Kassira Wealth Management LLC lowered its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI – Free Report) by 80.2% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 10,012 shares of the company’s stock after selling 40,557 shares during the quarter. Kassira Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Super Micro Computer were worth $411,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of SMCI. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 131.9% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 80,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,286,000 after purchasing an additional 45,496 shares during the period. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al increased its position in Super Micro Computer by 8.8% in the third quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al now owns 312,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,822,000 after buying an additional 25,367 shares during the last quarter. Partners Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Super Micro Computer in the third quarter worth $1,626,000. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer in the third quarter valued at $207,000. Finally, Choreo LLC bought a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer in the third quarter valued at $260,000. Institutional investors own 84.06% of the company’s stock.
Key Stories Impacting Super Micro Computer
Here are the key news stories impacting Super Micro Computer this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Super Micro enters earnings with strong AI-server demand, expanding rack-scale systems and liquid-cooling solutions, and a favorable Earnings ESP, according to Zacks. These trends could support revenue growth and potentially an earnings beat. Should You Buy, Sell or Hold SMCI Stock Before Q1 Earnings?
- Positive Sentiment: VyOS Networks opened a waitlist for a pre-validated routing system combining Supermicro hardware with VyOS software. The $29,000-plus system targets internet exchanges, regional ISPs and other operators needing 100 GbE routing, providing a new enterprise use case for Supermicro equipment. VyOS Networks Opens Waitlist for Pre-Validated VyOS + Supermicro Routing System
- Neutral Sentiment: Options markets are pricing in an unusually large approximately 13% move around earnings, signaling elevated volatility rather than a clear bullish or bearish direction. Options Traders Expect a Massive Move in SMCI Stock After Earnings
- Positive Sentiment: One report highlighted Supermicro’s nearly doubled revenue, a roughly $60 billion order backlog and valuation that appears low relative to peers. Those factors reinforce the long-term AI-infrastructure opportunity, although investors are waiting for evidence that backlog converts into profitable growth. Supermicro Has Already Survived the AI Hype Cycle
- Negative Sentiment: Intel’s warning that memory shortages are constraining PC demand has triggered a selloff across computer and server hardware stocks. Investors may fear higher component costs, supply limitations and weaker customer demand could weigh on Super Micro’s margins or deliveries. Intel Warning Hits Hardware Stocks
- Negative Sentiment: Technical momentum has weakened, with the stock posting several recent declines and a bearish signal emerging ahead of earnings. This leaves SMCI vulnerable to further volatility if results or forward guidance fail to meet elevated AI-related expectations. Super Micro Stock Dips as Earnings, Bear Signal Loom
Super Micro Computer Stock Performance
NASDAQ:SMCI opened at $32.95 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $38.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $32.68. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a twelve month low of $19.48 and a twelve month high of $53.01. The stock has a market cap of $21.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.30, a PEG ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 2.02. The company has a quick ratio of 2.07, a current ratio of 3.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65.
Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.78. Super Micro Computer had a return on equity of 27.83% and a net margin of 5.71%. The company had revenue of $11.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.60 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.31 earnings per share. Super Micro Computer’s revenue was up 93.2% on a year-over-year basis. Super Micro Computer has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.010-1.100 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 4.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of brokerages have recently commented on SMCI. Wedbush upped their price target on Super Micro Computer from $34.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $42.00 price target on Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Zacks Research lowered Super Micro Computer from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 12th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $46.00 price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $48.00 price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $43.07.
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Insider Buying and Selling
In other Super Micro Computer news, Director Chiu-Chu Liang sold 100,000 shares of Super Micro Computer stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.02, for a total transaction of $4,502,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 337,506 shares in the company, valued at $15,194,520.12. The trade was a 22.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Charles Liang sold 100,000 shares of Super Micro Computer stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.02, for a total transaction of $4,502,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 337,506 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,194,520.12. The trade was a 22.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 400,000 shares of company stock worth $16,442,000 over the last ninety days. 16.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
About Super Micro Computer
Super Micro Computer, Inc develops and sells high-performance server and storage systems for data centers, cloud computing, enterprise IT, telecommunications, and other demanding computing environments. The company offers application-optimized servers, workstations, blade and rack systems, storage solutions, networking products, and related infrastructure.
Supermicro also provides systems designed for artificial intelligence, machine learning, accelerated computing, and other workloads that use graphics processing units and specialized processors.
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