Analysts Just Made A Massive Upgrade To Their Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) Forecasts

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- Analysts have significantly upgraded their statutory forecasts for Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI), projecting 2027 revenues of US$ 78b and earnings per share of US$ 6.24.
- The updated estimates reflect an expected annualized revenue growth of 62% through the end of 2027, outpacing both the company's historical growth of 47% and the wider industry's 8.6% forecast.…
Disclaimer

Celebrations may be in order for Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) shareholders, with the analysts delivering a significant upgrade to their statutory estimates for the company. Consensus estimates suggest investors could expect greatly increased statutory revenues and earnings per share, with analysts modelling a real improvement in business performance.

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Following the upgrade, the most recent consensus for Super Micro Computer from its 15 analysts is for revenues of US$78b in 2027 which, if met, would be a huge 44% increase on its sales over the past 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to jump 25% to US$6.24. Prior to this update, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of US$70b and earnings per share (EPS) of US$4.75 in 2027. So we can see there's been a pretty clear increase in analyst sentiment in recent times, with both revenues and earnings per share receiving a decent lift in the latest estimates.

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Although the analysts have upgraded their earnings estimates, there was no change to the consensus price target of US$43.60, suggesting that the forecast performance does not have a long term impact on the company's valuation.

These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Super Micro Computer's past performance and to peers in the same industry. It's clear from the latest estimates that Super Micro Computer's rate of growth is expected to accelerate meaningfully, with the forecast 62% annualised revenue growth to the end of 2027 noticeably faster than its historical growth of 47% p.a. over the past five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to grow their revenue at 8.6% per year. It seems obvious that, while the growth outlook is brighter than the recent past, the analysts also expect Super Micro Computer to grow faster than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The biggest takeaway for us from these new estimates is that analysts upgraded their earnings per share estimates, with improved earnings power expected for this year. Fortunately, analysts also upgraded their revenue estimates, and our data indicates sales are expected to perform better than the wider market. The lack of change in the price target is puzzling, but with a serious upgrade to this year's earnings expectations, it might be time to take another look at Super Micro Computer.

Analysts are clearly in love with Super Micro Computer at the moment, but before diving in - you should be aware that we've identified some warning flags with the business, such as concerns around earnings quality. You can learn more, and discover the 1 other risk we've identified, for free on our platform here.

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