OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd Invests $327,000 in Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd acquired a new position in Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 6,627 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $327,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of SMCI. Park Avenue Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Super Micro Computer in the 2nd quarter worth $310,000. Bank Hapoalim BM bought a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer in the second quarter valued at about $748,000. Fiduciary Planning LLC acquired a new stake in Super Micro Computer during the second quarter worth about $255,000. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. bought a new position in Super Micro Computer during the first quarter valued at about $5,408,000. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC raised its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 352.4% in the 1st quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 4,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $169,000 after acquiring an additional 3,838 shares in the last quarter. 84.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP George Kao sold 40,000 shares of Super Micro Computer stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.88, for a total value of $1,755,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 21,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $957,461.60. The trade was a 64.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO David E. Weigand sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.14, for a total transaction of $1,128,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 100,188 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,522,486.32. This trade represents a 19.97% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 90,000 shares of company stock worth $3,890,950. Insiders own 16.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on SMCI shares. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded Super Micro Computer to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $40.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $30.00 price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $53.00 target price on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $39.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $47.57.

Super Micro Computer Price Performance

NASDAQ:SMCI opened at $52.36 on Wednesday. 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 firm has a market cap of $31.12 billion, a PE ratio of 31.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.55. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a 12 month low of $17.25 and a 12 month high of $66.44. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $47.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.11.

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