Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) Stock Price Down 1.2% – Time to Sell?

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) shares dropped 1.2% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $27.75 and last traded at $28.27. Approximately 24,829,643 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 17% from the average daily volume of 29,982,580 shares. The stock had previously closed at $28.60.

Super Micro Computer News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Announced a collaboration to deliver AI‑powered in‑store retail solutions (Jan. 11), expanding edge/inference use cases and potentially diversifying AI-related revenue beyond data‑center servers. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage noting valuation and a new credit facility suggests management has added liquidity to support growth and execution through AI cycle volatility — this can reduce near‑term financing risk. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Longer‑term bullish narratives remain (some bullish forecasters call SMCI a core AI infrastructure play), but these views emphasize conviction in AI tailwinds and tolerate wide near‑term earnings swings. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Goldman Sachs initiated coverage with a “sell” rating and a $26 price target, citing margin pressure and signaling further downside risk — this triggered fresh investor concern over profitability and growth sustainability. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrades and margin worries drove short‑term selling: coverage highlights that Wall Street is focused on shrinking revenue and compressing margins after the company missed top‑line/eps expectations in its latest quarter. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: several outlets reported a multi‑percent intraday decline and underperformance versus peers after the sell rating and margin commentary — amplifying volatility risk for short‑term holders. Article Title

Analyst Ratings Changes

SMCI has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Argus set a $64.00 price target on Super Micro Computer in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Raymond James Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $53.00 to $50.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on shares of Super Micro Computer from $46.00 to $42.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Northland Securities set a $63.00 price target on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $45.00 to $43.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $47.00.

Super Micro Computer Trading Down 1.2%

The stock has a market cap of $16.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 2.95 and a current ratio of 5.39. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $32.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $43.40.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by ($0.11). Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 3.77% and a return on equity of 12.70%. The firm had revenue of $5.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.48 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.73 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. Equities research analysts expect that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Anfield Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Super Micro Computer in the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in Super Micro Computer in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. lifted its stake in Super Micro Computer by 68.6% in the third quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 661 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 269 shares during the period. Finally, Aventura Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer during the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. 84.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Super Micro Computer

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.