Sei Investments Co. Purchases 82,820 Shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

Key Points

• Sei Investments Co. increased its Super Micro Computer stake by 134.8% in the first quarter, purchasing 82,820 additional shares and bringing its holdings to 144,238 shares valued at approximately $3.28 million.
• Institutional investors own 84.06% of SMCI, while the stock recently traded at $31.13. Shares have risen 6.0%, with a consensus analyst rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $39.21.
• Super Micro reported quarterly EPS of $0.84, beating estimates of $0.63, while revenue surged 122.7% year over year to $10.24 billion but fell short of the $12.39 billion consensus forecast.

Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI - Free Report) by 134.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 144,238 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 82,820 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co.'s holdings in Super Micro Computer were worth $3,284,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. MCF Advisors LLC increased its position in Super Micro Computer by 9.6% during the 4th quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 3,696 shares of the company's stock worth $108,000 after purchasing an additional 325 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its position in Super Micro Computer by 11.8% during the third quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 3,206 shares of the company's stock valued at $154,000 after buying an additional 339 shares in the last quarter. City State Bank lifted its position in Super Micro Computer by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. City State Bank now owns 7,500 shares of the company's stock valued at $220,000 after buying an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. World Equity Group Inc. grew its stake in Super Micro Computer by 3.8% during the first quarter. World Equity Group Inc. now owns 9,877 shares of the company's stock worth $225,000 after buying an additional 362 shares during the period. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in Super Micro Computer by 26.4% during the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,870 shares of the company's stock worth $90,000 after buying an additional 390 shares during the period. 84.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Super Micro Computer Stock Up 6.0%

SMCI stock opened at $31.13 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $18.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.47, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 1.95. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a 1-year low of $19.48 and a 1-year high of $58.78. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $31.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $30.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 2.66 and a quick ratio of 1.29.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $10.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $12.39 billion. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 3.70% and a return on equity of 17.49%. Super Micro Computer's revenue was up 122.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.31 earnings per share. Research analysts predict that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 2.1 EPS for the current year.

Key Super Micro Computer News

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

• Positive Sentiment: An analyst reiterated a Buy rating, citing strong fourth-quarter demand, a robust backlog, better pricing power and gross margins expected to outperform earlier forecasts. The company’s valuation is also near multiyear lows, potentially limiting downside if earnings meet expectations. Super Micro Computer Is A Bargain Heading Into Q4 Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: News highlighting Supermicro’s AI rack expansion and its AMD Instinct Coder role reinforced expectations that the company is broadening its AI infrastructure offerings beyond traditional configurations. Why Super Micro Is Up After AI Rack Expansion And AMD Instinct Coder Role
• Positive Sentiment: Supermicro’s Open Storage Summit will feature 21 ecosystem partners and focus on enterprise AI, inference, agentic AI and cloud storage, supporting the company’s positioning as a provider of complete AI and data-center systems. Supermicro’s Seventh Annual Open Storage Summit
• Positive Sentiment: A projected expansion of the global data-center solutions market to $1.33 trillion by 2031 provides a favorable long-term demand backdrop for Super Micro and other AI infrastructure suppliers. Data Center Solutions Market Forecast
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street is awaiting the Aug. 11 earnings report. Investors will assess whether AI infrastructure demand and delayed deployment conversions can offset concerns about margin pressure; revenue may come in near the low end of guidance. Super Micro Q4 Earnings Preview
• Negative Sentiment: Super Micro’s dependence on Nvidia remains a risk, particularly as major customers such as SpaceX reportedly plan to build AI infrastructure around Nvidia chips, potentially intensifying supplier concentration concerns. Super Micro’s Nvidia Dependence

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on SMCI. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Super Micro Computer from $34.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Rosenblatt Securities set a $45.00 price target on Super Micro Computer and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. CJS Securities raised Super Micro Computer from a "market underperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Raymond James Financial reduced their price objective on Super Micro Computer from $45.00 to $39.00 in a research note on Friday, June 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Super Micro Computer currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $39.21.

Super Micro Computer Profile

Super Micro Computer, Inc (Supermicro) is a technology company that designs, develops and manufactures high-performance server, storage and networking solutions for enterprise, cloud, data center, high performance computing (HPC) and edge computing customers. The company's product portfolio includes rackmount and blade servers, storage subsystems, motherboards, chassis, power supplies and networking components, with an emphasis on high-density, energy-efficient configurations and platforms optimized for GPU-accelerated workloads and artificial intelligence applications.

Headquartered in San Jose, California, Supermicro combines in-house engineering with a global manufacturing and distribution footprint to deliver configurable, application-specific systems.

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