Super Micro Climbs 4% Ahead of Earnings as AI Server Stocks Bounce; Hewlett Packard Enterprise Rallies 6%, Dell Gains 5%

AI server stocks are bouncing back from a steep one-month decline. That gives Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI | SMCI Price Prediction) some relief as its earnings report and a new partnership arrive together. Super Micro stock is at $31.73, up 4% from the prior close of $30.44. A 27% drop over the past month still hangs over the stock, so the gain only reverses part of that decline.

Results for Q1 FY2027, the September quarter, are due from Super Micro on November 3, though the company hasn’t confirmed the timing. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) is climbing faster, even though its own report is further out. Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) is outpacing Super Micro as well. Chip leader NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) is higher along with the group.

SambaNova Deal Hands Super Micro a New Inference Pitch

Super Micro announced a strategic collaboration with SambaNova on November 3. The two companies plan to build inference racks that pair SambaNova SN50 chips with NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs). SambaNova said the partners initially plan to use 10,000 SN50 chips, which it calls reconfigurable dataflow units. That tie-up gives Super Micro another inference product to sell just as its earnings report arrives.

Preliminary figures from Super Micro Computer put September-quarter revenue at $18.5 billion to $19.5 billion, above its prior guidance range of $14.5 billion to $15.5 billion. Margins look lower. On August 11, Super Micro Computer guided its gross margin for the quarter to 10.4% to 10.8%, below the 17.6% adjusted gross margin it reported for the prior quarter.

Founder and CEO Charles Liang spoke with analysts on August 11. He told them on the call, “We will very carefully control our balance between revenue and profitability.” Memory costs and cash conversion matter too, since Super Micro’s operating cash flow was negative $6.8 billion for FY2026.

HPE and Dell Outrun Super Micro

HPE stock is at $54.08, up 6%. That gain beats Super Micro’s and cuts a 22% one-month decline for HPE. Dell stock is at $410.58, up 5%, which also tops the Super Micro advance. Over the past month, Dell stock has lost 27%.

Inventory at Dell reached $21.3 billion at July 31, up from $7.2 billion a year earlier. Satori Fund’s Dan Niles argues that this increase shows chip supply is “a lot closer” to demand than companies think. Because Dell doesn’t report until later in November, Super Micro is the next read on AI server demand.

Super Micro’s Pure-Play Model Sets It Apart From Diversified Rivals

Super Micro designs servers from modular building blocks. It also sells complete AI data center packages, including liquid cooling, through its Data Center Building Block Solutions (DCBBS) line, and that focus ties the company closely to AI rack deployments and NVIDIA platform cycles. The company’s portfolio also includes storage, edge systems and software, but its management expects AI-related solutions to drive most revenue going forward.

HPE spreads its business across networking, storage and hybrid cloud services as well as servers, while Dell pairs its AI servers with traditional servers, storage and PCs. Those traditional enterprise products typically carry better margins than massive AI server deployments . Both rivals can lean on those other lines when AI hardware margins tighten, while Super Micro depends more heavily on AI systems.

What Super Micro’s Earnings Report Has to Prove

The next test is confirming the revenue jump. Super Micro must also show how memory costs and lower margins flow through to earnings. NVIDIA told data center partners to sell at least 51% of their cloud services to non-Chinese companies. Export controls hit closer to home for Super Micro: several senior employees were charged earlier this year with smuggling NVIDIA AI servers to China. The company has said its board is conducting an independent review of certain transactions tied to export-control issues.

The preliminary revenue range, a record backlog and more than $60 billion in new orders during FY2026 give bulls plenty to cite. The guided margin squeeze, heavy working-capital needs and legal questions tied to China keep the bear case alive for Super Micro. Broader market forces add noise, as chip and AI hardware stocks recover from recent turbulence while the earnings report from Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) remains in focus alongside midterm elections. Investors may want to follow how the debate over Super Micro’s margins settles before drawing any firm conclusions.

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