Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) shares are experiencing a surge Thursday afternoon. The stock has seen impressive performance throughout the year, potentially driven by the company's strategic initiatives and growth in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector.

What To Know: Super Micro's stock has been on an upward trajectory this year. The stock's 52-week range is $213.08 to $1,229. The average trading volume over the past 100 days has been 6.29 million shares.

The company also reported a robust revenue growth of 37.09% year-over-year, with a net income of $402.46 million and earnings per share of $7.13. Super Micro's gross margin stands at 15.50%.

Recent Developments: Super Micro has introduced several new products and initiatives that have fueled its stock performance. Notably, the company launched a ready-to-deploy liquid-cooled AI data center, optimized for NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) AI Enterprise software. This innovation is designed to accelerate generative AI adoption across various industries, providing significant cost savings and enhanced performance.

"Supermicro continues to lead the industry in creating and deploying AI solutions with rack-scale liquid-cooling," said Charles Liang, president and CEO of Supermicro.

SMCI Price Action: Super Micro Computer shares were up by 12.4% at $870.69 at the time of writing, according to Benzinga Pro.

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