Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) Trading Down 3.5% After Analyst Downgrade

Shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) dropped 3.5% during trading on Friday after Mizuho lowered their price target on the stock from $44.00 to $34.00. Mizuho currently has a neutral rating on the stock. Super Micro Computer traded as low as $29.28 and last traded at $30.10. 49,058,910 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 11% from the average session volume of 44,087,207 shares. The stock had previously closed at $31.20.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities set a $45.00 price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Super Micro Computer from $34.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, CJS Securities upgraded Super Micro Computer from a “market underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $39.21.

Super Micro Computer News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Super Micro’s preliminary fiscal Q4 update showed gross margins of 15% to 17%, far above prior guidance of 8.2% to 8.4%, suggesting a much stronger profit profile. At Last, Some Good News for Super Micro Stock
• Positive Sentiment: The company said it received more than $60 billion in new orders/backlog, reinforcing demand for its AI server and data center systems. Supermicro Introduces New Server Portfolio with 6th Gen AMD EPYC CPUs
• Positive Sentiment: Supermicro launched a new H15 server portfolio using 6th Gen AMD EPYC 9006 CPUs, with up to 1.7x better performance and higher memory/PCIe bandwidth, which could support future AI and enterprise sales. Supermicro introduceert een nieuw serverassortiment…
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts turned more constructive, with price-target increases and upgraded earnings estimates implying stronger expected profitability ahead. SMCI analyst coverage and estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts still trimmed near-term revenue/earnings estimates, reflecting caution that growth may not be linear even with the backlog strength.
• Neutral Sentiment: Articles about unusually large options trading and broader AI-stock momentum point to elevated trading interest, but they do not change the company’s fundamentals by themselves.
• Negative Sentiment: One brokerage lowered its target to $34 and kept a neutral stance, indicating some skepticism about how quickly Supermicro can convert backlog into sustained earnings.

Institutional Trading of Super Micro Computer

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd grew its stake in Super Micro Computer by 210.8% in the fourth quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 49,806 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,498,000 after purchasing an additional 33,782 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 54.7% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 107,789 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,155,000 after purchasing an additional 38,098 shares in the last quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR boosted its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 235.2% in the 4th quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR now owns 70,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,060,000 after buying an additional 49,389 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio boosted its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 41.9% in the 4th quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 237,299 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,946,000 after buying an additional 70,021 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quent Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 27,103.4% in the fourth quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 48,694 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,425,000 after buying an additional 48,515 shares in the last quarter. 84.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Super Micro Computer Stock Down 3.5%

The firm has a market capitalization of $18.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.93, a PEG ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 1.94. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $32.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $30.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 2.66 and a quick ratio of 1.29.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $10.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.39 billion. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 3.70% and a return on equity of 17.49%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 122.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.31 earnings per share. Super Micro Computer has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.790 EPS. Research analysts predict that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 2.1 EPS 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.