Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI Shares Acquired by Vanguard Group Inc.

Key Points

• Vanguard Group increased its stake to 66,152,948 shares, now owning about 11.08% of Super Micro (~$3.24B) after adding 1.75M shares in Q2, and institutional investors collectively hold 84.06% of the stock.
• Super Micro missed expectations in its latest quarter with EPS of $0.35 (vs. $0.46 est.) and revenue of $5.02B (vs. $6.48B est.), a 15.5% YoY revenue decline, and set Q2 2026 EPS guidance of $0.460–0.540.
• Analysts have cut targets and adjusted ratings recently; the consensus rating is a Hold with a consensus target price of $48.38, while individual price targets range from $34 to $55.

Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI - Free Report) by 2.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 66,152,948 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,745,179 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 11.08% of Super Micro Computer worth $3,242,156,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in Super Micro Computer by 16.1% during the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,557 shares of the company's stock worth $76,000 after buying an additional 216 shares in the last quarter. Hartford Investment Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 0.8% during the second quarter. Hartford Investment Management Co. now owns 30,976 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,518,000 after acquiring an additional 235 shares during the last quarter. Securian Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 0.9% during the second quarter. Securian Asset Management Inc. now owns 26,834 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,315,000 after acquiring an additional 246 shares during the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC increased its position in Super Micro Computer by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 21,798 shares of the company's stock worth $1,068,000 after purchasing an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its stake in Super Micro Computer by 46.0% in the 2nd 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 during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.06% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have issued reports on SMCI. Mizuho decreased their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Rosenblatt Securities reduced their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Monday. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $34.00 price target on Super Micro Computer and gave the company a "sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reduced their price target on Super Micro Computer from $60.00 to $51.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Super Micro Computer has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $48.38.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Super Micro Computer news, CFO David E. Weigand sold 25,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.14, for a total transaction of $1,128,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 100,188 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,522,486.32. The trade was a 19.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 16.30% of the company's stock.

Super Micro Computer Stock Performance

Shares of SMCI stock opened at $31.56 on Friday. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a one year low of $25.71 and a one year high of $66.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 3.25 and a current ratio of 5.25. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $47.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.50.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.46 by ($0.11). The company had revenue of $5.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.48 billion. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 4.77% and a return on equity of 17.14%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 15.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.73 EPS. Super Micro Computer has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.460-0.540 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 EPS for the current year.

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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