B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Boosts Stock Holdings in Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI)

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG lifted its position in Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) by 900.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 13,170 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,853 shares during the quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG’s holdings in Super Micro Computer were worth $401,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. purchased a new stake in Super Micro Computer in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Trust Co. of Vermont increased its position in shares of Super Micro Computer by 900.0% during the fourth quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 1,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 900 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its holdings in Super Micro Computer by 2,890.9% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 987 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 954 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Super Micro Computer by 902.0% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 992 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 893 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Toth Financial Advisory Corp bought a new position in Super Micro Computer in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. 84.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Super Micro Computer Price Performance

NASDAQ:SMCI opened at $29.82 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.97 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 1.93 and a current ratio of 3.77. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $39.39 and a 200 day moving average of $37.42. Super Micro Computer, Inc. has a 52-week low of $17.25 and a 52-week high of $102.03.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on SMCI. StockNews.com raised shares of Super Micro Computer to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Super Micro Computer from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $40.00 to $32.00 in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Rosenblatt Securities initiated coverage on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Monday, March 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $60.00 price target on the stock. Wedbush reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Loop Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Super Micro Computer in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $53.00.

Insider Transactions at Super Micro Computer

In other news, SVP George Kao sold 71,720 shares of Super Micro Computer stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.48, for a total transaction of $3,620,425.60. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 19,449 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $981,785.52. The trade was a 78.67 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Charles Liang sold 46,293 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.17, for a total value of $2,322,519.81. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 67,403,640 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,381,640,618.80. This represents a 0.07 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 137,473 shares of company stock valued at $6,771,552. 17.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.