in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $19.94.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Daniel A. Artusi sold 20,747 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.39, for a total transaction of $319,296.33. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 12,141 shares in the company, valued at $186,849.99. This represents a 63.08% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Steven G. Litchfield sold 102,157 shares of MaxLinear stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.28, for a total value of $1,765,272.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 312,203 shares in the company, valued at $5,394,867.84. This trade represents a 24.65% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 131,959 shares of company stock valued at $2,228,272. 7.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.