Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) Trading Down 1% – Time to Sell?

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) dropped 1% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $50.80 and last traded at $51.96. Approximately 30,827,280 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 40% from the average daily volume of 50,980,836 shares. The stock had previously closed at $52.50.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $29.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $39.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Zacks Research raised shares of Super Micro Computer to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. Finally, Wedbush reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $30.00 price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Monday, August 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $45.36.

Super Micro Computer Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 5.25, a quick ratio of 3.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $46.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $42.92. The stock has a market cap of $30.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.30, 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, August 5th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $5.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.88 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $6.25 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Super Micro Computer

In related news, CFO David E. Weigand sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.14, for a total transaction of $1,128,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Charles Liang sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 40,426,120 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,425,567,200. This trade represents a 0.49% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 490,000 shares of company stock worth $27,890,950 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 16.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Super Micro Computer

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Park Avenue Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Super Micro Computer in the 2nd quarter valued at about $310,000. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. acquired a new stake in Super Micro Computer in the 1st quarter valued at about $5,408,000. AlphaQuest LLC raised its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 352.4% in the 1st quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 4,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $169,000 after acquiring an additional 3,838 shares during the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio raised its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 161,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,895,000 after acquiring an additional 7,171 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gibraltar Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Super Micro Computer in the 1st quarter valued at about $205,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.06% of the company’s stock.

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.