Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $42.13 According to Analysts

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eighteen ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $42.13.

SMCI has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Northland Securities set a $36.00 price objective on Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus set a $42.00 target price on Super Micro Computer in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Barclays set a $39.00 price target on Super Micro Computer and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “peer perform” rating for the company. Finally, Wedbush boosted their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $34.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th.

Super Micro Computer Stock Up 0.2%

SMCI stock opened at $41.51 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 3.87, a quick ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. Super Micro Computer has a 1 year low of $19.48 and a 1 year high of $58.78. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $34.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $31.99. The firm has a market cap of $27.27 billion, a PE ratio of 12.97, a PEG ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 2.00.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.78. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 5.71% and a return on equity of 27.83%. The firm had revenue of $11.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.60 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.31 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Super Micro Computer will post 4.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Super Micro Computer news, CEO Charles Liang sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.19, for a total transaction of $3,719,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 537,506 shares in the company, valued at $19,989,848.14. This represents a 15.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 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 dated Thursday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.19, for a total value of $3,719,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 537,506 shares in the company, valued at $19,989,848.14. The trade was a 15.69% 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. 16.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Super Micro Computer

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Super Micro Computer in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer in the first quarter valued at about $37,000. TOP Private Wealth LLC. acquired a new stake in Super Micro Computer during the second quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA bought a new position in Super Micro Computer during the second quarter valued at about $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.06% of the company’s stock.

Super Micro Computer Company Profile

Super Micro Computer, Inc, doing business as Supermicro, develops and sells application-optimized server and storage systems. Its product portfolio includes servers, workstations, storage platforms, networking equipment, motherboards, chassis, power supplies and related software and support services.

The company also provides high-performance computing and data center infrastructure, including systems designed for artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud computing, enterprise applications, telecommunications and edge computing.