Market Analysis – Reasons for SMCI's Decline

Super Micro Computer plummeted to $850.09 per share this morning, but it remains 12.89% above its mean target price of $753.05. There may still be room for more downwards movement — even after today's -3.0% drop. Analysts are giving the Large-Cap Computer Hardware stock on average rating of buy, with target prices ranging from $250.0 to $1300.0 per share.

The stock has an above average percentage of its shares sold short at 12.0%, and a short ratio of 0.66. The company's insiders own 15.03% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that an average number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 71.7% of Super Micro Computer's shares being owned by this investor type.

Institutions Invested in Super Micro Computer

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2023-12-31 Blackrock Inc. 13% 6,381,749 $5,425,061,178
2023-12-31 Vanguard Group Inc 10% 4,929,065 $4,190,148,998
2023-12-31 Disciplined Growth Investors, Inc. 5% 2,725,280 $2,316,733,348
2023-12-31 State Street Corporation 4% 1,843,055 $1,566,762,674
2023-12-31 Jane Street Group, LLC 2% 1,115,960 $948,666,466
2023-12-31 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2% 1,064,932 $905,288,072
2023-12-31 JP Morgan Chase & Company 2% 922,656 $784,340,663
2023-12-31 Morgan Stanley 2% 895,631 $761,366,980
2023-12-31 Neuberger Berman Group, LLC 1% 636,340 $540,946,287
2023-12-31 Northern Trust Corporation 1% 640,729 $544,677,332

Besides an analyst belief that shares are overpriced, other market factors point to there being mixed market sentiment on Super Micro Computer.

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