Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV Buys New Position in Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

Key Points

• Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV has acquired a new stake in Super Micro Computer, Inc. during the second quarter, purchasing 6,480 shares valued at approximately $318,000.
• Super Micro Computer's stock recently showed a trading value of $57.98, with a market capitalization of $34.46 billion and a P/E ratio of 34.93.
• Insider trading activity included a substantial sale by Director Liang Chiu-Chu Sara Liu, who sold 200,000 shares for $12 million, reducing her ownership by 0.49%.

Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV bought a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 6,480 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $318,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. 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 valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 252 shares in the last quarter. Eastern Bank bought a new position in Super Micro Computer in the first quarter worth $29,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Super Micro Computer in the first quarter worth $34,000. Garde Capital Inc. raised its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 42.1% in the second quarter. Garde Capital Inc. now owns 1,013 shares of the company's stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IMG Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 90.7% in the first quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,051 shares of the company's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.06% of the company's stock.

Super Micro Computer Trading Down 1.2%

NASDAQ SMCI opened at $57.98 on Friday. 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 cap of $34.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.55. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $46.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $43.34. 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 (NASDAQ:SMCI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates 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 company 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% on a year-over-year basis. Super Micro Computer has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.400-0.520 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Liang Chiu-Chu Sara Liu sold 200,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total transaction of $12,000,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 40,426,120 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,425,567,200. This trade represents a 0.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP George Kao sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.88, for a total value of $1,755,200.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 21,820 shares in the company, valued at $957,461.60. This trade represents 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. 16.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on SMCI. Raymond James Financial began coverage on Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. They issued an "outperform" rating for the company. 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 report on Friday, July 11th. Mizuho increased their price objective on Super Micro Computer from $40.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 3rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded Super Micro Computer to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. One 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 company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus 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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