Phoenix Financial Ltd. Acquires New Position in Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

Key Points

• Phoenix Financial Ltd. acquired a new stake in Super Micro Computer, purchasing 4,787 shares valued at approximately $234,000 during the second quarter.
• Several analysts have upgraded their target prices for Super Micro Computer, with Mizuho raising it to $47 and Barclays boosting it to $45, while the consensus target price is currently $45.36.
• Insider selling has occurred recently, including CEO Charles Liang selling 200,000 shares for $12 million, indicating significant insider activity in the company's stock.

Phoenix Financial Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 4,787 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $234,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Eastern Bank purchased a new position in Super Micro Computer during the first quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Super Micro Computer during the first quarter valued at approximately $34,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its position in 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 purchasing an additional 252 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Super Micro Computer during the first quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. purchased a new position in Super Micro Computer during the first quarter valued at approximately $43,000. 84.06% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have commented on SMCI. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Super Micro Computer from $40.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 3rd. Raymond James Financial began coverage on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. They issued an "outperform" rating for the company. Barclays boosted 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 report on Thursday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Super Micro Computer from $46.00 to $45.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Super Micro Computer to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, August 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Super Micro Computer currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $45.36.

Insider Activity at Super Micro Computer

In related news, CEO Charles Liang sold 200,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 40,426,120 shares in the company, valued at $2,425,567,200. This represents a 0.49% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP George Kao sold 40,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 21,820 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $957,461.60. The trade was a 64.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 490,000 shares of company stock valued at $27,890,950 in the last 90 days. 16.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Super Micro Computer Price Performance

Shares of Super Micro Computer stock opened at $52.50 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $47.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $44.51. 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, Inc. has a 1-year low of $17.25 and a 1-year high of $66.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.63, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.55.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $5.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.88 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $6.25 earnings per share. Super Micro Computer's quarterly 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, sell-side analysts expect that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current 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.

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