Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) Price Target Cut to $40.00 by Analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) had its price objective reduced by research analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $43.00 to $40.00 in a research report issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s target price points to a potential downside of 5.72% from the company’s current price.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Super Micro Computer from $45.00 to $43.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Needham & Company LLC lowered their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $60.00 to $51.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Mizuho lowered their price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. They set an “underperform” rating and a $35.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Northland Securities set a $63.00 price target on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $47.53.

Super Micro Computer Stock Down 10.5%

Shares of Super Micro Computer stock traded down $4.97 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $42.43. 47,459,946 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 48,859,469. The firm has a market cap of $25.21 billion, a PE ratio of 25.66, a PEG ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.55. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $48.45 and its 200 day moving average is $45.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 3.25 and a current ratio of 5.25. Super Micro Computer has a 1 year low of $17.25 and a 1 year high of $66.44.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.46 by ($0.11). Super Micro Computer had a return on equity of 17.14% and a net margin of 4.77%.The firm had revenue of $5.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.48 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.73 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 15.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Super Micro Computer has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.460-0.540 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Super Micro Computer will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Super Micro Computer news, CFO David E. Weigand sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.14, for a total value of $1,128,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 100,188 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,522,486.32. The trade was a 19.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP George Kao sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.88, for a total transaction of $1,755,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 21,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $957,461.60. This represents a 64.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 90,000 shares of company stock worth $3,890,950. 16.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in Super Micro Computer by 16.1% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares in the last quarter. Hartford Investment Management Co. raised its position in shares of Super Micro Computer by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Hartford Investment Management Co. now owns 30,976 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,518,000 after buying an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. Securian Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Super Micro Computer by 0.9% in the second quarter. Securian Asset Management Inc. now owns 26,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,315,000 after buying an additional 246 shares in the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC increased its position in Super Micro Computer by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 21,798 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,068,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares during the period. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its position in Super Micro Computer by 46.0% in the 2nd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 252 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.06% of the company’s stock.

About Super Micro Computer

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.