Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD Purchases 223,427 Shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI - Free Report) by 15.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,642,682 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 223,427 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD owned about 0.28% of Super Micro Computer worth $56,246,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the first quarter worth $29,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. acquired a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division acquired a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the first quarter worth $34,000. Finally, IMG Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 90.7% during the first quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,051 shares of the company's stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the period. 84.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on SMCI shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped 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 report on Wednesday, August 6th. Raymond James Financial started coverage on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. They issued an "outperform" rating on the stock. KGI Securities started coverage on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. They issued a "neutral" rating on the stock. Citigroup reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $52.00 price target (up from $37.00) on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Northland Securities set a $59.00 price target on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $44.75.

Super Micro Computer Stock Up 0.7%

Super Micro Computer stock opened at $44.36 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.47 billion, a PE ratio of 26.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.46. The company's 50-day moving average is $49.07 and its 200-day moving average is $42.74. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $17.25 and a fifty-two week 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.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $5.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.88 billion. Super Micro Computer had a return on equity of 17.14% and a net margin of 4.77%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $6.25 earnings per share. Super Micro Computer has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.400-0.520 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Liang Chiu-Chu Sara Liu sold 200,000 shares of Super Micro Computer stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the director owned 40,426,120 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,425,567,200. The trade was a 0.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Charles Liang sold 200,000 shares of Super Micro Computer stock in a transaction dated 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 chief executive officer directly owned 40,426,120 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,425,567,200. The trade was a 0.49% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,040,000 shares of company stock valued at $52,755,200. Company insiders own 16.30% of the company's stock.

Super Micro Computer Company 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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