Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) Shares Down 1.6% – Here’s What Happened

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI)’s share price was down 1.6% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $29.10 and last traded at $29.37. Approximately 25,145,441 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 45% from the average daily volume of 45,906,000 shares. The stock had previously closed at $29.84.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on SMCI. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Super Micro Computer from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 15th. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $45.00 to $43.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Mizuho decreased their target price on shares of Super Micro Computer from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Rosenblatt Securities lowered their price target on Super Micro Computer from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price objective on Super Micro Computer from $46.00 to $42.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Super Micro Computer presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $48.38.

Super Micro Computer Stock Down 1.6%

The company has a quick ratio of 2.95, a current ratio of 5.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.53 billion, a PE ratio of 23.50, a PEG ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.52. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $41.41 and its 200-day moving average is $45.20.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 3.77% and a return on equity of 12.70%. Super Micro Computer’s revenue for the quarter was down 15.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.73 EPS. Super Micro Computer has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.460-0.540 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Super Micro Computer

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SMCI. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 68,848,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,300,610,000 after purchasing an additional 2,695,829 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 2.7% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 13,752,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $671,316,000 after buying an additional 364,411 shares in the last quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN boosted its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 16.5% during the second quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN now owns 9,730,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $476,905,000 after buying an additional 1,381,046 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Super Micro Computer by 31.6% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,639,784 shares of the company’s stock worth $423,436,000 after buying an additional 2,073,978 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 5.3% in the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,971,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $194,655,000 after buying an additional 200,109 shares in the last quarter. 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.