Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) Stock Price Down 6.4% – Time to Sell?

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI)’s share price traded down 6.4% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $31.45 and last traded at $31.56. 37,328,031 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 22% from the average session volume of 48,042,543 shares. The stock had previously closed at $33.73.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on SMCI shares. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $34.00 price objective on Super Micro Computer and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Argus set a $64.00 price target on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Wedbush dropped their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $48.00 to $42.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Mizuho decreased their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities dropped their target price on shares of Super Micro Computer from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $48.38.

Super Micro Computer Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $18.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.50. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $47.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $46.05. The company has a current ratio of 5.25, a quick ratio of 3.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.46 by ($0.11). The company had revenue of $5.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.48 billion. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 4.77% and a return on equity of 17.14%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 15.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.73 earnings per share. Super Micro Computer has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.460-0.540 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Analysts expect that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Super Micro Computer

In other Super Micro Computer news, SVP George Kao sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.88, for a total value of $1,755,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 21,820 shares in the company, valued at $957,461.60. This trade represents a 64.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO David E. Weigand sold 25,000 shares of Super Micro Computer stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.14, for a total transaction of $1,128,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 100,188 shares of the company’s stock, 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. Insiders have sold 90,000 shares of company stock worth $3,890,950 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 16.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Super Micro Computer

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Clear Street LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the 2nd quarter worth about $158,724,000. Clear Street Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the third quarter worth approximately $147,631,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer in the second quarter valued at approximately $150,395,000. Marshall Wace LLP increased its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 596.4% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 3,437,714 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,482,000 after purchasing an additional 2,944,049 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 68,848,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,300,610,000 after purchasing an additional 2,695,829 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.06% of the company’s stock.

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.