Super Micro Computer (SMCI 6.55%) updated investors with preliminary results that relieved some concerns.
Super Micro Computer, Inc. soared 76.5% since my last analysis, but the deep-value window is gone, prompting smart money to exit. Nasdaq's delisting risk looms if 10-K and 10-Q filings miss the Feb 25 deadline, yet management is confident in meeting this obligation. Management's $40B FY26 revenue guidance shows optimism, but supply chain delays and tough competition could undermine bullish assumptions for SMCI stock.
Shares of Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI) surged 12% Wednesday in early-morning premarket trading after it forecast strong revenue gains for 2026 and updated investors on plans to remain on the Nasdaq exchange. SMCI was up over 3% in afternoon trading.
The AI server maker's longer-term guidance looks solid—but its accounting issues are a source of uncertainty.
Early last year, Super Micro Computer (SMCI 2.77%) was one of the biggest artificial intelligence (AI) winners. The stock soared 188% in the first half as customers rushed to the equipment maker for servers, workstations, and other elements crucial to AI data centers.
Artificial intelligence server company Super Micro Computer, Inc.'s SMCI stock has risen over 1,336% in the last five years, backed by demand for AI hardware and infrastructure in line with the AI boom.
Super Micro Computer, Inc. SMCI recently issued a strong revenue guidance for fiscal 2026 and aims to meet regulatory obligations by Feb. 25. Should one invest in Supermicro stock now or wait?
Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) may have delivered “softer uninspiring” preliminary quarterly results but there is a more robust future ahead highlighted by the company's $40 billion guidance for 2026 and the news its financial filing is in the works, analysts at Wedbush believe. Analysts repeated their ‘Neutral' rating on the stock but boosted their price target to $40 from $24 following the release of Super Micro's preliminary financial results for the fiscal second quarter after Tuesday's closing bell.
In an earnings season where investors are expecting nothing less of perfection, Super Micro Computer's post-earnings rally on a modest quarter accompanied by a slashed FY25 guidance is a real head-scratcher. Despite optimism on management's FY26 revenue guidance of $40 billion, it's important to remember there's currently limited reliability to the preliminary figures disclosed by management in the quarterly update. A deeper dive into management's commentary also shows signs of potential differences in their views of whether SMCI can meet its outstanding filing requirements by Nasdaq's February 25 deadline.
Super Micro Computer, Inc. is a high-risk AI infrastructure stock; recent earnings volatility and guidance adjustments raise skepticism in me. Despite strong AI server prospects, including Nvidia's Blackwell GPUs, SMCI's reduced fiscal 2025 guidance and high debt levels are concerning. SMCI's valuation at 15x forward EPS seems reasonable, but the lack of audited financials and increasing debt interest rates deter investment.
JPMorgan analyst Samik Chatterjee remains bearish on Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ: SMCI) even after it guided for $40 billion in revenue in its fiscal 2026. Chatterjee is focused more on the fact that SMCI missed estimates in its fiscal second quarter and lowered its full-year revenue outlook last night.
Super Micro Computer (SMCI) shares gain on the chip hardware maker's long-term forecast despite some recent challenges. Defiance ETFs CEO and chief investment officer Sylvia Jablonski joins Seana Smith and Brad Smith on Morning Brief to discuss the updates coming out of the company and the shifts in the stock.