SMCI Stock Gains Pre-Market As New AI Server Launch Sparks Retail Optimism

• Super Micro stated in its announcement that this new SuperBlade server can deliver the performance of an entire traditional server rack in a much smaller physical footprint.
• According to the company, this new server reduces cabling by up to 93%, while taking up about half the space of a traditional rackmount server.
• It also offers organizations the flexibility to scale up to 3 terabytes of memory or use up to 7 storage options to expand capacity as needed.

Super Micro Computer Inc. (SMCI) shares were up nearly 3% in Friday’s pre-market trade after the company announced a new addition to its SuperBlade family of servers for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications.

In an announcement on Wednesday after-market hours, Super Micro unveiled a high-density, direct-liquid-cooled blade server powered by dual Intel Corp. (INTC) Xeon 6900-series processors with up to 256 P-cores.

Retail sentiment on Stocktwits around the Super Micro trended in the ‘bearish’ territory at the time of writing.

Product Details

Super Micro stated in its announcement that this new SuperBlade server, named SBI-622BA-1NE12-LCC, can deliver the performance of an entire traditional server rack in a much smaller physical footprint. This design lowers operating costs and power consumption, the company said.

According to Super Micro, this new server reduces cabling by up to 93%, while taking up about half the space of a traditional rackmount server. It also offers organizations the flexibility to scale up to 3 terabytes of memory or use up to seven storage options to expand capacity as needed.

Additionally, system administrators will also be able to remotely control the power consumption, reboot the server, or reset it as needed.

“This new iteration is the most core-dense SuperBlade we've ever created, providing customers with a scalable, efficient platform,” said Super Micro CEO Charles Liang.

Super Micro stated in its announcement that the new SuperBlade server is optimized for high-performance computing (HPC) and AI workloads. This includes manufacturing, financial services, scientific research, energy and climate, and weather modeling.

Retail Optimistic

Following the announcement, retail users on Stocktwits expressed optimism that this new launch would give a boost to the SMCI stock.

One bullish user stated that the server launch alone could push the SMCI stock to $35 on Friday, from its previous closing price of $29.27.

Another user stated that if Super Micro can deliver on its 2026 guidance, the SMCI stock could test its all-time high in six to 12 months.

SMCI stock is down 4% over the past 12 months.

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