Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) Shares Up 3.4% – What’s Next?

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI)’s share price was up 3.4% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $33.86 and last traded at $33.96. Approximately 10,742,682 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 77% from the average daily volume of 47,477,172 shares. The stock had previously closed at $32.83.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on SMCI shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Monday. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $45.00 to $43.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Super Micro Computer from $43.00 to $40.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Mizuho reduced their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Super Micro Computer from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $48.38.

Super Micro Computer Stock Up 3.4%

The firm has a market capitalization of $20.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.46, a PEG ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.50. 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 firm’s 50-day moving average is $46.01 and its 200 day moving average is $45.97.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last released its 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). Super Micro Computer had a return on equity of 17.14% and a net margin of 4.77%.The firm had revenue of $5.02 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.48 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.73 EPS. Super Micro Computer’s revenue for the quarter was down 15.5% on a year-over-year basis. Super Micro Computer has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.460-0.540 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Super Micro Computer

In other Super Micro Computer news, CFO David E. Weigand sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 100,188 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,522,486.32. The trade was a 19.97% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 16.30% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Super Micro Computer

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 4.1% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 68,848,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,300,610,000 after purchasing an additional 2,695,829 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Super Micro Computer by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 13,752,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $671,316,000 after buying an additional 364,411 shares in the last quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN lifted its position in Super Micro Computer by 16.5% during the 2nd quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN now owns 9,730,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $476,905,000 after buying an additional 1,381,046 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 31.6% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,639,784 shares of the company’s stock worth $423,436,000 after buying an additional 2,073,978 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $194,655,000 after acquiring an additional 200,109 shares in the last quarter. 84.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.