Handelsbanken Fonder AB Trims Stake in Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

Handelsbanken Fonder AB cut its position in shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) by 30.8% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 172,200 shares of the company’s stock after selling 76,761 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB’s holdings in Super Micro Computer were worth $5,051,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 210.8% during the fourth quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 49,806 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,498,000 after purchasing an additional 33,782 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its stake in Super Micro Computer by 49.0% in the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 155,225 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,534,000 after buying an additional 51,049 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 54.7% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 107,789 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,155,000 after buying an additional 38,098 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 134.8% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 144,238 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,284,000 after buying an additional 82,820 shares during the period. Finally, Generali Asset Management SPA SGR boosted its position in Super Micro Computer by 235.2% during the 4th quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR now owns 70,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,060,000 after acquiring an additional 49,389 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.06% of the company’s stock.

More Super Micro Computer News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strong earnings and outlook: Super Micro reported quarterly EPS of $1.70, well above the $0.92 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 93% year over year to $11.12 billion. Management’s fiscal 2027 sales outlook of $65 billion to $72 billion was substantially above Wall Street expectations. Super Micro Climbs 7% on Record Backlog, Dell and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Gain 3%
• Positive Sentiment: Record AI demand: The company disclosed more than $60 billion in orders and a record backlog entering fiscal 2027, reinforcing expectations that hyperscaler and data-center spending will support continued growth. Super Micro Stock Extends Rally After Blockbuster Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and sector momentum: Needham assigned SMCI a “Buy” rating, while Bernstein raised its price target following the stronger guidance. Broader optimism around AI data-center infrastructure, including positive Lenovo results, is also lifting server makers. Super Micro Computer in focus as Bernstein ups price target after strong guidance
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical rebound: SMCI has gained more than 60% since the start of August, prompting investors to assess whether the sharp recovery can continue. The momentum supports the stock but also increases the risk of profit-taking. Stock of the Day: Where Is the Top for Super Micro Computer?
• Negative Sentiment: Margins are expected to retreat: The unusually strong quarter benefited from delayed large AI projects and a more favorable customer mix. Management expects first-quarter fiscal 2027 gross margin to fall to roughly 10.6% as high-volume, lower-margin hyperscale business returns. Super Micro’s Margin Surprise Is Already Guided Back Down
• Negative Sentiment: Execution and capital risks: Quarterly revenue missed estimates despite rapid growth, while the company’s expansion requires substantial working capital. A prior equity and convertible raise increases share dilution, and investors remain concerned about order cancellations, inventory and Super Micro’s execution history.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on SMCI shares. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price target on Super Micro Computer from $45.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Super Micro Computer from $28.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Super Micro Computer in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $48.00 target price on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays set a $39.00 target price on shares of Super Micro Computer and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $42.13.

Super Micro Computer Stock Performance

Shares of SMCI opened at $39.84 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $30.20 and a two-hundred day moving average of $30.60. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a one year low of $19.48 and a one year high of $58.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 3.87. The stock has a market cap of $23.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.95.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.92 by $0.78. Super Micro Computer had a return on equity of 27.83% and a net margin of 5.71%.The business had revenue of $11.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.60 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.31 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 93.2% on a year-over-year basis. Super Micro Computer has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.010-1.100 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 2.97 EPS for the current year.

Super Micro Computer Company Profile

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.