Russell Investments Group Ltd. Has $9.93 Million Stock Position in Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

Key Points

• Russell Investments Group Ltd. significantly increased its stake in Super Micro Computer, raising holdings by 118.5% and owning 289,928 shares valued at approximately $9.93 million.
• Super Micro Computer's stock recently traded at $43.24, with a market cap of $25.81 billion and a P/E ratio of 26.05, reflecting mixed investor sentiment.
• Recent quarterly earnings showed a miss in expectations, with an EPS of $0.41 compared to an estimated $0.44, alongside revenues of $5.76 billion against projections of $5.88 billion.

Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI - Free Report) by 118.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 289,928 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 157,240 shares during the quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd.'s holdings in Super Micro Computer were worth $9,927,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 1,573.8% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,897,876 shares of the company's stock valued at $149,287,000 after buying an additional 4,605,260 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in Super Micro Computer by 6,368.8% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,815,996 shares of the company's stock worth $85,832,000 after purchasing an additional 2,772,464 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Super Micro Computer by 3.9% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 64,407,769 shares of the company's stock worth $2,205,322,000 after purchasing an additional 2,415,276 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the first quarter worth approximately $53,031,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 1,029.9% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,419,255 shares of the company's stock worth $43,260,000 after buying an additional 1,293,647 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.06% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Super Micro Computer news, CEO Charles Liang sold 200,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total value of $12,000,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 40,426,120 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,425,567,200. This represents a 0.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Liang Chiu-Chu Sara Liu 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 value of $12,000,000.00. Following 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 1,000,000 shares of company stock worth $51,000,000 over the last ninety days. 16.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Super Micro Computer Stock Performance

SMCI traded down $0.5150 during trading on Thursday, reaching $42.0950. 11,687,620 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 55,408,422. The stock has a market cap of $25.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.35, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.46. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $49.01 and a 200 day moving average of $42.33. 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, Inc. has a 52 week low of $17.25 and a 52 week high of $66.44.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented on SMCI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target 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. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Mizuho increased their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $40.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd. Zacks Research raised Super Micro Computer to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $30.00 price target on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Monday, August 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $44.75.

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.