MXL’s short interest reaches 6.5 million shares on 2025-10-15

Roman Campbell

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. MaxLinear Inc shares valued at $319,354 were sold by ARTUSI DANIEL A on Oct 30 ’25. At $15.39 per share, ARTUSI DANIEL A sold 20,747 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 12,141 shares worth approximately $0.19 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, ARTUSI DANIEL A sold 9,055 shares, netting a total of over 143,697 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $15.87 each, the insider now holds 32,888 shares.

Before that, DANIEL ARTUSI had added 20,747 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $319,352, the Director bought MaxLinear Inc shares for $15.39 each.

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 0.26% to $15.25. The stock’s lowest price that day was $15.03, but it reached a high of $15.52 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -12.96%. Over the course of the year, MaxLinear Inc shares have dropped approximately -2.49%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $25.73 on 01/22/25 and a 52-week low of $8.35 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for MaxLinear Inc (MXL)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 15.01, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 14.78. In the upper region, resistance lies at 15.50. The next price resistance is at 15.76. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 43.17 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 2025-10-15 jumping by 0.92 million shares to 6.5 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 5.58 million shares. A jump of 14.19% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.6 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.6.

Which companies own the most shares of MaxLinear Inc (MXL)?

In terms of MaxLinear Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 19 in the next 12 months, up nearly 24.92% from the previous closing price of $15.21. Analysts anticipate MaxLinear Inc stock to reach 25 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 13. 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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