Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) Coverage Initiated by Analysts at Wolfe Research

Investment analysts at Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) in a report issued on Thursday, MarketBeat reports. The firm set a “peer perform” rating on the stock.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on SMCI. Argus reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Rosenblatt Securities increased their target price on shares of Super Micro Computer from $32.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $31.00 target price (up from $25.00) on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “sell” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Friday, March 27th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $39.00.

Super Micro Computer Trading Down 28.0%

NASDAQ:SMCI opened at $29.27 on Thursday. Super Micro Computer has a 52 week low of $19.48 and a 52 week high of $62.36. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $31.99 and a 200 day moving average of $31.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 2.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.49, a PEG ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.87.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.21. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 3.70% and a return on equity of 17.49%. The company had revenue of $10.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.39 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.31 earnings per share. Super Micro Computer’s revenue for the quarter was up 122.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Super Micro Computer has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.790 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Super Micro Computer will post 2.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SMCI. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer in the fourth quarter worth $136,569,000. Clear Street Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer in the third quarter worth $147,631,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 4.1% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 68,848,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,300,610,000 after buying an additional 2,695,829 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 833.8% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,939,536 shares of the company’s stock worth $140,882,000 after buying an additional 2,624,746 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 21.2% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,953,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $291,347,000 after buying an additional 1,738,749 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.06% of the company’s stock.

Super Micro Computer News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Super Micro Computer this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Super Micro said it has received about $39 billion in new AI server orders from more than 20 customers, highlighting very strong demand for its products and reinforcing its role in the AI infrastructure buildout.
• Positive Sentiment: The financing is intended to help the company buy components and fulfill a large backlog, which could support future revenue growth if the orders convert as expected.
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader tech-market weakness and renewed geopolitical/inflation concerns also weighed on sentiment toward high-beta AI hardware names like SMCI. Update: Nasdaq, S&P 500 Hit 5-Week Lows Amid Re-Escalation in Middle East
• Negative Sentiment: The planned capital raise suggests Super Micro may need substantial outside funding to support growth, which raises concerns about share dilution and near-term earnings per share pressure. Super Micro Computer plans to raise $7 billion in equity offerings
• Negative Sentiment: Several reports noted the stock’s sharp decline after the announcement, with traders questioning whether the company can fund rapid AI growth without hurting existing shareholders. Super Micro stock tumbles on $7 billion financing plans as company touts AI server orders

About Super Micro Computer

Super Micro Computer, Inc (Supermicro) is a technology company that designs, develops and manufactures high-performance server, storage and networking solutions for enterprise, cloud, data center, high performance computing (HPC) and edge computing customers. The company’s product portfolio includes rackmount and blade servers, storage subsystems, motherboards, chassis, power supplies and networking components, with an emphasis on high-density, energy-efficient configurations and platforms optimized for GPU-accelerated workloads and artificial intelligence applications.

Headquartered in San Jose, California, Supermicro combines in-house engineering with a global manufacturing and distribution footprint to deliver configurable, application-specific systems.