Sanford C. Bernstein Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) Stock Price

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) had its price objective cut by Sanford C. Bernstein from $46.00 to $42.00 in a research note issued on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has a “market perform” rating on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 4.14% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on SMCI. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. They set an “underperform” rating and a $35.00 target price on the stock. Wedbush dropped their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $48.00 to $42.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Rosenblatt Securities cut their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of 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. Finally, Northland Securities increased their target price on Super Micro Computer from $59.00 to $67.00 in a research report on Friday, October 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $48.38.

Super Micro Computer Trading Down 4.0%

Shares of NASDAQ SMCI opened at $40.33 on Wednesday. Super Micro Computer has a twelve month low of $17.25 and a twelve month high of $66.44. The firm has a market cap of $23.97 billion, a PE ratio of 24.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.50. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $48.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.77. The company has a quick ratio of 3.25, a current ratio of 5.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by ($0.11). The firm had revenue of $5.02 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.48 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 down 15.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.73 EPS. Super Micro Computer has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.460-0.540 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Analysts expect that Super Micro Computer will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Super Micro Computer

In other news, SVP George Kao sold 40,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 21,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $957,461.60. This trade represents a 64.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO David E. Weigand sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.14, for a total value of $1,128,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 100,188 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,522,486.32. This trade represents a 19.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 90,000 shares of company stock valued at $3,890,950. 16.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Super Micro Computer

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SMCI. Anfield Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Super Micro Computer in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in Super Micro Computer in the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Super Micro Computer during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. increased its stake in Super Micro Computer by 68.6% during the 3rd quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 661 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares in the last quarter. 84.06% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Super Micro Computer Company 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.