Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI - Get Free Report)'s stock price was down 8.7% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $47.38 and last traded at $47.92. Approximately 56,663,590 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 14% from the average daily volume of 49,767,031 shares. The stock had previously closed at $52.50.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities research analysts recently commented on SMCI shares. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $39.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Super Micro Computer to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Super Micro Computer from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, October 18th. Wedbush restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $30.00 price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Bank of America started coverage on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. They issued an "underperform" rating and a $35.00 price objective for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $46.21.
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Super Micro Computer Stock Performance
The stock's 50-day moving average price is $47.33 and its 200-day moving average price is $44.51. 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 market capitalization of $28.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.55.
Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.44 by ($0.03). Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 4.77% and a return on equity of 17.14%. The company had revenue of $5.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.88 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $6.25 earnings per share. Super Micro Computer'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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Super Micro Computer
In other news, Director Liang Chiu-Chu Sara Liu sold 200,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the director directly owned 40,426,120 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,425,567,200. This trade represents a 0.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP George Kao sold 40,000 shares of the firm'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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 21,820 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $957,461.60. This trade represents a 64.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 490,000 shares of company stock valued at $27,890,950. Company insiders own 16.30% of the company's stock.
Institutional Trading of Super Micro Computer
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Super Micro Computer by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 66,152,948 shares of the company's stock worth $3,242,156,000 after acquiring an additional 1,745,179 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Super Micro Computer by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 13,752,581 shares of the company's stock worth $671,316,000 after acquiring an additional 364,411 shares during the period. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN grew its stake in Super Micro Computer by 16.5% in the 2nd quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN now owns 9,730,773 shares of the company's stock worth $476,905,000 after acquiring an additional 1,381,046 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in Super Micro Computer by 31.6% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,639,784 shares of the company's stock worth $423,436,000 after acquiring an additional 2,073,978 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Super Micro Computer by 5.3% in the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,971,739 shares of the company's stock worth $194,655,000 after acquiring an additional 200,109 shares during the period. 84.06% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
About Super Micro Computer
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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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