California Public Employees Retirement System Reduces Position in Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

California Public Employees Retirement System trimmed its position in Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) by 3.6% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 705,957 shares of the company’s stock after selling 26,070 shares during the period. California Public Employees Retirement System’s holdings in Super Micro Computer were worth $16,075,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer during the fourth quarter worth $136,569,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Super Micro Computer by 21.2% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,953,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,347,000 after buying an additional 1,738,749 shares in the last quarter. Amundi raised its stake in Super Micro Computer by 188.8% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 2,421,891 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,889,000 after buying an additional 1,583,229 shares in the last quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN lifted its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 16.5% during the 2nd quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN now owns 9,730,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $476,905,000 after buying an additional 1,381,046 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc lifted its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 10,842.9% during the 4th quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 1,050,076 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,736,000 after buying an additional 1,040,480 shares during the last quarter. 84.06% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Super Micro Computer

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

• Positive Sentiment: Super Micro said gross margin is now expected to be 15% to 17%, far above its prior 8.2% to 8.4% outlook, easing investor concerns about profitability and helping explain the stock’s surge. Super Micro Computer stock surges 20% on margin recovery
• Positive Sentiment: The company disclosed more than $60 billion in new orders in the quarter and a record backlog, reinforcing the view that demand for its AI servers remains very strong. Supermicro Introduces New Server Portfolio with 6th Gen AMD EPYC CPUs
• Positive Sentiment: Super Micro also introduced a new H15 server portfolio powered by 6th Gen AMD EPYC CPUs and optimized for next-generation AI workloads, which supports its growth narrative in AI infrastructure. Supermicro Introduces New Server Portfolio
• Neutral Sentiment: Several analysts raised price targets or upgraded the stock, while others stayed cautious, suggesting expectations remain mixed despite the stronger update.
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue is still expected near the low end of guidance, and some reports warned that fulfilling the huge backlog may require additional financing or capital raises, tempering the bullish reaction.
• Negative Sentiment: Northland and Mizuho kept a more restrained view on the name, with one cutting near-term EPS estimates and another lowering its price target, showing concerns have not fully disappeared.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

SMCI has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. CJS Securities upgraded Super Micro Computer from a “market underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Raymond James Financial lowered their price target on Super Micro Computer from $45.00 to $39.00 in a report on Friday, June 12th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Northland Securities set a $36.00 price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $34.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $39.21.

Super Micro Computer Stock Performance

Shares of SMCI stock opened at $31.20 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $32.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $30.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 2.66. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a 1 year low of $19.48 and a 1 year high of $62.36. The firm has a market cap of $18.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.51, a PEG ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 1.94.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $10.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 quarterly revenue was up 122.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period 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. Analysts predict that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 2.11 earnings per share for the current year.

About Super Micro Computer

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.