Short interest on MXL sees a significant increase on 2025-05-30

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. MaxLinear Inc shares valued at $63,154 were sold by Tewksbury Ted L III on May 02 ’25. At $10.40 per share, Tewksbury Ted L III sold 6,071 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 74,995 shares worth approximately $0.93 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, THEODORE TEWKSBURY purchased 6,071 shares, netting a total of over 63,154 in proceeds.

Before that, LITCHFIELD STEVEN G had sold 32,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $651,206, the insider traded MaxLinear Inc shares for $20.35 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 32,000 shares, worth approximately $4.51 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Wells Fargo on November 22, 2024, MaxLinear Inc [MXL] has been an Equal weight and the price target has been revised to $14. Analysts at Susquehanna downgraded the stock from ‘”a Positive”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of July 25, 2024, Needham has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for MXL. Earlier on July 17, 2024, Craig Hallum upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for MXL stock which previously was a “a Hold”.

Analyzing MXL Stock Performance

On last trading session,, MaxLinear Inc [NASDAQ: MXL] plunged -0.72% to $12.34. The stock’s lowest price that day was $12.27, but it reached a high of $12.525 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.90%. Over the course of the year, MaxLinear Inc shares have dropped approximately -37.61%.

Support And Resistance Levels for MaxLinear Inc (MXL)

RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 56.74 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is MaxLinear Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of MaxLinear Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 76076.0 shares to 5.79 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 5.72 million shares. A jump of 1.31% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.45 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.45.

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In terms of MaxLinear Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 18 in the next 12 months, up nearly 44.81% from the previous closing price of $12.43. Analysts anticipate MaxLinear Inc stock to reach 25 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 11. In spite of this, 12 analysts ranked MaxLinear Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 04, 2024, Northland Capital assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $30.

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