Cascade Financial Partners LLC Invests $205,000 in Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

Key Points

• Cascade Financial Partners LLC has made a new investment in Super Micro Computer, acquiring 6,000 shares valued at approximately $205,000 in the first quarter.
• Analysts have mixed ratings on Super Micro Computer, with Goldman Sachs setting a target price of $27.00 and Needham & Company increasing theirs to $60.00.
• Insider transactions have seen significant sales, including Director Liang Chiu-Chu Sara Liu selling 300,000 shares for about $13.5 million, indicating possible fluctuations in ownership among corporate insiders.

Cascade Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 6,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $205,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. purchased a new stake in Super Micro Computer in the 1st quarter worth approximately $5,408,000. Gibraltar Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer during the 1st quarter worth about $205,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in Super Micro Computer by 43.2% in the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 19,243 shares of the company's stock valued at $659,000 after acquiring an additional 5,804 shares during the period. Capital Advisors Inc. OK increased its stake in Super Micro Computer by 39.8% in the first quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 47,251 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,618,000 after acquiring an additional 13,451 shares during the period. Finally, Nuveen Asset Management LLC raised its position in Super Micro Computer by 796.5% in the 4th quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 1,446,722 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,096,000 after purchasing an additional 1,285,355 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.06% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SMCI has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wedbush reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $30.00 target price on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Super Micro Computer to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Mizuho increased their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $40.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Super Micro Computer from $29.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities dropped their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $55.00 to $50.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $44.75.

Insider Activity at Super Micro Computer

In related news, CEO Charles Liang sold 300,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.00, for a total value of $13,500,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 66,903,640 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,010,663,800. This represents a 0.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Liang Chiu-Chu Sara Liu sold 300,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.00, for a total transaction of $13,500,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 66,903,640 shares in the company, valued at $3,010,663,800. The trade was a 0.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,000,000 shares of company stock worth $51,000,000. 16.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Super Micro Computer Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of NASDAQ SMCI traded down $0.6430 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $42.5970. The stock had a trading volume of 24,827,057 shares, compared to its average volume of 55,632,238. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a 12 month low of $17.25 and a 12 month high of $66.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 5.32 and a quick ratio of 3.32. The company has a market capitalization of $25.42 billion, a PE ratio of 25.73, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.46. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $49.02 and a two-hundred day moving average of $42.32.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share 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 the consensus estimate of $5.88 billion. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 4.77% and a return on equity of 17.14%. Super Micro Computer's quarterly revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $6.25 EPS. Super Micro Computer has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.400-0.520 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Super Micro Computer

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.