Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) Upgraded at Sanford C. Bernstein

Key Points

• Super Micro Computer was upgraded to a "hold" rating by Sanford C. Bernstein, joining a consensus rating of "Hold" across various analysts.
• The stock's market cap is $26.69 billion, and it has shown a price range between a one-year low of $17.25 and a high of $66.44.
• Recent transactions showed significant insider selling, with a director selling 200,000 shares for $12 million, reducing their stake by 0.49%.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI - Get Free Report) was upgraded by research analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein to a "hold" rating in a research note issued on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Wedbush reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $30.00 price target on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Monday, August 4th. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $40.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Super Micro Computer to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Needham & Company LLC increased 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 note on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Barclays increased 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 note on Thursday, August 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $45.36.

Super Micro Computer Price Performance

NASDAQ SMCI opened at $44.91 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 5.25, a quick ratio of 3.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $47.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of $42.16. The company has a market cap of $26.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.56. Super Micro Computer has a 1 year low of $17.25 and a 1 year high of $66.44.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) 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%.Super Micro Computer's quarterly revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company 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. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Super Micro Computer will post 1.86 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Super Micro Computer

In other Super Micro Computer news, Director Liang Chiu-Chu Sara Liu sold 200,000 shares of the 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 sale, 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO David E. Weigand sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.29, for a total transaction of $1,007,250.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 100,188 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,036,574.52. This represents a 19.97% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 465,000 shares of company stock worth $26,762,450 in the last quarter. Insiders own 16.30% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SMCI. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 943.5% in the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 68,451 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,087,000 after purchasing an additional 61,891 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 3,294.5% in the 4th quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 20,503 shares of the company's stock valued at $625,000 after purchasing an additional 19,899 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 597,348.0% in the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 746,810 shares of the company's stock valued at $22,762,000 after purchasing an additional 746,685 shares during the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank boosted its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 835.0% in the 4th quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 181,578 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,535,000 after purchasing an additional 162,158 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP bought a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer in the 4th quarter valued at about $5,129,000. Institutional investors own 84.06% of the company's stock.

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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