Compound Planning Inc. Takes Position in Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

Key Points

• Compound Planning Inc. has invested approximately $244,000 in Super Micro Computer, acquiring 7,123 shares of the company.
• Analysts have revised their price targets for Super Micro Computer, with forecasts ranging from $30.00 to $55.00, showing mixed ratings from "Strong Buy" to "Sell."
• Super Micro Computer reported $5.76 billion in quarterly revenue but missed estimates, with an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.41, below the expected $0.44.

Compound Planning Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 7,123 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $244,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Norinchukin Bank The lifted its stake in Super Micro Computer by 15.3% during the 1st quarter. Norinchukin Bank The now owns 26,154 shares of the company's stock valued at $896,000 after acquiring an additional 3,462 shares during the period. Summit Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer in the 1st quarter worth approximately $277,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 15.7% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,642,682 shares of the company's stock worth $56,246,000 after purchasing an additional 223,427 shares during the period. Fairscale Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 13.3% in the 1st quarter. Fairscale Capital LLC now owns 2,698 shares of the company's stock worth $92,000 after purchasing an additional 317 shares during the period. Finally, Korea Investment CORP lifted its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 78.7% in the 1st quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 328,275 shares of the company's stock worth $11,240,000 after purchasing an additional 144,604 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.06% of the company's stock.

Super Micro Computer Stock Performance

Super Micro Computer stock traded down $2.43 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $41.54. The stock had a trading volume of 36,727,979 shares, compared to its average volume of 33,410,732. The firm's fifty day moving average is $48.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $42.78. The company has a market capitalization of $24.79 billion, a PE ratio of 25.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.46. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a 52-week low of $17.25 and a 52-week high of $66.44. The company has a current ratio of 5.32, a quick ratio of 3.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI - Get Free Report) last released 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). Super Micro Computer had a return on equity of 17.14% and a net margin of 4.77%.The firm had revenue of $5.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.88 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $6.25 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Super Micro Computer has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.400-0.520 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on SMCI shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered 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 research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Super Micro Computer to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Citigroup reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $52.00 price objective (up previously from $37.00) on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Wedbush reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $30.00 price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Super Micro Computer to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Super Micro Computer currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $45.31.

Insider Buying and Selling at Super Micro Computer

In other Super Micro Computer news, SVP George Kao sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.88, for a total transaction of $1,755,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 21,820 shares of the company's stock, valued at $957,461.60. This trade represents a 64.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Charles Liang sold 200,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the chief executive officer 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 1,040,000 shares of company stock valued at $52,755,200 in the last three months. 16.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.