Westwood Wealth Management Invests $1.46 Million in Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

Key Points

• Westwood Wealth Management has invested approximately $1.46 million in Super Micro Computer, acquiring 42,600 shares, which represents 0.6% of its portfolio.
• Both the CEO and a director of Super Micro Computer sold 300,000 shares each at an average price of $45.00, totaling $13.5 million in transactions, indicating a 0.45% decrease in their positions.
• Super Micro Computer reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the last quarter, missing analysts' expectations, and has set guidance for Q1 2026 EPS between 0.400-0.520.

Westwood Wealth Management bought a new position in Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 42,600 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,459,000. Super Micro Computer comprises approximately 0.6% of Westwood Wealth Management's investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Eastern Bank bought a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer in the first quarter worth about $29,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer in the first quarter worth about $34,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 90.7% in the first quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,051 shares of the company's stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the period. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. bought a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer in the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.06% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Northland Securities set a $59.00 price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Barclays raised 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 research report on Thursday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Super Micro Computer to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $46.00 to $45.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities decreased their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $55.00 to $50.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Super Micro Computer presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $44.75.

Super Micro Computer Price Performance

Shares of Super Micro Computer stock traded up $0.19 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $44.07. The company's stock had a trading volume of 18,727,136 shares, compared to its average volume of 55,020,043. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a one year low of $17.25 and a one year high of $66.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 5.32 and a quick ratio of 3.32. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $49.04 and a 200-day moving average price of $42.67. The stock has a market cap of $26.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.46.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.41 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 firm had revenue of $5.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.88 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $6.25 earnings per share. Super Micro Computer's revenue for the quarter 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, analysts predict that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Super Micro Computer news, CEO Charles Liang sold 200,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 40,426,120 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,425,567,200. The trade was a 0.49% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Liang Chiu-Chu Sara Liu sold 200,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total transaction of $12,000,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 40,426,120 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,425,567,200. This trade represents a 0.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 1,000,000 shares of company stock valued at $51,000,000. 16.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.