Saudi Central Bank Purchases 19,733 Shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

Saudi Central Bank raised its position in Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) by 99.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 39,564 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,733 shares during the period. Saudi Central Bank’s holdings in Super Micro Computer were worth $1,160,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Super Micro Computer by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 13,808,499 shares of the company’s stock worth $402,627,000 after buying an additional 41,314 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in Super Micro Computer by 21.2% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,953,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,347,000 after acquiring an additional 1,738,749 shares during the last quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN boosted its position in Super Micro Computer by 16.5% during 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 acquiring an additional 1,381,046 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Super Micro Computer during the 4th quarter worth about $136,569,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,082,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,872,000 after acquiring an additional 111,388 shares during the period. 84.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on SMCI. Northland Securities set a $36.00 price objective on Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $42.00 target price on Super Micro Computer in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $42.00 target price on Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “sell” rating and issued a $34.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $48.00 price target on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $42.13.

Super Micro Computer News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Super Micro Computer this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analysts have raised earnings expectations sharply over the past month, suggesting improving confidence in Super Micro’s growth outlook. Wall Street Is Getting Much More Bullish on Supermicro
• Positive Sentiment: Several research reports describe SMCI as undervalued, citing AI-driven demand, strong estimate revisions, record backlog, liquid-cooling capabilities and attractive valuation metrics. Buy Super Micro Computer for Handsome Returns & Attractive Valuations
• Positive Sentiment: AI-server stocks rallied as investors rotated into the subsector, providing a favorable industry backdrop for Super Micro. The company’s latest quarter also showed substantial year-over-year revenue growth and an EPS beat, although revenue was below consensus.
• Positive Sentiment: One bullish long-term thesis argues that expanding AI infrastructure spending could support significant upside for Super Micro, though the cited $700 projection is highly speculative. Why SMCI Stock Is Ready to Rally 1,700%, According to Expert
• Neutral Sentiment: Super Micro is receiving unusually high investor attention and remains one of the most searched stocks, which may increase trading activity but does not by itself indicate improving fundamentals. Investors Heavily Search Super Micro Computer
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that the latest gross-margin improvement may be temporary, with management reportedly indicating that margins could normalize. This creates risk that future profitability will fall short of the unusually strong recent result. Don’t Fall for Supermicro’s Margin Magic
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy short interest highlights ongoing concerns about margins, cash flow and the spending required to support rapid AI growth. Weak cash generation has also been cited as a reason the stock may struggle to reach higher price targets. Short Sellers Are Betting Against 3 AI Infrastructure Stocks
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Charles Liang and Director Chiu-Chu Liang each sold 100,000 shares, reducing their holdings by 15.69%. Both transactions were executed under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans, which reduces—but does not eliminate—the signaling concern.

Super Micro Computer Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of SMCI stock opened at $40.26 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 2.07 and a current ratio of 3.87. The company has a market capitalization of $26.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.58, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 2.00. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a 52-week low of $19.48 and a 52-week high of $58.78. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $32.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $31.37.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.78. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 5.71% and a return on equity of 27.83%. The firm had revenue of $11.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.60 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.31 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 93.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Super Micro Computer has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.010-1.100 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 4.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Super Micro Computer news, Director Chiu-Chu Liang sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.19, for a total value of $3,719,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 537,506 shares in the company, valued at $19,989,848.14. This represents a 15.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Charles Liang sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.19, for a total value of $3,719,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 537,506 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,989,848.14. This trade represents a 15.69% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 16.10% of the company’s stock.

Super Micro Computer Profile

Super Micro Computer, Inc (Supermicro) is a technology company that designs, develops and manufactures high-performance server, storage and networking solutions for enterprise, cloud, data center, high performance computing (HPC) and edge computing customers. The company’s product portfolio includes rackmount and blade servers, storage subsystems, motherboards, chassis, power supplies and networking components, with an emphasis on high-density, energy-efficient configurations and platforms optimized for GPU-accelerated workloads and artificial intelligence applications.

Headquartered in San Jose, California, Supermicro combines in-house engineering with a global manufacturing and distribution footprint to deliver configurable, application-specific systems.