R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI – Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 9,111 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $447,000.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Super Micro Computer by 3.9% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 64,407,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,205,322,000 after acquiring an additional 2,415,276 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Super Micro Computer in the first quarter valued at $53,031,000. Analog Century Management LP bought a new position in Super Micro Computer in the first quarter valued at $32,284,000. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in Super Micro Computer by 434.0% in the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 859,821 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,440,000 after acquiring an additional 698,814 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Woodline Partners LP increased its stake in Super Micro Computer by 1,946.1% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 618,768 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,187,000 after acquiring an additional 588,526 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.06% of the company’s stock.
Super Micro Computer Stock Performance
Super Micro Computer stock opened at $48.29 on Friday. 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 has a 50-day moving average of $47.44 and a 200-day moving average of $44.73. The firm has a market cap of $28.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.55. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a 1-year low of $17.25 and a 1-year high of $66.44.
Analyst Ratings Changes
SMCI has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Mizuho increased 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. Wall Street Zen raised Super Micro Computer from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 18th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $53.00 price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised Super Micro Computer to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. 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.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $47.57.
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Insider Activity
In other news, SVP George Kao sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.88, for a total transaction of $1,755,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Charles Liang sold 200,000 shares of the 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 40,426,120 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,425,567,200. This represents a 0.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 490,000 shares of company stock valued at $27,890,950. Company insiders own 16.30% of the company’s stock.
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.
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