CX Institutional Decreases Stock Holdings in Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

Key Points

• CX Institutional cut its Super Micro Computer holdings by 60.4% in the third quarter, selling 12,115 shares and retaining 7,928 shares valued at approximately $326,000. Institutional investors still own 84.06% of the company.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed: Super Micro has an average “Hold” rating and a consensus price target of $42.13, while ratings range from “Strong Buy” to “Sell.”
• CEO Charles Liang and Director Chiu-Chu Liang each sold 100,000 shares at $37.19 under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, reducing their individual holdings by 15.69%.

CX Institutional lessened its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI - Free Report) by 60.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 7,928 shares of the company's stock after selling 12,115 shares during the quarter. CX Institutional's holdings in Super Micro Computer were worth $326,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its position in Super Micro Computer by 1,770.4% during the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 2,174,863 shares of the company's stock valued at $63,789,000 after purchasing an additional 2,058,588 shares in the last quarter. Ardmore Road Asset Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer in the first quarter worth $11,954,000. Diversify Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the 1st quarter valued at $7,455,000. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al bought a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the 2nd quarter valued at $8,412,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer during the 4th quarter valued at $4,814,000. Institutional investors own 84.06% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Northland Securities set a $36.00 target price on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Bank of America reissued an "underperform" rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Zacks Research upgraded Super Micro Computer from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Super Micro Computer from $33.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Mizuho set a $35.00 target price on shares of Super Micro Computer and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Super Micro Computer presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $42.13.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Charles Liang sold 100,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.19, for a total transaction of $3,719,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 537,506 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,989,848.14. This represents a 15.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Chiu-Chu Liang sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.19, for a total transaction of $3,719,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 537,506 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $19,989,848.14. The trade was a 15.69% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 16.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Key Super Micro Computer News

Here are the key news stories impacting Super Micro Computer this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts reportedly raised their price target for SMCI to $60, signaling increased confidence in the company’s AI-server opportunity and potential upside from current valuation levels. Analysts lift target for Super Micro Computer stock to USD 60.00
• Positive Sentiment: Supermicro has begun shipping NVIDIA Vera Rubin AI server racks, providing evidence that it is converting next-generation NVIDIA demand into commercial deliveries. Reports also cite new AI orders as a catalyst for the company’s recent share-price gains. Super Micro Computer stock price jumps after beginning shipments
• Positive Sentiment: A partnership with NetApp combines Supermicro rack-scale systems with NetApp’s data platform for large AI-factory and enterprise deployments, potentially broadening demand beyond individual hardware sales. Super Micro Computer climbed amid fresh attention
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are focused on management’s fiscal 2027 sales forecast of $65 billion to $72 billion, compared with $39.1 billion over the last 12 months. The valuation is relatively low at roughly 12 times earnings, but the bull case depends on the company delivering that exceptionally rapid growth. What Needs To Be True To Buy Super Micro Computer Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Recent analysis highlights a divergence between AI-driven revenue growth and weaker cash-flow or margin trends. That raises questions about working-capital needs, pricing pressure and the quality of reported growth. SMCI stock tests AI growth as cash flow and margins diverge
• Negative Sentiment: Governance concerns remain a valuation discount for Super Micro Computer, making investors more sensitive to execution problems even as the AI opportunity expands. Super Micro Computer discounted for a reason

Super Micro Computer Trading Down 1.1%

SMCI stock opened at $43.19 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $36.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $32.52. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $19.48 and a fifty-two week high of $58.78. The firm has a market cap of $28.37 billion, a PE ratio of 13.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 2.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 2.07 and a current ratio of 3.87.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.92 by $0.78. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 5.71% and a return on equity of 27.83%. The company had revenue of $11.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.60 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.31 earnings per share. Super Micro Computer's revenue was up 93.2% on a year-over-year basis. Super Micro Computer has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.010-1.100 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 3.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Super Micro Computer

Super Micro Computer, Inc develops and sells application-optimized server and storage systems for data centers, cloud computing, enterprise IT, artificial intelligence, and other demanding computing environments. The company offers complete computing platforms as well as modular components, allowing customers to configure systems for specific performance, power, and workload requirements.

Its product portfolio includes server and storage systems, workstations, networking equipment, rack-scale solutions, GPU and AI systems, and related software and services.

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