Stock Traders Purchase High Volume of Super Micro Computer Call Options (NASDAQ:SMCI)

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) was the target of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Stock traders purchased 383,950 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 35% compared to the typical daily volume of 284,072 call options.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Trust Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Super Micro Computer during the second quarter valued at $164,000. Tema ETFs LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 10.5% in the 2nd quarter. Tema ETFs LLC now owns 10,663 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,000 after acquiring an additional 1,015 shares during the last quarter. Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer in the 2nd quarter worth about $253,000. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer during the 2nd quarter worth about $49,000. Finally, World Equity Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 21.3% during the 2nd quarter. World Equity Group Inc. now owns 11,977 shares of the company’s stock worth $351,000 after purchasing an additional 2,100 shares during the period. 84.06% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on SMCI. Rosenblatt Securities set a $45.00 target price on Super Micro Computer and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “sell” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $28.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $33.00 price objective (up from $31.00) on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “peer perform” rating for the company. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Super Micro Computer currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $39.93.

Super Micro Computer News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Super Micro said it booked more than $60 billion in new orders in fiscal Q4, driving backlog to a record level and signaling powerful demand for its AI infrastructure products. Reuters article
• Positive Sentiment: The company also raised its gross margin outlook to 15%–17% from 8.2%–8.4%, suggesting a much stronger product/customer mix and improved profitability. WSJ article
• Positive Sentiment: The upbeat update also lifted sentiment across AI hardware peers such as Dell and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, reinforcing the view that enterprise AI spending remains strong. Invezz article
• Neutral Sentiment: Revenue for the quarter is still expected to come in near the low end of guidance, which tempers some of the enthusiasm even as margins and backlog improve. Proactive Investors article
• Negative Sentiment: Some investors remain cautious, noting that the revenue shortfall versus consensus and ongoing legal/patent scrutiny could still weigh on the stock if execution slips. Yahoo Finance article

Super Micro Computer Trading Up 19.8%

Shares of SMCI stock opened at $30.56 on Thursday. Super Micro Computer has a 1 year low of $19.48 and a 1 year high of $62.36. 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 stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $32.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $30.52. The company has a market cap of $18.38 billion, a PE ratio of 16.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.32 and a beta of 1.94.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.21. The firm 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 company’s quarterly revenue was up 122.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.31 EPS. Super Micro Computer has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.790 EPS. Research analysts predict that Super Micro Computer will post 2.11 earnings per share 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.