Westwood Wealth Management Sells 13,500 Shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

Westwood Wealth Management lowered its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) by 31.7% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 29,100 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,500 shares during the quarter. Super Micro Computer makes up about 0.5% of Westwood Wealth Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. Westwood Wealth Management’s holdings in Super Micro Computer were worth $1,426,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SMCI. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Super Micro Computer by 3.9% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 64,407,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,205,322,000 after buying an additional 2,415,276 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Super Micro Computer by 3.3% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,771,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $129,141,000 after buying an additional 120,496 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its position in shares of Super Micro Computer by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 2,892,772 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,049,000 after buying an additional 76,776 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in shares of Super Micro Computer by 15.7% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,642,682 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,246,000 after buying an additional 223,427 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Super Micro Computer in the first quarter valued at approximately $53,031,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.06% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on SMCI shares. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $52.00 target price (up from $37.00) on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Friday, July 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $30.00 price objective on Super Micro Computer and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Zacks Research raised Super Micro Computer to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Wall Street Zen raised Super Micro Computer from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 18th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $53.00 target price on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $47.57.

Insider Transactions at Super Micro Computer

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 transaction of $1,755,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president 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 document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO David E. Weigand sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 directly owned 100,188 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,522,486.32. This represents a 19.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 90,000 shares of company stock valued at $3,890,950 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 16.30% of the company’s stock.

Super Micro Computer Price Performance

NASDAQ SMCI opened at $51.96 on Friday. 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 stock’s fifty day moving average price is $48.26 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.49. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a 1 year low of $17.25 and a 1 year high of $66.44. The company has a market cap of $30.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.30, a PEG ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.55.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $5.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous 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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current 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.