Thompson Investment Management Inc. Acquires New Holdings in Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

Thompson Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 1,325 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $65,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Park Avenue Securities LLC acquired a new position in Super Micro Computer in the 2nd quarter valued at about $310,000. Bank Hapoalim BM acquired a new position in Super Micro Computer in the 2nd quarter valued at about $748,000. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. acquired a new position in Super Micro Computer in the 1st quarter valued at about $5,408,000. AlphaQuest LLC grew its position in Super Micro Computer by 352.4% in the 1st quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 4,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $169,000 after acquiring an additional 3,838 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio grew its position in Super Micro Computer by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 161,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,895,000 after acquiring an additional 7,171 shares in the last quarter. 84.06% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Super Micro Computer Price Performance

SMCI stock opened at $52.86 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $46.55 and a 200 day moving average price of $43.42. The stock has a market cap of $31.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.84, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.55. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $17.25 and a fifty-two week high of $66.44. The company has a quick ratio of 3.25, a current ratio of 5.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by ($0.03). The business 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $6.25 EPS. Super Micro Computer has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.400-0.520 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Liang Chiu-Chu Sara Liu sold 200,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total transaction of $12,000,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 40,426,120 shares in the company, valued at $2,425,567,200. The trade was a 0.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Charles Liang sold 200,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 40,426,120 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,425,567,200. The trade was a 0.49% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 490,000 shares of company stock worth $27,890,950 in the last three months. 16.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have weighed in on SMCI shares. Raymond James Financial started coverage on Super Micro Computer in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $52.00 target price (up from $37.00) on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Friday, July 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Super Micro Computer from $46.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on Super Micro Computer from $39.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Wedbush reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $30.00 price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Monday, August 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $45.36.

Super Micro Computer Company Profile

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.