Weiss Ratings Reiterates Hold (C+) Rating for Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI)

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI)‘s stock had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at Weiss Ratings in a research report issued to clients and investors on Saturday,Weiss Ratings reports.

SMCI has been the subject of several other research reports. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $53.00 price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Thursday. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $52.00 price objective (up previously from $37.00) on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Friday, July 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $30.00 price objective on Super Micro Computer and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Super Micro Computer from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 18th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on Super Micro Computer from $39.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $47.57.

Super Micro Computer Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of Super Micro Computer stock opened at $48.29 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $47.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.87. Super Micro Computer has a 52-week low of $17.25 and a 52-week high of $66.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 3.25 and a current ratio of 5.25.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by ($0.03). Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 4.77% and a return on equity of 17.14%. The company had revenue of $5.76 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.88 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $6.25 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. Super Micro Computer has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.400-0.520 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Super Micro Computer will post 1.86 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Clear Street LLC bought a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer in the second quarter worth about $158,724,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer in the second quarter worth about $150,395,000. Marshall Wace LLP raised its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 596.4% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 3,437,714 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,482,000 after buying an additional 2,944,049 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 3.9% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 64,407,769 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,205,322,000 after buying an additional 2,415,276 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Super Micro Computer by 31.6% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,639,784 shares of the company’s stock valued at $423,436,000 after purchasing an additional 2,073,978 shares during the period. 84.06% of the stock is 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.