Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) Trading Down 6% – Time to Sell?

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) dropped 6% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $30.64 and last traded at $31.04. Approximately 27,046,035 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 27% from the average daily volume of 36,867,148 shares. The stock had previously closed at $33.03.

Trending Headlines about Super Micro Computer

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

• Positive Sentiment: Super Micro expanded its leadership team, naming Matthew Thauberger as Chief Revenue Officer and Vik Malyala as Chief Business Officer, moves that could help strengthen sales execution as the company pushes deeper into AI infrastructure demand. Supermicro Appoints Matthew Thauberger as Chief Revenue Officer
• Positive Sentiment: The company also reiterated its participation in upcoming investor conferences, which may give management a chance to reinforce its AI-server demand outlook and margin recovery narrative. Supermicro Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Events
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary around Super Micro’s Q1 earnings call highlighted strong year-over-year growth, improving gross margins, and continued demand for AI infrastructure, even though revenue fell short of Wall Street’s expectations. 5 Must-Read Analyst Questions From Super Micro’s Q1 Earnings Call
• Neutral Sentiment: Super Micro was linked to a non-binding MoU with NANO Nuclear to explore powering future AI data centers with on-site nuclear energy, a longer-term strategic idea that is interesting but not yet a concrete revenue driver. NANO Nuclear (NNE) Teams Up With Super Micro to Power AI Data Centers With On-Site Reactors
• Negative Sentiment: Several law firms announced or updated securities class-action claims against Super Micro, with deadlines approaching in late May, adding legal overhang and keeping investor attention on alleged disclosure issues. Hagens Berman Files New Securities Class Action Against Super Micro Computer (SMCI)
• Negative Sentiment: Another investor alert urged shareholders with losses to join a class action, reinforcing the legal risks that may be pressuring sentiment in SMCI shares. Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI) Shareholders Who Lost Money Have Opportunity to Lead Securities Fraud Lawsuit

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SMCI has been the topic of several research reports. Bank of America cut their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $34.00 to $24.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $42.00 to $37.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Northland Securities raised their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $22.00 to $34.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $40.00 price target on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $45.00 price target on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $38.43.

Super Micro Computer Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 2.66 and a quick ratio of 1.29. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $27.79 and its 200-day simple moving average is $31.66. The company has a market cap of $18.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.42, a P/E/G ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 1.69.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.21. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 3.70% and a return on equity of 17.49%. The company had revenue of $10.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.39 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.31 earnings per share. Super Micro Computer’s revenue for the quarter was up 122.7% on a year-over-year basis. Super Micro Computer has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.790 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 2.12 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Super Micro Computer

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advisors Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the first quarter worth approximately $39,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Super Micro Computer by 42.4% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,479 shares of the company’s stock worth $171,000 after buying an additional 1,036 shares in the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Super Micro Computer by 54.9% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 18,955 shares of the company’s stock worth $929,000 after buying an additional 6,718 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the second quarter worth approximately $277,000. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Super Micro Computer by 3.4% during the second quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 85,647 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,198,000 after buying an additional 2,799 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.06% of the company’s stock.

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.