Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) Stock Falls 1.9% – Should You Sell?

Posted by Brian Himes on Oct 15th, 2026

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI – Get Free Report) shares traded down 1.9% during trading on Thursday. The company traded as low as $32.38 and last traded at $35.09. Approximately 36,517,000 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 16% from the average session volume of 43,584,098 shares. The stock had previously closed at $35.78.

Key Super Micro Computer News

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

Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure demand remains a growth catalyst. Digi Power X is deploying Supermicro servers equipped with Nvidia’s latest Blackwell chips for its enterprise AI-computing platform, providing a customer example for Supermicro’s AI-server business. Digi Power X pairs owned power infrastructure with Supermicro GPUs to serve enterprise AI customers
Positive Sentiment: Low valuation may attract bargain hunters. SMCI trades at roughly 10 times earnings, well below the S&P 500 median. Its latest quarter also showed strong year-over-year revenue growth and an earnings beat, although revenue fell short of expectations. Is SMCI Stock A Real Bargain?
Neutral Sentiment: Mark Long was appointed chief financial officer effective immediately. Long, formerly Western Digital’s CFO, will report to CEO Charles Liang. The leadership change could strengthen financial oversight, but the abrupt transition has added uncertainty for investors. Super Micro appoints Mark Long as chief financial officer
Negative Sentiment: AI-hardware stocks are facing sector-wide pressure. Barclays downgraded Dell and Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Hold, citing uncertainty over the timing of enterprise AI spending. The resulting retreat in server makers has pressured SMCI as well. Dell Falls 8%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Drops 4% as Barclays Cuts Both to Hold
Negative Sentiment: Analyst and insider signals have weakened sentiment. Zacks Research moved SMCI from Strong Buy to Hold, while reported insider selling contributed to additional selling pressure. Super Micro Computer Stock Falls on Insider Selling

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SMCI has been the topic of several research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “sell” rating and issued a $34.00 target price (up from $30.00) on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Northland Securities set a $36.00 price target on Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $45.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $42.00 price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $46.00 price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $43.07.

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Super Micro Computer Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 2.07, a current ratio of 3.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $38.71 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.34. The company has a market capitalization of $23.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.97, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 2.02.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.92 by $0.78. The business had revenue of $11.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.60 billion. Super Micro Computer had a return on equity of 27.83% and a net margin of 5.71%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 93.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.31 earnings per share. Super Micro Computer has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.010-1.100 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 3.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Super Micro Computer

In other news, CEO Charles Liang sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.02, for a total value of $4,502,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 337,506 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,194,520.12. The trade was a 22.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Chiu-Chu Liang sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.02, for a total transaction of $4,502,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 337,506 shares in the company, valued at $15,194,520.12. The trade was a 22.86% 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. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 400,000 shares of company stock valued at $16,442,000. Insiders own 16.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in SMCI. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,082,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,872,000 after buying an additional 111,388 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 1,770.4% during the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 2,174,863 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,789,000 after acquiring an additional 2,058,588 shares during the last quarter. Swiss National Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 7.6% during the 1st quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 1,576,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,904,000 after acquiring an additional 111,100 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 13.7% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,134,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,203,000 after acquiring an additional 137,180 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 565,746 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,882,000 after acquiring an additional 7,373 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.06% of the company’s stock.

About Super Micro Computer

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Super Micro Computer, Inc develops and sells application-optimized server and storage systems for data centers, cloud computing, enterprise IT, artificial intelligence, and other demanding computing environments. The company offers complete computing platforms as well as modular components, allowing customers to configure systems for specific performance, power, and workload requirements.

Its product portfolio includes server and storage systems, workstations, networking equipment, rack-scale solutions, GPU and AI systems, and related software and services.