Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) Shares Up 1.7% – Still a Buy?

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI)’s share price traded up 1.7% on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $41.53 and last traded at $40.26. 41,927,264 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 7% from the average daily volume of 44,875,766 shares. The stock had previously closed at $39.59.

More Super Micro Computer News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street’s earnings expectations for SMCI have risen sharply over the past month, reflecting greater confidence in demand for AI servers and the company’s growth outlook. The stock is also up modestly since its latest earnings report. Wall Street Is Getting Much More Bullish on Supermicro
• Positive Sentiment: Super Micro’s latest quarter included an earnings-per-share beat and 93% year-over-year revenue growth, supporting the long-term AI data-center investment thesis. However, revenue was below consensus, limiting the positive impact. Super Micro Up Since Last Earnings Report
• Neutral Sentiment: AI-server shares pulled back as a recent two-day rally unwound, but Super Micro largely sat out the sector selloff. This suggests relative resilience, although the move reflected industry trading rather than new company-specific news. AI Server Stocks Slide
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst opinion remains mixed: the consensus rating is Hold, with an average price target of $42.13. Some analysts cite attractive valuation and AI growth potential, while others remain cautious about profitability and execution.
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Charles Liang and Director Chiu-Chu Liang each sold 100,000 shares at an average price of $37.19, reducing their individual holdings by 15.69%. The sales were made under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans, which lessens but does not remove the negative signaling effect. Super Micro Insider Selling
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that recent gross-margin strength may be temporary and that heavy investment needed to support AI growth could pressure cash flow and future returns. The single-stock YieldMax SMCI Option Income Strategy ETF also highlights elevated volatility and concentration risk around SMCI. SMCY and Super Micro’s AI Data Center Runway

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on SMCI shares. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $48.00 price target on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $33.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Wedbush upped their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $34.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Zacks Research raised Super Micro Computer from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Finally, Mizuho set a $35.00 target price on Super Micro Computer and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $42.13.

Super Micro Computer Trading Down 4.0%

The firm has a market capitalization of $24.56 billion, a PE ratio of 11.68, a P/E/G ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 2.00. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $32.31 and a 200-day moving average price of $31.42. The company has a current ratio of 3.87, a quick ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.92 by $0.78. The company had revenue of $11.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.60 billion. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 5.71% and a return on equity of 27.83%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 93.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.31 earnings per share. Super Micro Computer has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.010-1.100 EPS. Analysts expect that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 4.04 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Super Micro Computer

In other news, CEO Charles Liang sold 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.19, for a total transaction of $3,719,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 537,506 shares in the company, valued at $19,989,848.14. This trade represents a 15.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Chiu-Chu Liang sold 100,000 shares of Super Micro Computer stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.19, for a total value of $3,719,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 537,506 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,989,848.14. This trade represents a 15.69% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 16.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Super Micro Computer

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Arax Advisory Partners acquired a new stake in Super Micro Computer in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. SHP Wealth Management bought a new position in Super Micro Computer during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new position in Super Micro Computer during the 1st quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Peterson Wealth Services grew its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 273.6% during the 4th quarter. Peterson Wealth Services now owns 1,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 933 shares in the last quarter. 84.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Super Micro Computer Company Profile

Super Micro Computer, Inc, doing business as Supermicro, develops and sells application-optimized server and storage systems. Its product portfolio includes servers, workstations, storage platforms, networking equipment, motherboards, chassis, power supplies and related software and support services.

The company also provides high-performance computing and data center infrastructure, including systems designed for artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud computing, enterprise applications, telecommunications and edge computing.