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Is SMCI a good stock to buy?

Super Micro Computer, Inc. · end-of-day data as of Nov 13, 2026

Super Micro Computer
SMCI · $17.71B
$26.87-0.4%
Nov 13, 2026 · close
$30$40SepOctNov9:3016:003 months -28.2%Nov 13 · close
▲ 3
  • PT$40.91 +52.2%
  • P/E vs own-56.1%
  • P/E vs sector-80.8%
Neutral
  • Earnings in81d
  • P/E5.7x
  • RSI36
  • Support-2.9%
  • Resistance+4.7%
  • Off 52w high-47.7%
  • Volume0.9x
  • Bollingerlower half
  • ConsensusHold · 18
  • Trendsideways
  • Sector→ -15.8%
  • 52w range$19–$51
  • ATR+9.8%
  • Off ATH-78.1%
▼ 5
  • FCF yield-36.7%
  • Insiders-$24.39M
  • News
  • MAs0 of 4
  • MACD-0.27

Updates with the 15-min delayed price. Not a forecast or investment advice.

Is Super Micro Computer a good stock to buy?

Super Micro Computer is strong on 2 of the 5 questions about the business; weak on execution. The price is low: 5.7 times its earnings, below its 3-year median of 22.4 (Nov 13, 2026). pretickt does not say whether to buy or sell.

  1. Demand growing
  2. Advantage some edge
  3. Economics profitable
  4. Execution misses
  5. Fragility sturdy
  6. Price below its usual
DemandDo people want more of what it sells?growing

SMCI sales growth revenue growth

+76%a year, for the last 3 years

Super Micro Computer's sales grew 76% a year for 3 years, to $39.06B in fiscal 2026.

SMCI competitors

pretickt analysis+156%its sales in 12 months, on a year before

Super Micro Computer's sales grew 156% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, faster than Everpure (+27%), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (+27%) and HP (+8%).

Advantage moatIs it hard to copy?some edge

SMCI return on capital ROIC

pretickt analysis26%earned before tax on the money invested in it

Super Micro Computer earned 26% before tax on the capital invested in it in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026; HP 55%, Everpure 16% and Hewlett Packard Enterprise 9%.

SMCI margin on each sale gross margin

12%left after making the product

Super Micro Computer kept 12% of each sale after making the product in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026; its competitors' median is 36%.

EconomicsDoes it make good money?profitable

SMCI margin after costs profit margin

9%of sales left after running the business

Super Micro Computer's operating margin was 9% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, against 11% in fiscal 2023.

SMCI cash generated free cash flow

-$6.5Bcash left after investing, last 12 months

Super Micro Computer burned $6.5B of cash in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, after its investments.

SMCI profit per share

+183%in its last fiscal year

Super Micro Computer's earnings per share grew 183% in fiscal 2026, to $3.26.

ExecutionDoes it deliver what it promises?misses

SMCI earnings vs estimates

3 of 7quarters above the analysts' estimate

Super Micro Computer beat the analysts' profit estimate in 3 of 7 quarters, the latest on Nov 3, 2026; 1 quarter with one-time gains or charges is left out.

SMCI insider selling

-$27.86Msold, net, by its executives in 12 months

Super Micro Computer's executives and directors sold a net $27.86M of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026 ($27.91M sold, $49.94K bought).

SMCI number of employees

+12%more people in a year

Super Micro Computer had 7,000 employees at the end of fiscal 2026, 12% more than a year before.

SMCI CEO pay

$442for fiscal 2025, 0% of it in stock and options

Super Micro Computer paid its CEO $442 for fiscal 2025, 0% of it in stock and options.

Fragility risksCould something break it?sturdy

SMCI financial health Altman Z-score

3.5Altman Z-score, safe above 3

Super Micro Computer's Altman Z-score is 3.5 (Nov 13, 2026), above 3, where the safe zone starts.

SMCI biggest customers

28%of sales from its biggest customer

One customer, unnamed in Super Micro Computer's 10-K, made 28% of its sales in fiscal 2026.

SMCI shareholders institutional ownership

pretickt analysis
  • Vanguard11.5% ▲
  • BlackRock7.9% ▲
  • Jane Street4.8% ▲
901institutions hold it; the largest added shares

901 institutions hold 75% of Super Micro Computer's shares (Jun 30, 2026); Vanguard, BlackRock and Jane Street added shares that quarter.

SMCI in past recessions

pretickt analysis-6%its sales in the worst one

Super Micro Computer's sales fell in each of the last 2 US recessions, by as much as 6% in fiscal 2009.

Price valuationIs the price reasonable?below its usual

SMCI price vs profit P/E ratio

5.7×a year's earnings

Super Micro Computer's P/E ratio is 5.7 (Nov 13, 2026), below its 3-year median of 22.4.

SMCI price vs competitors

pretickt analysis5.7×a year's earnings, against its competitors

Investors pay 5.7 times Super Micro Computer's earnings (Nov 13, 2026), less than for Everpure (147.9), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (25.2) or HP (11.2).

SMCI analysts' target price target

+52%to their average target

Analysts' average price target for Super Micro Computer is $40.91, 52% above the Nov 13, 2026 close of $26.87.

What is Super Micro Computer's P/E ratio?

Super Micro Computer's P/E ratio is 5.7 (Nov 13, 2026), below its 3-year median of 22.4. Investors pay 5.7 times Super Micro Computer's earnings (Nov 13, 2026), less than for Everpure (147.9), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (25.2) or HP (11.2).

Who are Super Micro Computer's biggest competitors?

pretickt compares Super Micro Computer with HP, NetApp, Everpure and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Super Micro Computer's sales grew 156% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, faster than Everpure (+27%), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (+27%) and HP (+8%).

Is Super Micro Computer profitable?

Super Micro Computer's operating margin was 9% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, against 11% in fiscal 2023. Super Micro Computer burned $6.5B of cash in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, after its investments.

Are insiders selling Super Micro Computer stock?

Super Micro Computer's executives and directors sold a net $27.86M of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026 ($27.91M sold, $49.94K bought).

Who owns Super Micro Computer stock?

901 institutions hold 75% of Super Micro Computer's shares (Jun 30, 2026); Vanguard, BlackRock and Jane Street added shares that quarter.

How many employees does Super Micro Computer have?

Super Micro Computer had 7,000 employees at the end of fiscal 2026, 12% more than a year before.

Who are Super Micro Computer's biggest customers?

One customer, unnamed in Super Micro Computer's 10-K, made 28% of its sales in fiscal 2026.

From the companies' statements (FMP), their filings read by pretickt, the analysts and the insiders, as of Nov 13, 2026. Each card says what a fact means for its question, never what to do with the stock: for information only, not investment advice.