Super Micro Computer Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NASDAQ:SMCI)

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) saw some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Traders purchased 431,599 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 63% compared to the typical daily volume of 265,501 call options.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SMCI has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Mizuho set a $31.00 price target on shares of Super Micro Computer and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Northland Securities set a $63.00 target price on Super Micro Computer in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Rosenblatt Securities reduced their price target on Super Micro Computer from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Wedbush lowered their price objective on Super Micro Computer from $48.00 to $42.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $47.00.

Super Micro Computer Stock Performance

SMCI stock traded up $3.22 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $32.64. The company had a trading volume of 77,905,508 shares, compared to its average volume of 34,853,414. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.49 billion, a PE ratio of 26.11, a P/E/G ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.54. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $32.47 and a 200 day moving average price of $43.20. Super Micro Computer has a fifty-two week low of $25.71 and a fifty-two week high of $66.44. The company has a quick ratio of 2.95, a current ratio of 5.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.46 by ($0.11). Super Micro Computer had a return on equity of 12.70% and a net margin of 3.77%.The company had revenue of $5.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.48 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.73 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 15.5% on a year-over-year basis. Super Micro Computer has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.460-0.540 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Super Micro Computer will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Super Micro Computer

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SMCI. Anfield Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Super Micro Computer during the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in Super Micro Computer during the third quarter worth about $29,000. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. grew its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 68.6% during the third quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 661 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 269 shares during the period. Finally, Aventura Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Super Micro Computer in the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Institutional investors own 84.06% of the company’s stock.

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.