Northland Capmk Has Negative Outlook of SMCI Q4 Earnings

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) – Northland Capmk dropped their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Super Micro Computer in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 5th. Northland Capmk analyst N. Chokshi now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.68 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.69. The consensus estimate for Super Micro Computer’s current full-year earnings is $1.86 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Super Micro Computer’s Q1 2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.58 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $0.80 EPS.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.46 by ($0.11). The business had revenue of $5.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.48 billion. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 4.77% and a return on equity of 17.14%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 15.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.73 EPS. Super Micro Computer has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.460-0.540 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $52.00 price target (up previously from $37.00) on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Needham & Company LLC cut their target price on Super Micro Computer from $60.00 to $51.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. KGI Securities raised shares of Super Micro Computer from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $60.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Super Micro Computer from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 18th. Finally, Raymond James Financial lowered their price objective on Super Micro Computer from $53.00 to $50.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $48.38.

Super Micro Computer Stock Down 4.7%

Shares of NASDAQ SMCI traded down $1.91 during trading on Friday, reaching $38.42. 13,396,233 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 48,682,469. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $48.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.77. The company has a quick ratio of 3.25, a current ratio of 5.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The company has a market capitalization of $22.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.50. Super Micro Computer has a twelve month low of $17.25 and a twelve month high of $66.44.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO David E. Weigand sold 25,000 shares of Super Micro Computer stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.14, for a total transaction of $1,128,500.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer 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 transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP George Kao sold 40,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.88, for a total value of $1,755,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 21,820 shares in the company, 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. Insiders sold 90,000 shares of company stock worth $3,890,950 over the last quarter. 16.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Super Micro Computer

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

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.