KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS Raises Stock Holdings in Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS raised its position in shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 176,700 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,200 shares during the quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS’s holdings in Super Micro Computer were worth $8,660,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Hartford Investment Management Co. lifted its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 0.8% during the second quarter. Hartford Investment Management Co. now owns 30,976 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,518,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Super Micro Computer by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 21,798 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,068,000 after purchasing an additional 248 shares during the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Super Micro Computer by 46.0% in the 2nd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 252 shares in the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC lifted its stake in Super Micro Computer by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 32,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,583,000 after buying an additional 297 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Garde Capital Inc. boosted its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 42.1% in the 2nd quarter. Garde Capital Inc. now owns 1,013 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. 84.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Super Micro Computer Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of SMCI stock opened at $57.98 on Friday. 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, Inc. has a twelve month low of $17.25 and a twelve month high of $66.44. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $46.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $43.34. The stock has a market cap of $34.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.93, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.55.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.44 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $5.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.88 billion. Super Micro Computer had a return on equity of 17.14% and a net margin of 4.77%.Super Micro Computer’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm 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 analysts predict that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on SMCI shares. Mizuho raised their target price on Super Micro Computer from $40.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 3rd. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on Super Micro Computer from $39.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $52.00 target price (up previously from $37.00) on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Friday, July 11th. Zacks Research raised shares of Super Micro Computer to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded shares of Super Micro Computer to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $45.36.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Liang Chiu-Chu Sara Liu sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total value of $12,000,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 40,426,120 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,425,567,200. This represents a 0.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Charles Liang sold 200,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total value of $12,000,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 40,426,120 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,425,567,200. The trade was a 0.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 490,000 shares of company stock valued at $27,890,950. 16.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.