Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, fabless semiconductor company MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) has received the dreaded one-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at MaxLinear and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
MaxLinear facts
| Headquarters (Founded) | Carlsbad, Calif. (2003) |
| Market Cap | $235.0 million |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $82.0 million |
| Management | Co-founder/Chairman/CEO Dr. Kishore Seendripu Co-founder/Chief Technical Officer Dr. Curtis Ling |
| Trailing-12-Month Return on Equity | (26.1%) |
| Cash/Debt | $81.3 million / $5.0 thousand |
| Competitors |
Analog Devices Broadcom NXP Semiconductors |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 32% of the 25 members who have rated MaxLinear believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, All-Star BlacknGold, succinctly summed up the bear case for our community:
This is another "almost there!" company. But I just don't see it. MaxLinear is worth $2.65 per share using shareholders' equity. It may very well turn a profit within the next year, but one miss on the lofty expectations of analysts will crush shares. It is virtually inevitable.
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