Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) Shares Up 7.8% – Time to Buy?

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) shares shot up 7.8% during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $33.86 and last traded at $33.5650. 31,449,776 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 6% from the average session volume of 33,591,582 shares. The stock had previously closed at $31.13.

Key Super Micro Computer News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Product launch could support near-term revenue and design wins — Supermicro announced a high-density AMD EPYC 4005 MicroBlade optimized for cloud, edge and SaaS workloads (energy-efficient, up to 40 nodes in 6U), which helps the company compete for cloud/edge deployments. Supermicro Introduces Industry’s Highest Density AMD EPYC 4005 Series MicroBlade
• Positive Sentiment: Contrarian/valuation bulls argue SMCI looks cheap after the sell-off (low forward P/E, EV/EBITDA) and that strong AI-server demand plus unique modular design justify upside. These pieces support a recovery case if margins stabilize. Can Super Micro Flip The 2025 Script – Rise When Tech Is Faltering?
• Neutral Sentiment: Market roundups and “time to reassess” pieces summarize mixed signals (big revenue beats but short-lived margin pressure), leaving investors split on whether current weakness is an opportunity or a risk. Is It Time To Reassess Super Micro Computer (SMCI) After Its 31% One Year Decline?
• Neutral Sentiment: Benzinga and other commentary collect market views and analyst ratings (buy and sell calls), reflecting wide disagreement on targets and making sentiment volatile. 4SMCI : What Does the Market Think About Super Micro Computer Inc?
• Negative Sentiment: Profit-taking and margin worries pressured the stock — coverage notes a ~6% intraday drop tied to a broader risk-off in AI hardware and lingering concerns about compressed gross margins, mix and expedite costs despite strong sales. Super Micro Computer falls 6% as AI-hardware sentiment weakens and margin concerns linger
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst/case-downside coverage and a recent downgrade highlight execution and cash-stress scenarios (a “billion-dollar stress test”), increasing downside risk if margins or customer concentration issues persist. Super Micro’s Billion-Dollar Stress Test (Rating Downgrade)
• Negative Sentiment: Insider and institutional flows amplify downside risk — recent insider sales and large institutional reductions reported for Q4 2025 (notable withdrawals by several big managers) add selling pressure and volatility to the stock. Super Micro Computer falls 6% as AI-hardware sentiment weakens and margin concerns linger

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently issued reports on SMCI. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $55.00 target price on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Wedbush dropped their price objective on Super Micro Computer from $48.00 to $42.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Barclays set a $38.00 target price on Super Micro Computer and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Mizuho set a $33.00 price target on Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $43.43.

Super Micro Computer Stock Up 0.3%

The company has a current ratio of 1.70, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The firm has a market cap of $19.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.17, a PEG ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 1.53. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $30.97 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $38.87.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $12.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.34 billion. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 3.11% and a return on equity of 13.22%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 123.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.59 earnings per share. Super Micro Computer has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.600- EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Tempo Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Super Micro Computer during the fourth quarter worth about $322,000. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer in the 4th quarter valued at $4,814,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 21.2% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,953,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,347,000 after purchasing an additional 1,738,749 shares during the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 46.6% during the 4th quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 383,828 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,235,000 after buying an additional 121,992 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 20.4% in the fourth quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 7,006 shares of the company’s stock worth $205,000 after acquiring an additional 1,186 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.06% of the company’s stock.

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.