CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong Buys New Position in Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong bought a new stake in Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 260,760 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,780,000. Super Micro Computer makes up about 0.7% of CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 3.9% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 64,407,769 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,205,322,000 after acquiring an additional 2,415,276 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 3.3% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,771,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $129,141,000 after acquiring an additional 120,496 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 2,892,772 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,049,000 after acquiring an additional 76,776 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 15.7% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,642,682 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,246,000 after acquiring an additional 223,427 shares during the period. Finally, Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer in the 1st quarter worth approximately $53,031,000. Institutional investors own 84.06% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SMCI has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays upped their price target 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. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. They issued an “underperform” rating and a $35.00 price target for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of Super Micro Computer to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Northland Securities upped their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $59.00 to $67.00 in a report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Super Micro Computer has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $47.57.

Super Micro Computer Stock Down 6.2%

SMCI stock opened at $47.61 on Wednesday. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a 52-week low of $17.25 and a 52-week high of $66.44. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $48.45 and its 200-day simple moving average is $45.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 5.25 and a quick ratio of 3.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.68, a P/E/G ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.55.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last released 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). Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 4.77% and a return on equity of 17.14%. The firm had revenue of $5.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.48 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.73 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 15.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 anticipate that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP George Kao sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were 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 directly owned 21,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $957,461.60. This represents a 64.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO David E. Weigand sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.14, for a total transaction of $1,128,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 100,188 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,522,486.32. This trade represents a 19.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 90,000 shares of company stock valued at $3,890,950 over the last three months. 16.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Super Micro Computer 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.