Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI Stake Reduced by Griffin Asset Management Inc.

Griffin Asset Management Inc. lowered its stake in Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) by 0.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 35,364 shares of the company’s stock after selling 301 shares during the quarter. Griffin Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Super Micro Computer were worth $1,733,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of SMCI. Eastern Bank purchased a new position in Super Micro Computer in the 1st quarter worth about $29,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Super Micro Computer in the 1st quarter worth about $34,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in Super Micro Computer by 90.7% in the 1st quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,051 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its stake in Super Micro Computer by 46.0% in the 2nd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 800 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Super Micro Computer in the 1st quarter worth about $39,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.06% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Charles Liang sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total transaction of $12,000,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 40,426,120 shares in the company, valued at $2,425,567,200. The trade was a 0.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO David E. Weigand sold 25,000 shares of the company’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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 100,188 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,522,486.32. This trade represents a 19.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 490,000 shares of company stock valued at $27,890,950 in the last three months. 16.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Super Micro Computer from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Bank of America assumed coverage on Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. They set an “underperform” rating and a $35.00 target price on the stock. Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $30.00 target price on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Monday, August 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Super Micro Computer from $46.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their target price on Super Micro Computer from $40.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $45.36.

Super Micro Computer Stock Down 8.8%

SMCI opened at $52.86 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $46.55 and a 200 day moving average price of $43.53. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a twelve month low of $17.25 and a twelve month high of $66.44. 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 has a market cap of $31.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.55.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by ($0.03). Super Micro Computer had a return on equity of 17.14% and a net margin of 4.77%.The business had revenue of $5.76 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.88 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $6.25 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. Super Micro Computer has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.400-0.520 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Research analysts forecast that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 EPS for the current year.

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.