Insider Selling: Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) CEO Sells $3,719,000.00 in Stock

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) 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 transaction of $3,719,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 537,506 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,989,848.14. This represents a 15.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Super Micro Computer Price Performance

Shares of SMCI opened at $37.38 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $32.51 and its 200-day moving average is $31.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 3.87 and a quick ratio of 2.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.56 billion, a PE ratio of 11.68, a PEG ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 2.00. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $19.48 and a fifty-two week high of $58.78.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last announced 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. The business had revenue of $11.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.60 billion. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 5.71% and a return on equity of 27.83%. Super Micro Computer’s revenue was up 93.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.31 EPS. Super Micro Computer has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.010-1.100 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 4.04 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SMCI has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Mizuho set a $35.00 price objective on Super Micro Computer and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Northland Securities set a $36.00 price objective on Super Micro Computer in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Barclays set a $39.00 target price on Super Micro Computer and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $46.00 target price on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $42.13.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Super Micro Computer

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SMCI. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Super Micro Computer in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Arax Advisory Partners acquired a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. SHP Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer in the first quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Peterson Wealth Services raised its stake in Super Micro Computer by 273.6% in the fourth quarter. Peterson Wealth Services now owns 1,274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 933 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.06% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Super Micro Computer

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

• Positive Sentiment: Super Micro presented at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference, giving investors an opportunity to assess management’s outlook for AI servers, data-center demand and future growth. Goldman Sachs conference transcript
• Positive Sentiment: SMCI remains supported by strong AI-related demand and a favorable valuation. Its latest quarter included a substantial year-over-year revenue increase and an EPS result well above consensus, though revenue fell short of estimates. Analysts expect approximately $4.04 in earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Zacks earnings outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: A report on the YieldMax SMCI Option Income Strategy ETF highlights Super Micro’s unusually high volatility. The ETF’s large distributions may increase attention toward SMCI options, but the strategy’s return-of-capital component and single-stock exposure do not directly improve Super Micro’s fundamentals. Super Micro ETF report
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported September short interest of zero shares and a zero-day short-interest ratio appear inconsistent with normal market data and should not be interpreted as evidence of unusually low bearish positioning.
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Charles Liang and Director Chiu-Chu Liang each sold 100,000 shares valued at about $3.7 million. The sales were made under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans, reducing their signaling value but still creating a near-term overhang. Super Micro insider selling
• Negative Sentiment: AI-server stocks weakened as a recent sector rally reversed, reinforcing concerns about the group’s volatility. Super Micro’s relative resilience is constructive, but the broader pullback can still weigh on sentiment toward SMCI. AI-server stock pullback

About Super Micro Computer

Super Micro Computer, Inc, doing business as Supermicro, develops and sells application-optimized server and storage systems. Its product portfolio includes servers, workstations, storage platforms, networking equipment, motherboards, chassis, power supplies and related software and support services.

The company also provides high-performance computing and data center infrastructure, including systems designed for artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud computing, enterprise applications, telecommunications and edge computing.