Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI Shares Purchased by UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC

UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its position in Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI - Free Report) by 2.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,892,772 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 76,776 shares during the quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC owned 0.48% of Super Micro Computer worth $99,049,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Eastern Bank acquired a new position in Super Micro Computer in the first quarter valued at $29,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. acquired a new position in Super Micro Computer in the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division acquired a new position in Super Micro Computer in the first quarter valued at $34,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Super Micro Computer in the first quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, IMG Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 90.7% in the first quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,051 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.06% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

SMCI has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Mizuho boosted their price objective on Super Micro Computer from $40.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd. Wedbush restated a "neutral" rating and set a $30.00 price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Super Micro Computer from $29.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Raymond James Financial initiated coverage on Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. Finally, Citigroup restated a "neutral" rating and set a $52.00 price objective (up previously from $37.00) on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Friday, July 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $45.31.

Super Micro Computer Stock Up 2.4%

Shares of Super Micro Computer stock opened at $45.00 on Friday. 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 has a market cap of $26.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.10 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 business has a 50-day moving average price of $47.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.12.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI - Get Free Report) last announced 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.88 billion. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 4.77% and a return on equity of 17.14%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period 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. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP George Kao sold 40,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.88, for a total transaction of $1,755,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 21,820 shares in the company, valued at approximately $957,461.60. The trade was a 64.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO David E. Weigand sold 25,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.29, for a total value of $1,007,250.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 100,188 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,036,574.52. This represents a 19.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 1,065,000 shares of company stock valued at $53,762,450 over the last three months. 16.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Super Micro Computer

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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