Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) Stock Price Down 3.5% Following Analyst Downgrade

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI)’s stock price fell 3.5% on Friday after Mizuho lowered their price target on the stock from $44.00 to $34.00. Mizuho currently has a neutral rating on the stock. Super Micro Computer traded as low as $29.28 and last traded at $30.10. Approximately 49,058,910 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 11% from the average daily volume of 44,087,207 shares. The stock had previously closed at $31.20.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on SMCI. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $33.00 price target (up from $31.00) on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Monday, July 13th. Northland Securities set a $36.00 price objective on Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday. Wedbush decreased their price objective on Super Micro Computer from $42.00 to $34.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Raymond James Financial lowered their target price on Super Micro Computer from $45.00 to $39.00 in a research note on Friday, June 12th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $39.21.

Super Micro Computer News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Super Micro’s preliminary fiscal Q4 update showed gross margins of 15% to 17%, far above prior guidance of 8.2% to 8.4%, suggesting a much stronger profit profile. At Last, Some Good News for Super Micro Stock
• Positive Sentiment: The company said it received more than $60 billion in new orders/backlog, reinforcing demand for its AI server and data center systems. Supermicro Introduces New Server Portfolio with 6th Gen AMD EPYC CPUs
• Positive Sentiment: Supermicro launched a new H15 server portfolio using 6th Gen AMD EPYC 9006 CPUs, with up to 1.7x better performance and higher memory/PCIe bandwidth, which could support future AI and enterprise sales. Supermicro introduceert een nieuw serverassortiment…
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts turned more constructive, with price-target increases and upgraded earnings estimates implying stronger expected profitability ahead. SMCI analyst coverage and estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts still trimmed near-term revenue/earnings estimates, reflecting caution that growth may not be linear even with the backlog strength.
• Neutral Sentiment: Articles about unusually large options trading and broader AI-stock momentum point to elevated trading interest, but they do not change the company’s fundamentals by themselves.
• Negative Sentiment: One brokerage lowered its target to $34 and kept a neutral stance, indicating some skepticism about how quickly Supermicro can convert backlog into sustained earnings.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 13,808,499 shares of the company’s stock worth $402,627,000 after acquiring an additional 41,314 shares in the last quarter. 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 in the last quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN increased its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 16.5% in the 2nd quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN now owns 9,730,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $476,905,000 after purchasing an additional 1,381,046 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Super Micro Computer in the 4th quarter worth about $136,569,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,082,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,872,000 after purchasing an additional 111,388 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.06% of the company’s stock.

Super Micro Computer Stock Down 3.5%

The company has a market cap of $18.10 billion, a PE ratio of 15.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.94. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $32.68 and a 200-day simple moving average of $30.52. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 2.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $10.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.39 billion. Super Micro Computer had a return on equity of 17.49% and a net margin of 3.70%.The business’s revenue was up 122.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.31 earnings per share. Super Micro Computer has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.790 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 2.1 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.