Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI – Get Free Report)’s stock price rose 9.4% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $38.60 and last traded at $38.46. Approximately 47,662,001 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 5% from the average daily volume of 45,430,191 shares. The stock had previously closed at $35.17.
Key Stories Impacting Super Micro Computer
Here are the key news stories impacting Super Micro Computer this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Taiwanese prosecutors indicted nine individuals, including employees linked to Supermicro’s Taiwan unit, over alleged illegal AI-server exports to China, but the company itself was not indicted. That distinction helped ease concerns about an immediate corporate penalty or business disruption. Super Micro Surges 8% as Taiwan Indicts Employees but Not the Company
- Positive Sentiment: Supermicro reportedly secured more than $60 billion in new orders, with approximately 70% directly related to AI infrastructure. Management’s fiscal 2027 revenue outlook of $65 billion to $72 billion was well above prior consensus near $54.4 billion, reinforcing the growth case. Supermicro’s Discount Is Getting Harder To Ignore
- Positive Sentiment: Record backlog growth and expectations that AI solutions will exceed 80% of revenue point to sustained demand for servers, rack-scale systems, networking and cooling used in AI data centers. SMCI’s Backlogs are Growing at a Record Pace
- Neutral Sentiment: The company previously said its internal investigation was complete, that it was not accused of wrongdoing, and that enhanced export-compliance measures had been adopted. However, the employee indictments leave regulatory and reputational risks unresolved.
- Negative Sentiment: Supermicro’s quarterly gross margin reached 17.6%, but management expects margins to normalize to 10.4%–10.8%. Analysts and investors are also watching potential cash burn and dilution as the company funds rapid AI-related expansion.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on shares of Super Micro Computer from $45.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Super Micro Computer from $28.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Bank of America reissued an “underperform” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $42.00 price objective on Super Micro Computer in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $42.00 target price on Super Micro Computer in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $42.13.
Super Micro Computer Price Performance
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 3.87 and a quick ratio of 2.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.02, a PEG ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.95. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $30.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $30.88.
Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.78. The firm had revenue of $11.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.60 billion. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 5.71% and a return on equity of 27.83%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 93.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.31 earnings per share. Super Micro Computer has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.010-1.100 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 4.04 EPS for the current year.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Arax Advisory Partners bought a new position in shares of Super Micro Computer in the 4th quarter worth $28,000. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Super Micro Computer in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Concord Wealth Partners increased its stake in Super Micro Computer by 2,564.1% during the 4th quarter. Concord Wealth Partners now owns 1,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new stake in Super Micro Computer during the 1st quarter valued at $37,000. Institutional investors 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.
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