MACOM shares sink 9.4% amid semiconductor selloff tied to supply-chain and AI export worries

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (MTSI) is down 9.4% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The drop appears driven primarily by a broad risk-off move in semiconductors rather than company-specific news. Markets have been reacting to renewed concerns about chip supply-chain disruption (including key manufacturing inputs) and the possibility of tighter rules around AI-related chip exports, which can pressure valuations across the group.

Details:

Semiconductor stocks traded lower as investors weighed the risk that Middle East conflict could disrupt supplies of critical chipmaking materials and raise energy costs, both of which can squeeze manufacturing and logistics.

Policy headlines around potential new restrictions affecting AI chip sales added another overhang, weighing on sentiment for chip and infrastructure names linked to AI buildouts.

MACOM recently reported fiscal Q1 2026 results (quarter ended January 2, 2026), and after a strong run into early March, the stock looked vulnerable to profit-taking during a sector-wide pullback.

Broader macro jitters (including a weaker tone in economic data and falling major indexes) likely amplified selling pressure in higher-multiple tech shares.

Sources:

StockStory, GlobeNewswire, The Associated Press

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$MTSI Insider Trading Activity

$MTSI insiders have traded $MTSI stock on the open market 130 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 130 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MTSI stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

SUSAN OCAMPO has made 0 purchases and 51 sales selling 2,759,715 shares for an estimated $474,392,228.
STEPHEN G DALY (President and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 15 sales selling 40,000 shares for an estimated $6,977,703.
ROBERT DENNEHY (Senior VP and COO) has made 0 purchases and 12 sales selling 27,526 shares for an estimated $5,726,273.
JOHN KOBER (Senior VP and CFO) has made 0 purchases and 20 sales selling 28,171 shares for an estimated $5,238,937.
AMBRA R. ROTH (SVP, GC and Secretary) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 17,268 shares for an estimated $2,778,652.
DONGHYUN THOMAS HWANG (SVP, Global Sales) has made 0 purchases and 22 sales selling 13,435 shares for an estimated $2,614,214.
CHARLES R BLAND has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 6,000 shares for an estimated $1,058,610.
JOHN RITCHIE sold 1,573 shares for an estimated $401,115

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$MTSI Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 239 institutional investors add shares of $MTSI stock to their portfolio, and 243 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. removed 2,638,078 shares (-48.2%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $451,849,999
FMR LLC added 954,963 shares (+17.3%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $163,566,062
POLAR CAPITAL HOLDINGS PLC removed 930,551 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $115,844,293
MACQUARIE GROUP LTD removed 859,784 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $147,263,803
WHALE ROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 783,305 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $134,164,480
ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP removed 746,235 shares (-37.4%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $127,815,130
BESSEMER GROUP INC added 568,704 shares (+170782.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $97,407,621

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

$MTSI Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $MTSI stock 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MTSI stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 01/20, 11/13.

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$MTSI Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $MTSI in the last several months. We have seen 5 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Needham issued a "Buy" rating on 02/06/2026
B of A Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 01/21/2026
Benchmark issued a "Buy" rating on 11/07/2025
Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 11/07/2025
Truist Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 11/07/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $MTSI, check out Quiver Quantitative's $MTSI forecast page.

$MTSI Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $MTSI recently. We have seen 9 analysts offer price targets for $MTSI in the last 6 months, with a median target of $255.0.

Here are some recent targets:

N. Quinn Bolton from Needham set a target price of $250.0 on 02/06/2026
David Williams from Benchmark set a target price of $260.0 on 02/06/2026
William Stein from Truist Securities set a target price of $261.0 on 02/06/2026
Tore Svanberg from Stifel set a target price of $255.0 on 02/06/2026
Peter Peng from JP Morgan set a target price of $240.0 on 02/06/2026
Blayne Curtis from Jefferies set a target price of $260.0 on 02/02/2026
Vivek Arya from B of A Securities set a target price of $260.0 on 01/21/2026

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