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Trend Edge Setup Score
Trend Edge rates MXL Bullish with a Setup Score of 28, net conviction 36, actionability 22. How the Setup Score works →
Total Setup Score
28
Directional Bias
Bullish
Net Conviction
36
Actionability
22 (in range)
Key signals behind this score
40wk Uptrend — rising+above (sma 38.66 vs px 91.30)
80wk Uptrend — rising+above (sma 26.67 vs px 91.30)
200wk Uptrend — rising+above (sma 25.14 vs px 91.30)
Short Squeeze Setup — velZ +2.70 · age 36w×0.89 · 3.69%
Founder-Led — founder/CEO led
About MaxLinear Inc
MaxLinear, Inc. provides communications systems-on-chip solutions in the United States, Asia, Europe, and internationally. 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. Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Technology
Industry: Semiconductors
Exchange: NASDAQ
IPO Date: March 24, 2010
Headquarters: 5966 La Place Court, Carlsbad, CA, United States, 92008
Founder-Led: Yes — Kishore Seendripu (Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer), Curtis Ling (Chief Technical Officer)
Key Metrics
Current Price
$91.30
Market Cap
$8.58B
Float
83.6M
Shares Outstanding
89.5M
P/E (Forward)
64.94
Price/Sales (TTM)
16.86
vs. Analyst Target
-25.1% to analyst PT
Profit Margin
-25.96%
Operating Margin (TTM)
-12.20%
Revenue (TTM)
$509M
Earnings Growth (YoY)
-71.40%
Dividend Rate
None
Analyst Target Price
$68.36 (11 analysts)
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2020
$479M
-$98.6M
$189M
-$29.3M
2021
$892M
$42.0M
$472M
$145M
2022
$1.12B
$125M
$638M
$256M
2023
$693M
-$73.1M
$386M
-$38.2M
2024
$361M
-$245M
$192M
-$182M
2025
$468M
-$137M
$266M
-$58.4M
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Jun 2025
$109M
-$26.6M
Sep 2025
$126M
-$45.5M
Dec 2025
$136M
-$14.9M
Mar 2026
$137M
-$45.1M
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
5.9%
Institutional Ownership
87.5%
Short Float
3.7%
% of All Funds Holding
2.64%
Number of Funds Holding
217
Current Moving Averages
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$91.94
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$38.66
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$26.67
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$25.14
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$48.33
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$31.48
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$25.80
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume
creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative
volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
Price Level
Type
Volume Ratio
Age
$70.00
support
2.47x
1 months ago
$17.00
support
3.15x
2 months ago
Historical Earnings Reactions (65 events)
Timeframe
Avg Return
Median
Win Rate
Best
Worst
Gap
-0.19%
-0.57%
46.15%
57.66%
-28.13%
1 Day
-0.35%
-1.21%
43.08%
76.12%
-37.10%
1 Week
-0.50%
-2.56%
40.00%
125.34%
-39.61%
2 Weeks
-0.02%
-2.55%
43.08%
191.47%
-47.11%
1 Month
-1.21%
-4.15%
42.19%
47.01%
-45.58%
Next earnings: July 23, 2026 (10 days away)
Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns
Monthly Seasonality
Month
Avg Return
Win Rate
Samples
Jan
1.4%
50.0%
16
Feb
-1.0%
50.0%
16
Mar
-3.9%
50.0%
16
Apr
16.9%
47.1%
17
May
3.8%
58.8%
17
Jun
6.4%
64.7%
17
Jul
-1.6%
37.5%
16
Aug
-1.5%
31.3%
16
Sep
1.9%
50.0%
16
Oct
-3.4%
37.5%
16
Nov
8.1%
81.3%
16
Dec
6.1%
68.8%
16
Day-of-Week Tendencies
Day
Avg Return
Win Rate
Samples
Monday
0.15%
51.5%
767
Tuesday
0.03%
50.8%
842
Wednesday
0.29%
52.3%
839
Thursday
-0.18%
46.3%
825
Friday
0.27%
51.2%
821
Top Institutional Holders
Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.
Total institutional ownership: 87.5%
Insider Transactions — Smart Summary
Total insider ownership: 5.9%
Founder-led management: Kishore Seendripu (Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer), Curtis Ling (Chief Technical Officer)
12-Month Insider Activity Summary
Total Filings
11
Net Value
-$6.9M
Net Shares Change
-221,993
% of Float
-0.3%
C-Suite Filings
5
Clusters Detected
1
Key Insiders
Name
Title
Net Value
Filings
Activity
Kwong Connie H.
Corporate Controller & PAO
-$4.4M
3
3 sell
LITCHFIELD STEVEN G
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Corporate Strategy Officer
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