Super Micro Computer stock continued to jump 5.6% after soaring 28% on Monday. The company said Monday that the committee’s probe into the circumstances behind the resignation found no evidence of fraud or misconduct.
The company also said it would immediately begin a search for a new chief financial officer. David Weigand, the current CFO, will continue to serve in that position until his successor has been appointed.
Super Micro has been swept up in the frenzy around artificial intelligence, and the stock has had big swings, moving up or down by 10% or more in 10 of November’s 19 trading days.
Analysts have started to weigh in on the announcement. “We believe these are key steps in the right direction,” writes Needham analyst N. Quinn Bolton. “Until the company is current with its financial filings, we maintain our Suspended Rating.”
Independent auditor BDO is reviewing the company’s financials following Ernst & Young’s resignation. The server maker has said it expects to be able to file accounts now and won’t have to revise past ones. Still, risks remain: The company has yet to file its annual report or results from the most recent quarter.
U.S. Steel shares sank 7.8% in overnight trading. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday a series of tax incentives and tariffs will make U.S. Steel strong again, as he reiterated his opposition to Nippon Steel's planned purchase of the company.
Microchip shares dropped about 3% in overnight trading. Microchip Technology Inc., a maker of chips for cars, consumer devices and other products, said it would close a plant in Tempe, Arizona, affecting about 500 employees.
The company also said that orders have been slower than anticipated and it was revising the December quarter’s outlook to near the low end of its original forecast of about $1.03 billion.
Tesla shares dropped 1.1% in overnight trading. Elon Musk’s record-setting Tesla Inc. pay package was again rejected by a Delaware judge even after shareholders supported reinstating it.
Despite the June 13 shareholder vote at the company’s annual meeting, Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen St. J. McCormick decided to stick with her original finding in January that the company’s board was too much under the influence of the billionaire entrepreneur when it adopted the plan in 2018.
MARA Holdings shares dropped 3% in overnight trading. MARA Holdings, Inc. announced the pricing of its offering of $850 million aggregate principal amount of 0.00% convertible senior notes due 2031.
Quantum Computing stocks rebounded in overnight trading after sharp decline on Monday. Shares of D-Wave Systems Inc., Rigetti Computing, and QUANTUM CORP rose 6.5%, 6% and 4.6% respectively.
Zscaler stock tumbled 8% in overnight trading after the cybersecurity firm reported fiscal first-quarter earnings, revenue and billings that beat estimates. But Zscaler's in-line revenue guidance underwhelmed investors.
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