Applied Finance Capital Management LLC Makes New Investment in Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

Key Points

• Applied Finance Capital Management LLC purchased 14,594 shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. for around $715,000 in the second quarter.
• Super Micro Computer's stock price decreased by 3.1%, with the company reporting EPS of $0.41 for the last quarter, missing estimates of $0.44.
• Insider trading activity included a director selling 200,000 shares for $12 million and total insider sales of 490,000 shares worth nearly $27.9 million in the past 90 days.

Applied Finance Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 14,594 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $715,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 16.1% during 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 during the period. Hartford Investment Management Co. raised its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 0.8% during the second quarter. Hartford Investment Management Co. now owns 30,976 shares of the company's stock worth $1,518,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 1.2% during the second quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 21,798 shares of the company's stock worth $1,068,000 after purchasing an additional 248 shares during the period. TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 46.0% during the second quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 800 shares of the company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the period. Finally, DAVENPORT & Co LLC raised its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 0.9% during the second quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 32,295 shares of the company's stock worth $1,583,000 after purchasing an additional 297 shares during the period. 84.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity 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 shares were sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total transaction of $12,000,000.00. Following the transaction, the director 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO David E. Weigand sold 25,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.14, for a total transaction of $1,128,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 100,188 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,522,486.32. The trade was a 19.97% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 490,000 shares of company stock worth $27,890,950 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 16.30% of the company's stock.

Super Micro Computer Stock Down 3.1%

Super Micro Computer stock opened at $52.18 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $31.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.43, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a current ratio of 5.25, a quick ratio of 3.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The company's 50-day moving average price is $46.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $44.06. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a 52 week low of $17.25 and a 52 week high of $66.44.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Super Micro Computer from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. They issued an "underperform" rating and a $35.00 price objective on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $46.00 to $45.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $40.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $45.36.

Super Micro Computer Company 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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