Super Micro Computer’s (SMCI) Buy Rating Reiterated at Rosenblatt Securities

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities in a report issued on Friday, Benzinga reports. They presently have a $51.00 price objective on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities’ price objective would indicate a potential upside of 45.34% from the stock’s previous close.

SMCI has been the topic of several other research reports. Bank of America reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Super Micro Computer from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $42.00 target price on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Mizuho raised their target price on shares of Super Micro Computer from $35.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Monday, September 21st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $43.07.

Super Micro Computer Price Performance

Shares of Super Micro Computer stock opened at $35.09 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $38.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $33.43. Super Micro Computer has a 52 week low of $19.48 and a 52 week high of $56.60. The company has a market capitalization of $23.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.97, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 2.02. The company has a quick ratio of 2.07, a current ratio of 3.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.78. Super Micro Computer had a return on equity of 27.83% and a net margin of 5.71%. The firm had revenue of $11.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.60 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.31 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 93.2% on a year-over-year basis. Super Micro Computer has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.010-1.100 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Super Micro Computer will post 3.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Super Micro Computer

In other Super Micro Computer news, CEO Charles Liang sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.02, for a total transaction of $4,502,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 337,506 shares in the company, valued at $15,194,520.12. This trade represents a 22.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Chiu-Chu Liang sold 100,000 shares of Super Micro Computer stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.02, for a total transaction of $4,502,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 337,506 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,194,520.12. The trade was a 22.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 400,000 shares of company stock worth $16,442,000 in the last 90 days. 16.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Annex Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Super Micro Computer in the 3rd quarter worth about $10,282,000. SLT Holdings LLC boosted its position in shares of Super Micro Computer by 3.0% during the third quarter. SLT Holdings LLC now owns 10,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $427,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. boosted its position in shares of Super Micro Computer by 292.5% during the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 13,424 shares of the company’s stock valued at $551,000 after buying an additional 10,004 shares during the period. Triumph Capital Management grew its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 21.5% during the third quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 9,605 shares of the company’s stock valued at $394,000 after buying an additional 1,700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Krilogy Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 23.1% during the third quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC now owns 15,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $628,000 after buying an additional 2,950 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.06% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Super Micro Computer

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

• Positive Sentiment: Experienced CFO appointed: Supermicro named Mark Long as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective immediately. Long is a technology-industry finance executive and former Western Digital CFO, bringing experience that could strengthen financial controls, investor communication and capital management. Supermicro Appoints Mark Long as Chief Financial Officer
• Positive Sentiment: AI server demand remains a potential catalyst: Digi Power X is using Supermicro servers equipped with Nvidia’s Blackwell chips for its NeoCloudz enterprise AI computing platform. The case study supports Supermicro’s positioning in rapidly expanding AI infrastructure and data-center markets. Digi Power X pairs owned power infrastructure with Supermicro GPUs
• Neutral Sentiment: Low valuation offers support but reflects risk: SMCI trades at roughly 10 times earnings, well below the S&P 500 median cited in the analysis. However, investors remain concerned that reported profits may not convert consistently into cash, limiting the appeal of the discount. Is SMCI Stock A Real Bargain?
• Negative Sentiment: CFO change raises execution and governance concerns: Long replaces David Weigand after Supermicro had previously promised a permanent CFO. The transition comes amid heightened scrutiny, including reports tied to a major smuggling case and the arrest of a company co-founder, making investors sensitive to any uncertainty around financial reporting and controls. Supermicro promised a new CFO in December 2024
• Negative Sentiment: Sector-wide selling pressured SMCI: Barclays downgraded Dell and raised concerns about the timing of enterprise AI spending. The resulting retreat in Dell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and other server stocks dragged Supermicro lower, regardless of its long-term AI growth opportunity. Dell and Hewlett Packard Enterprise decline as Barclays cuts ratings

Super Micro Computer Company Profile

Super Micro Computer, Inc develops and sells application-optimized server and storage systems for data centers, cloud computing, enterprise IT, artificial intelligence, and other demanding computing environments. The company offers complete computing platforms as well as modular components, allowing customers to configure systems for specific performance, power, and workload requirements.

Its product portfolio includes server and storage systems, workstations, networking equipment, rack-scale solutions, GPU and AI systems, and related software and services.