Aberdeen Group plc Purchases 16,467 Shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

Aberdeen Group plc boosted its position in Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI - Free Report) by 9.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 194,897 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 16,467 shares during the quarter. Aberdeen Group plc's holdings in Super Micro Computer were worth $9,552,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 16.1% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,557 shares of the company's stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares in the last quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in Super Micro Computer in the second quarter worth $65,000. Stiles Financial Services Inc raised its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 12.8% in the second quarter. Stiles Financial Services Inc now owns 21,970 shares of the company's stock worth $1,077,000 after purchasing an additional 2,500 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc raised its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 131.5% in the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 15,415 shares of the company's stock worth $755,000 after purchasing an additional 8,756 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Callan Family Office LLC bought a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer during the second quarter valued at $698,000. Institutional investors own 84.06% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Super Micro Computer

In other Super Micro Computer news, Director Liang Chiu-Chu Sara Liu sold 200,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total value of $12,000,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 40,426,120 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,425,567,200. This trade represents a 0.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP George Kao sold 40,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.88, for a total value of $1,755,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 21,820 shares in the company, valued at $957,461.60. The trade was a 64.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 490,000 shares of company stock valued at $27,890,950. Company insiders own 16.30% of the company's stock.

Super Micro Computer Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of SMCI stock opened at $53.94 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 5.25, a quick ratio of 3.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a 12-month low of $17.25 and a 12-month high of $66.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.55. The firm's 50 day moving average is $46.54 and its 200 day moving average is $43.81.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $5.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.88 billion. Super Micro Computer had a return on equity of 17.14% and a net margin of 4.77%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $6.25 earnings per share. Super Micro Computer has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.400-0.520 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Research analysts expect that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on SMCI. Barclays raised their price target on Super Micro Computer from $29.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Citigroup restated a "neutral" rating and set a $52.00 price target (up from $37.00) on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Friday, July 11th. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Bank of America began coverage on Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. They set an "underperform" rating and a $35.00 price target for the company. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Super Micro Computer from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $45.36.

Super Micro Computer Profile

Super Micro Computer, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, develops and manufactures high performance server and storage solutions based on modular and open architecture in the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. Its solutions range from complete server, storage systems, modular blade servers, blades, workstations, full racks, networking devices, server sub-systems, server management software, and security software.

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