Smart Portfolios LLC Takes $284,000 Position in Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

Smart Portfolios LLC bought a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 5,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $284,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Park Avenue Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the 2nd quarter valued at about $310,000. Bank Hapoalim BM purchased a new stake in Super Micro Computer during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $748,000. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. purchased a new stake in Super Micro Computer during the 1st quarter worth approximately $5,408,000. AlphaQuest LLC increased its stake in Super Micro Computer by 352.4% during the 1st quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 4,927 shares of the company’s stock worth $169,000 after buying an additional 3,838 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its stake in Super Micro Computer by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 161,091 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,895,000 after buying an additional 7,171 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, CEO Charles Liang sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total value of $12,000,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 40,426,120 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,425,567,200. This represents a 0.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO David E. Weigand sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.14, for a total value of $1,128,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 100,188 shares in the company, valued at $4,522,486.32. This represents a 19.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 490,000 shares of company stock valued at $27,890,950. Insiders own 16.30% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Super Micro Computer from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on Super Micro Computer from $40.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd. Zacks Research upgraded Super Micro Computer to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Finally, Bank of America assumed coverage on Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. They set an “underperform” rating and a $35.00 price objective for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $45.36.

Super Micro Computer Price Performance

SMCI stock opened at $53.11 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 5.25 and a quick ratio of 3.25. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $43.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.56 billion, a PE ratio of 31.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.55. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a 1 year low of $17.25 and a 1 year high of $66.44.

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

Super Micro Computer Profile

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.