Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. MaxLinear Inc shares valued at $1,765,119 were sold by LITCHFIELD STEVEN G on Aug 26 ’25. At $17.28 per share, LITCHFIELD STEVEN G sold 102,157 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 312,203 shares worth approximately $5.43 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, STEVEN LITCHFIELD purchased 102,157 shares, netting a total of over 1,765,108 in proceeds.
Before that, Tewksbury Ted L III had sold 6,071 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $63,154, the Director traded MaxLinear Inc shares for $10.40 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 6,071 shares, worth approximately $1.3 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] rose 3.08% to $17.4. The stock’s lowest price that day was $16.66, but it reached a high of $17.48 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 7.21%. Over the course of the year, MaxLinear Inc shares have jumped approximately 22.19%.
Is MaxLinear Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of MaxLinear Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-30 jumping by 0.53 million shares to 5.79 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 5.26 million shares. A jump of 9.21% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.37 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.37.
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In terms of MaxLinear Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 13 in the next 12 months, down nearly -22.99% from the previous closing price of $16.88. Analysts anticipate MaxLinear Inc stock to reach 15 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.