NASDAQ: MXL · Semiconductors

MaxLinear (MXL) stock sentiment

Over the past week, MaxLinear (MXL) drew about 103 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 35% bullish across the tracked sources. Wall Street is more constructive, with 7 of 11 analysts rating MXL a buy.

“MXL is trending because of a sharp increase in optimism around its Q2 financial results, offset by concern about past earnings misses.”Adanos /explain

Wall Street vs the crowd on MXL

Wall Street’s 64% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 27% to News at 41%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.

Analyst ratings

Strong Buy
Buy 7
Hold 4
Sell 0
Avg target $82.27

11 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 7 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $82.27.

11 analysts64% buy share

Crowd sentiment

Sell
Crowd bullish 35%
Spread 14 pts
Most bullish News 41%
Most bearish Reddit 27%

The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources only partly agree, so the read is a Sell.

3 sourcesMixed

Who is bullish on MXL

14pt spread
Wall St
64%
News
41%
X
37%
Reddit
27%
Wall Street (analyst buy share)Crowd average 35%

Analysts sit 29 points above the crowd average of 35%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 41% bullish while Reddit sits at 27%, a 14-point spread that single-source trackers miss.

Why MXL reads Sell

Sell -30.0
Bullish Average
Average sentiment is 35.0% bullish, below the 50% neutral line.
-19.5
Trend
More sources are weakening than improving: 0 up, 3 down, 0 flat.
-7.0
Buzz
Discussion intensity is 48.4, close to the usual midpoint.
-2.0
Source Breadth
This signal is based on 3 tracked sources.
+1.5
Consensus
All 3 sources lean bearish, so the score gets a small penalty.
-3.0

MaxLinear (MXL) buzz score vs. EOD price

Over the 30-day window, MaxLinear (MXL) buzz held moderate around 50.6 while the price drifted down 34.0% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 4.3M shares. Updated Jul 27, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, MXL lost 3.8%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 41.4 and was variable, swinging between 30.5 and 54.1. Recent volume is running above the 30-day average, suggesting heightened trading interest. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 16 of the 19 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.

How each source saw MXL this week

Buzz, bullish share, the loudest item and the positive / neutral / negative split for every tracked source over the last 7 days.

Reddit signal

Open source page
Buzz 44.6
Bullish 27%
Mentions 26
Trend Falling
10 subredditsSentiment +0.1
Bullish 23%Neutral 62%Bearish 15%
r/wallstreetbets Neutral
Loudest Reddit venue with 24 mentions this week.

X signal

Open source page
Buzz 56.7
Bullish 37%
Mentions 60
Trend Falling
60 tweetsSentiment +0.2
Bullish 49%Neutral 37%Bearish 14%
@0x_ultra Bullish 0.42
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News signal

Open source page
Buzz 44.0
Bullish 41%
Mentions 17
Trend Falling
10 publishersSentiment +0.1
Bullish 40%Neutral 40%Bearish 19%
MarketBeat Bullish 0.47
“Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of MaxLinear from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday.” Led by Alphastreet and TipRanks.

Polymarket signal

No Polymarket data for this stock this week.

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MaxLinear (MXL) at a glance

This week’s sentiment from Adanos, with fundamentals and analyst consensus. A quick-reference snapshot for Jul 27, 2026.

Adanos signal
Sell
Analyst consensus
Strong Buy (7 / 4 / 0)
Crowd bullish (7d)
35%
Avg price target
$82.27
Most bullish source
News, 41%
Most bearish source
Reddit, 27%
Sentiment spread
14 pts
Mentions (7d)
103
Market cap
$6.49B
P/E · Forward P/E
n/a · 54.1
EPS · Beta
-$1.18 · 3.9
Revenue (TTM)
$568.9M · -18% margin
Industry
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MaxLinear (MXL) stock sentiment FAQ

Is MaxLinear (MXL) a buy or sell right now?

Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, MaxLinear (MXL) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 35% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 103 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.

What does Reddit say about MXL stock?

Reddit discussion around MaxLinear (MXL) is fairly quiet with 26 mentions across 10 tracked subreddits. The tone is 27% bullish with falling 3-day activity momentum, suggesting cooling attention.

Is MaxLinear (MXL) bullish or bearish right now?

The crowd reads bearish on MaxLinear (MXL), averaging 35% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 41% bullish and Reddit at 27%, a 14-point spread. On the professional side, 7 of 11 analysts rate MXL a buy.

What do analysts say about MaxLinear (MXL)?

Of the 11 analysts covering MaxLinear (MXL), 7 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $82.27. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 35% bullish.

What is the sentiment on MXL stock?

MaxLinear (MXL) sentiment is bearish across all 3 tracked sources. X reads 37% bullish, News reads 41% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 27% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.

Why does MXL carry a sell signal right now?

Social sentiment data shows consistently bearish discussion around MaxLinear (MXL). All 3 tracked sources lean negative, with reddit being the most bearish at 27% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across Reddit and X and News. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.

What is driving MaxLinear (MXL) sentiment right now?

X is the dominant discussion channel with 60 mentions (58% of total volume). Reddit contributes 26 mentions and News contributes 17 mentions. Sentiment is bearish across all sources.

What does the Adanos sell signal mean for MaxLinear (MXL)?

The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. MXL's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects consistently bearish sentiment across 3 tracked sources. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.

How fresh is this MXL sentiment data?

The MXL sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.

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