Vident Advisory LLC Acquires 90,777 Shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

Vident Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI - Free Report) by 62.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 235,920 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 90,777 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC's holdings in Super Micro Computer were worth $8,078,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Eastern Bank purchased a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer during the 1st quarter valued at $29,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. purchased a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer during the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division purchased a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer during the 1st quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, IMG Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Super Micro Computer by 90.7% during the 1st quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,051 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. 84.06% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on SMCI shares. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Super Micro Computer to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on shares of Super Micro Computer from $39.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Super Micro Computer from $46.00 to $45.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of Super Micro Computer from $29.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Super Micro Computer currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $45.31.

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Super Micro Computer Stock Performance

NASDAQ SMCI opened at $41.54 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $48.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $42.78. The company has a quick ratio of 3.32, a current ratio of 5.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a 12-month low of $17.25 and a 12-month high of $66.44. The firm has a market cap of $24.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.02, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.46.

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Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $5.76 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.88 billion. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 4.77% and a return on equity of 17.14%. The business's revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Charles Liang sold 300,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.00, for a total transaction of $13,500,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 66,903,640 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,010,663,800. This represents a 0.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP George Kao sold 40,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.88, for a total transaction of $1,755,200.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 21,820 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $957,461.60. This trade represents a 64.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,040,000 shares of company stock valued at $52,755,200. Insiders own 16.30% 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.

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