Insider Selling: Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) Director Sells $3,719,000.00 in Stock

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) Director Chiu-Chu Liang sold 100,000 shares of Super Micro Computer stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.19, for a total value of $3,719,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 537,506 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,989,848.14. This represents a 15.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Super Micro Computer Stock Down 4.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:SMCI opened at $37.38 on Friday. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a 12 month low of $19.48 and a 12 month high of $58.78. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $32.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $31.46. 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 firm has a market cap of $24.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.68, a P/E/G ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 2.00.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last posted 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. Super Micro Computer had a net margin of 5.71% and a return on equity of 27.83%. The firm had revenue of $11.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.60 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.31 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 93.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Super Micro Computer has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.010-1.100 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 4.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have issued reports on SMCI. Stifel Nicolaus set a $42.00 price objective on Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Wedbush boosted their target price on Super Micro Computer from $34.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research 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. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Super Micro Computer in a report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Finally, Bank of America reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $42.13.

Institutional Trading of Super Micro Computer

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Advisors Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Super Micro Computer during the first quarter worth $39,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Super Micro Computer by 42.4% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $171,000 after buying an additional 1,036 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in Super Micro Computer by 54.9% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 18,955 shares of the company’s stock valued at $929,000 after buying an additional 6,718 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new position in Super Micro Computer during the second quarter worth about $277,000. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 3.4% during the second quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 85,647 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,198,000 after buying an additional 2,799 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.06% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Super Micro Computer

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

• Positive Sentiment: Super Micro presented at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference, giving investors an opportunity to assess management’s outlook for AI servers, data-center demand and future growth. Goldman Sachs conference transcript
• Positive Sentiment: SMCI remains supported by strong AI-related demand and a favorable valuation. Its latest quarter included a substantial year-over-year revenue increase and an EPS result well above consensus, though revenue fell short of estimates. Analysts expect approximately $4.04 in earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Zacks earnings outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: A report on the YieldMax SMCI Option Income Strategy ETF highlights Super Micro’s unusually high volatility. The ETF’s large distributions may increase attention toward SMCI options, but the strategy’s return-of-capital component and single-stock exposure do not directly improve Super Micro’s fundamentals. Super Micro ETF report
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported September short interest of zero shares and a zero-day short-interest ratio appear inconsistent with normal market data and should not be interpreted as evidence of unusually low bearish positioning.
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Charles Liang and Director Chiu-Chu Liang each sold 100,000 shares valued at about $3.7 million. The sales were made under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans, reducing their signaling value but still creating a near-term overhang. Super Micro insider selling
• Negative Sentiment: AI-server stocks weakened as a recent sector rally reversed, reinforcing concerns about the group’s volatility. Super Micro’s relative resilience is constructive, but the broader pullback can still weigh on sentiment toward SMCI. AI-server stock pullback

About Super Micro Computer

Super Micro Computer, Inc, doing business as Supermicro, develops and sells application-optimized server and storage systems. Its product portfolio includes servers, workstations, storage platforms, networking equipment, motherboards, chassis, power supplies and related software and support services.

The company also provides high-performance computing and data center infrastructure, including systems designed for artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud computing, enterprise applications, telecommunications and edge computing.