Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) Downgraded to “Sell” Rating by Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday morning.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on the company. Northland Securities set a $63.00 price objective on Super Micro Computer in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. KGI Securities raised shares of Super Micro Computer from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $60.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Rosenblatt Securities decreased their target price on shares of Super Micro Computer from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $34.00 price target on shares of Super Micro Computer and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on Super Micro Computer from $45.00 to $43.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $48.38.

Super Micro Computer Trading Up 3.8%

Shares of SMCI stock opened at $36.42 on Friday. Super Micro Computer has a 52-week low of $17.25 and a 52-week high of $66.44. The business’s fifty day moving average is $47.99 and its 200 day moving average is $46.02. 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 company has a market capitalization of $21.74 billion, a PE ratio of 21.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.50.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.46 by ($0.11). The business had revenue of $5.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.48 billion. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 4.77% and a return on equity of 17.14%. The business’s revenue was down 15.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.73 EPS. Super Micro Computer has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.460-0.540 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Super Micro Computer will post 1.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Super Micro Computer

In other Super Micro Computer news, SVP George Kao sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.88, for a total transaction of $1,755,200.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 21,820 shares in the company, valued at approximately $957,461.60. This trade represents a 64.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO David E. Weigand sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.14, for a total value of $1,128,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 100,188 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,522,486.32. The trade was a 19.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 90,000 shares of company stock valued at $3,890,950 in the last three months. 16.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Super Micro Computer

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

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.