Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI - Get Free Report) shares traded down 8.8% on Friday . The company traded as low as $52.56 and last traded at $52.86. 43,902,039 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 13% from the average session volume of 50,688,730 shares. The stock had previously closed at $57.98.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Citigroup restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $52.00 price target (up previously from $37.00) on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Friday, July 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Super Micro Computer from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Zacks Research upgraded Super Micro Computer to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on Super Micro Computer in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. They issued an "outperform" rating on the stock. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded Super Micro Computer to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $45.36.
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Super Micro Computer Stock Performance
The company has a market capitalization of $31.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 5.25 and a quick ratio of 3.25. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $46.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $43.34.
Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.88 billion. Super Micro Computer had a return on equity of 17.14% and a net margin of 4.77%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $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. Equities analysts forecast that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Transactions at Super Micro Computer
In related news, SVP George Kao sold 40,000 shares of Super Micro Computer stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.88, for a total value of $1,755,200.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 21,820 shares of the company's stock, valued at $957,461.60. The trade was a 64.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available 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 value of $12,000,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 40,426,120 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,425,567,200. This represents a 0.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 490,000 shares of company stock valued at $27,890,950. 16.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Super Micro Computer
Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Super Micro Computer by 2.7% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 66,152,948 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,242,156,000 after buying an additional 1,745,179 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Super Micro Computer by 2.7% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 13,752,581 shares of the company's stock valued at $671,316,000 after buying an additional 364,411 shares during the period. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN lifted its stake in Super Micro Computer by 16.5% in the second quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN now owns 9,730,773 shares of the company's stock valued at $476,905,000 after buying an additional 1,381,046 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Super Micro Computer by 31.6% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,639,784 shares of the company's stock valued at $423,436,000 after buying an additional 2,073,978 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Super Micro Computer by 5.3% in the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,971,739 shares of the company's stock valued at $194,655,000 after buying an additional 200,109 shares during the period. 84.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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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