Maxlinear (MXL) Receives a Rating Update from a Top Analyst

Benchmark Co. analyst David Williams reiterated a Buy rating on Maxlinear today and set a price target of $25.00. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $17.52.

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According to TipRanks, Williams is a top 100 analyst with an average return of 38.2% and a 56.47% success rate. Williams covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as Plexus, Maxlinear, and D-Wave Quantum.

In addition to Benchmark Co., Maxlinear also received a Buy from Craig-Hallum’s Richard Shannon in a report issued yesterday. However, today, Needham maintained a Hold rating on Maxlinear (NASDAQ: MXL).

MXL market cap is currently $1.46B and has a P/E ratio of -7.08.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 24 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of MXL in relation to earlier this year. Most recently, in August 2025, Steven Litchfield, the CFO and Chief Corporate Strategy Officer of MXL sold 102,157.00 shares for a total of $1,764,315.24.