Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) CFO David Weigand Sells 25,000 Shares

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) CFO David Weigand sold 25,000 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 100,188 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,522,486.32. The trade was a 19.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Super Micro Computer Trading Up 2.3%

Shares of SMCI opened at $45.94 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $47.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $42.25. The company has a market capitalization of $27.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 5.25 and a quick ratio of 3.25. 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 announced 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). 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%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SMCI. Clear Street LLC purchased a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer in the second quarter worth $158,724,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer in the second quarter worth $150,395,000. Marshall Wace LLP increased its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 596.4% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 3,437,714 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,482,000 after buying an additional 2,944,049 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 6,368.8% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,815,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,832,000 after buying an additional 2,772,464 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 3.9% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 64,407,769 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,205,322,000 after buying an additional 2,415,276 shares during the period. 84.06% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of Super Micro Computer to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $29.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $40.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased 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 research note on Wednesday, August 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Super Micro Computer currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $45.36.

Super Micro Computer Company 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.