Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) Stock Price Down 2.8% – Here’s What Happened

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) shares traded down 2.8% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $30.80 and last traded at $30.90. 16,501,964 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 48% from the average session volume of 31,664,883 shares. The stock had previously closed at $31.79.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on SMCI. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price target on Super Micro Computer from $42.00 to $37.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Super Micro Computer from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, February 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $26.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price target on Super Micro Computer from $48.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $43.43.

Super Micro Computer Price Performance

The company’s 50-day moving average price is $31.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $37.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The company has a market capitalization of $18.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.52.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.20. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 3.11% and a return on equity of 13.22%. The business had revenue of $12.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.34 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.59 EPS. Super Micro Computer’s revenue was up 123.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Super Micro Computer has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.600- EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. World Investment Advisors boosted its position in shares of Super Micro Computer by 217.2% in the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 22,699 shares of the company’s stock valued at $664,000 after acquiring an additional 15,543 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in Super Micro Computer by 13.7% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,134,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,203,000 after acquiring an additional 137,180 shares during the period. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Super Micro Computer in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its stake in Super Micro Computer by 55,558.3% in the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 33,395 shares of the company’s stock worth $977,000 after purchasing an additional 33,335 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sankala Group LLC bought a new stake in Super Micro Computer in the 4th quarter valued at about $136,000. 84.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.