Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) Shares Down 3.4% – Time to Sell?

Shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) fell 3.4% on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $38.58 and last traded at $38.82. 21,523,535 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 56% from the average session volume of 48,550,148 shares. The stock had previously closed at $40.19.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on SMCI shares. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $46.00 to $42.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Rosenblatt Securities decreased their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $34.00 price target on Super Micro Computer and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Argus set a $64.00 price objective on Super Micro Computer in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on Super Micro Computer from $45.00 to $43.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Super Micro Computer has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $48.38.

Super Micro Computer Stock Down 3.4%

The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $48.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.08. The company has a market capitalization of $23.07 billion, a PE ratio of 23.39, a P/E/G 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.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last issued 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). The company had revenue of $5.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.48 billion. Super Micro Computer had a return on equity of 17.14% and a net margin of 4.77%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 15.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.73 EPS. Super Micro Computer has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.460-0.540 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate 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 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 transaction of $1,128,500.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 100,188 shares in the company, valued at $4,522,486.32. This represents a 19.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP George Kao sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.88, for a total value of $1,755,200.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 21,820 shares in the company, valued at approximately $957,461.60. This represents a 64.70% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 90,000 shares of company stock worth $3,890,950. Company insiders own 16.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Super Micro Computer

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 16.1% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares during the period. Hartford Investment Management Co. raised its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 0.8% during the second quarter. Hartford Investment Management Co. now owns 30,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,518,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares during the period. Securian Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Super Micro Computer by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Securian Asset Management Inc. now owns 26,834 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,315,000 after buying an additional 246 shares during the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 21,798 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,068,000 after buying an additional 248 shares during the period. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Super Micro Computer by 46.0% during the 2nd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. 84.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Super Micro Computer Company 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.