Freedom Investment Management Inc. Sells 2,150 Shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

Freedom Investment Management Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 34,143 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,150 shares during the period. Freedom Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Super Micro Computer were worth $1,673,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Super Micro Computer by 46.0% during the 2nd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the period. Eastern Bank bought a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the 1st quarter valued at $29,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the 1st quarter valued at $34,000. Garde Capital Inc. raised its position in shares of Super Micro Computer by 42.1% during the 2nd quarter. Garde Capital Inc. now owns 1,013 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Finally, Concord Wealth Partners raised its position in shares of Super Micro Computer by 2,564.1% during the 2nd quarter. Concord Wealth Partners now owns 1,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the period. 84.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $53.00 price target on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $46.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Wedbush reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $30.00 price target on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Monday, August 4th. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $52.00 price target (up from $37.00) on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $46.43.

Insider Buying and Selling at Super Micro Computer

In related news, Director Liang Chiu-Chu Sara Liu sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total transaction of $12,000,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 40,426,120 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,425,567,200. This represents a 0.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Charles Liang sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total transaction of $12,000,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 40,426,120 shares in the company, valued at $2,425,567,200. The trade was a 0.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 490,000 shares of company stock valued at $27,890,950. Corporate insiders own 16.30% of the company’s stock.

Super Micro Computer Stock Performance

Super Micro Computer stock opened at $47.92 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $47.38 and its 200-day moving average price is $44.61. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a twelve month low of $17.25 and a twelve month high of $66.44. The company has a quick ratio of 3.25, a current ratio of 5.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The company has a market cap of $28.48 billion, a PE ratio of 28.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.55.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.44 by ($0.03). Super Micro Computer had a return on equity of 17.14% and a net margin of 4.77%.The business had revenue of $5.76 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.88 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $6.25 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. Super Micro Computer has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.400-0.520 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Super Micro Computer

Super Micro Computer, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, develops and manufactures high performance server and storage solutions based on modular and open architecture in the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. Its solutions range from complete server, storage systems, modular blade servers, blades, workstations, full racks, networking devices, server sub-systems, server management software, and security software.