Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) Sets New 1-Year Low Following Analyst Downgrade

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI)’s stock price reached a new 52-week low on Friday after CJS Securities downgraded the stock from a market perform rating to a market underperform rating. The company traded as low as $21.85 and last traded at $22.6450, with a volume of 57967360 shares. The stock had previously closed at $30.79.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the company. Mizuho set a $33.00 price target on Super Micro Computer in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $55.00 price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Zacks Research raised shares of Super Micro Computer from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Super Micro Computer from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, February 15th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of Super Micro Computer from $48.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Super Micro Computer currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $43.43.

Super Micro Computer News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Company response and internal actions: Supermicro says it has been cooperating with authorities, placed implicated employees on leave and fired a contractor — steps that may limit near-term operational exposure. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Company not named as a defendant in the indictment — prosecutors charged three individuals tied to the firm, not the corporate entity, which is a mitigating legal detail but does not remove risk. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Co-founder and two others charged with allegedly funneling U.S.-assembled servers containing banned Nvidia AI chips to China through intermediaries — prosecutors describe a multi‑billion‑dollar scheme, exposing the company to potential investigations, regulatory scrutiny and customer fallout. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Broad media coverage and market reaction: Major outlets report arrests/indictments and the stock plunged on the news, increasing volatility and likely prompting institutional and retail re‑rating until legal clarity emerges. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Potential long-term risks: exposure to export-control violations can lead to fines, export restrictions, lost customers and supply-chain reviews — issues investors should consider for revenue and margin outlooks. Read More.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Super Micro Computer

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Super Micro Computer by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 68,848,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,300,610,000 after acquiring an additional 2,695,829 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Super Micro Computer by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 13,808,499 shares of the company’s stock valued at $402,627,000 after acquiring an additional 41,314 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 21.2% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,953,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,347,000 after purchasing an additional 1,738,749 shares during the period. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN grew its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 16.5% in the second quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN now owns 9,730,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $476,905,000 after purchasing an additional 1,381,046 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Super Micro Computer during the fourth quarter worth about $136,569,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.06% of the company’s stock.

Super Micro Computer Stock Down 27.9%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $31.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $37.62. The company has a market capitalization of $13.30 billion, a PE ratio of 16.55, a P/E/G ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.52.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $12.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.34 billion. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 3.11% and a return on equity of 13.22%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 123.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.59 EPS. Super Micro Computer has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.600- EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Super Micro Computer

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.