Wedmont Private Capital Makes New Investment in Super Micro Computer, Inc. $SMCI

Wedmont Private Capital acquired a new stake in Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund acquired 4,524 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $226,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Super Micro Computer by 3.9% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 64,407,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,205,322,000 after purchasing an additional 2,415,276 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 3.3% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,771,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $129,141,000 after buying an additional 120,496 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 2,892,772 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,049,000 after buying an additional 76,776 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 6,368.8% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,815,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,832,000 after purchasing an additional 2,772,464 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in shares of Super Micro Computer by 15.7% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,642,682 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,246,000 after purchasing an additional 223,427 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.06% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on SMCI shares. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on Super Micro Computer from $39.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Super Micro Computer from $46.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Wedbush restated a “neutral” rating and set a $30.00 price objective on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Bank of America initiated coverage on Super Micro Computer in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. They set an “underperform” rating and a $35.00 target price for the company. Finally, Mizuho raised their target price on Super Micro Computer from $40.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $45.36.

Super Micro Computer Stock Down 0.3%

SMCI stock opened at $45.81 on Monday. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a twelve month low of $17.25 and a twelve month high of $66.44. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $27.22 billion, a PE ratio of 27.60, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.56. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $47.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $42.36.

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by ($0.03). Super Micro Computer had a return on equity of 17.14% and a net margin of 4.77%.The business had revenue of $5.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.88 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $6.25 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Super Micro Computer has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.400-0.520 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Super Micro Computer, Inc. will post 1.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Charles Liang sold 200,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total transaction of $12,000,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 40,426,120 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,425,567,200. The trade was a 0.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Liang Chiu-Chu Sara Liu sold 200,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total value of $12,000,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 40,426,120 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,425,567,200. The trade was a 0.49% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 490,000 shares of company stock worth $27,890,950 over the last three months. Company insiders own 16.30% 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.