MaxLinear, Inc. (MXL)

MaxLinear Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 5 analysts that cover MaxLinear stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $19.8, which forecasts a 13.66% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $15 and the highest is $28.

Price Target: $19.8 (+13.66%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$15	$19.8	$18	$28
Change	-13.89%	+13.66%	+3.33%	+60.73%

* Price targets were last updated on Jan 30, 2026.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for MaxLinear stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26
Strong Buy	3	3	3	2	2	2
Buy	1	1	1	0	0	0
Hold	4	4	4	4	4	3
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	8	8	8	6	6	5

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Joe Quatrochi Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $18 → $20	Hold	Maintains	$18 → $20	+14.81%	Jan 30, 2026
David Williams Benchmark	Benchmark	Strong Buy Maintains $25 → $28	Strong Buy	Maintains	$25 → $28	+60.73%	Jan 16, 2026
David Williams Benchmark	Benchmark	Strong Buy Reiterates $25	Strong Buy	Reiterates	$25	+43.51%	Oct 24, 2025
David Williams Benchmark	Benchmark	Strong Buy Reiterates $25	Strong Buy	Reiterates	$25	+43.51%	Oct 17, 2025
David Williams Benchmark	Benchmark	Strong Buy Reiterates $25	Strong Buy	Reiterates	$25	+43.51%	Sep 2, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

570.98M

Increased by 22.10%

from 467.64M

Revenue Next Year

632.07M

Increased by 10.70%

from 570.98M

EPS This Year

0.87

from -1.58

EPS Next Year

1.15

Increased by 31.77%

from 0.87

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	892.40M	1.12B	693.26M	360.53M	467.64M	570.98M	632.07M
Revenue Growth	86.46%	25.53%	-38.12%	-48.00%	29.71%	22.10%	10.70%
EPS	0.53	1.55	-0.91	-2.93	-1.58	0.87	1.15
EPS Growth	-	192.45%	-	-	-	-	31.77%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	19.93	15.13
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	12	11

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	600.4M	666.3M
Avg	571.0M	632.1M
Low	543.9M	601.7M

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	28.4%	16.7%
Avg	22.1%	10.7%
Low	16.3%	5.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	1.00	1.37
Avg	0.87	1.15
Low	0.74	0.98

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-	56.2%
Avg	-	31.8%
Low	-	12.1%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.