Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) Trading Up 2.1% on Analyst Upgrade

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI)’s stock price traded up 2.1% during mid-day trading on Thursday after Barclays raised their price target on the stock from $34.00 to $38.00. Barclays currently has an equal weight rating on the stock. Super Micro Computer traded as high as $32.59 and last traded at $31.20. 84,091,212 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 91% from the average daily volume of 44,057,457 shares. The stock had previously closed at $30.56.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on SMCI. Northland Securities lifted their target price on shares of Super Micro Computer from $22.00 to $34.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wedbush lowered their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $42.00 to $34.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “sell” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. CJS Securities upgraded shares of Super Micro Computer from a “market underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “peer perform” rating for the company. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $39.21.

Key Headlines Impacting Super Micro Computer

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

• Positive Sentiment: Super Micro said gross margin is now expected to be 15% to 17%, far above its prior 8.2% to 8.4% outlook, easing investor concerns about profitability and helping explain the stock’s surge. Super Micro Computer stock surges 20% on margin recovery
• Positive Sentiment: The company disclosed more than $60 billion in new orders in the quarter and a record backlog, reinforcing the view that demand for its AI servers remains very strong. Supermicro Introduces New Server Portfolio with 6th Gen AMD EPYC CPUs
• Positive Sentiment: Super Micro also introduced a new H15 server portfolio powered by 6th Gen AMD EPYC CPUs and optimized for next-generation AI workloads, which supports its growth narrative in AI infrastructure. Supermicro Introduces New Server Portfolio
• Neutral Sentiment: Several analysts raised price targets or upgraded the stock, while others stayed cautious, suggesting expectations remain mixed despite the stronger update.
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue is still expected near the low end of guidance, and some reports warned that fulfilling the huge backlog may require additional financing or capital raises, tempering the bullish reaction.
• Negative Sentiment: Northland and Mizuho kept a more restrained view on the name, with one cutting near-term EPS estimates and another lowering its price target, showing concerns have not fully disappeared.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. MCF Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 9.6% in the 4th quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 3,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,000 after buying an additional 325 shares during the period. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 11.8% during the third quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 3,206 shares of the company’s stock worth $154,000 after buying an additional 339 shares during the period. City State Bank increased its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. City State Bank now owns 7,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,000 after buying an additional 350 shares during the period. World Equity Group Inc. raised its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 3.8% in the first quarter. World Equity Group Inc. now owns 9,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $225,000 after acquiring an additional 362 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 8.3% in the fourth quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,897 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,000 after acquiring an additional 375 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.06% of the company’s stock.

Super Micro Computer Stock Up 2.1%

The business’s 50 day moving average is $32.70 and its 200-day moving average is $30.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 2.66 and a quick ratio of 1.29. The company has a market cap of $18.76 billion, a PE ratio of 16.51, a P/E/G ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 1.94.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.21. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 3.70% and a return on equity of 17.49%. The company had revenue of $10.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.39 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.31 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 122.7% on a year-over-year basis. Super Micro Computer has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.790 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 2.11 EPS for the current year.

Super Micro Computer Company Profile

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.