Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI Shares Purchased by Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio

Key Points

• The Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its stake in Super Micro Computer, Inc. by 4.7% in Q2, owning 161,091 shares valued at approximately $7.9 million.
• CEO Charles Liang and Director Liang Chiu-Chu Sara Liu sold 200,000 shares each on July 28 at an average price of $60, decreasing their ownership by 0.49%.
• Brokerage ratings for Super Micro Computer include one Strong Buy, six Buy, nine Hold, and two Sell, with an average price target of $45.36.

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio boosted its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI - Free Report) by 4.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 161,091 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 7,171 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio's holdings in Super Micro Computer were worth $7,895,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised 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 acquired a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the 1st quarter worth approximately $53,031,000. Analog Century Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $32,284,000. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 434.0% in the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 859,821 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,440,000 after acquiring an additional 698,814 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Woodline Partners LP grew its position in Super Micro Computer by 1,946.1% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 618,768 shares of the company's stock worth $21,187,000 after acquiring an additional 588,526 shares during the period. 84.06% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently commented on SMCI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on 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. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $29.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $52.00 target price (up previously from $37.00) on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of Super Micro Computer to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Finally, Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. They set an "outperform" rating for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $45.36.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Charles Liang sold 200,000 shares of the business's 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Liang Chiu-Chu Sara Liu sold 200,000 shares of Super Micro Computer stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the transaction, the director 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 490,000 shares of company stock valued at $27,890,950. Corporate insiders own 16.30% of the company's stock.

Super Micro Computer Price Performance

Shares of SMCI opened at $45.82 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $27.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.60, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.56. 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 quick ratio of 3.25, a current ratio of 5.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $47.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $42.57.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.88 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $6.25 EPS. The business's revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. Super Micro Computer has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.400-0.520 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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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