Super Micro Slides 3% as Reported DOJ Smuggling Probe Weighs for a Second Day; Dell Sinks 8%, NVIDIA Falls 4% David Moadel Fri, November 13, 2026 at 11:03 AM EST 5 min read SMCI -3.15% DELL -9.74% NVDA -4.32% Explore stocks on Coinbase Trading disclosure Trading disclosure The above button links to Coinbase. Yahoo Finance is not a broker-dealer or investment adviser and does not offer securities or cryptocurrencies for sale or facilitate trading. Coinbase pays us for certain activity generated through this link. Prices displayed are informational.
Super Micro and Dell bleed as a reported DOJ smuggling probe hits AI hardware, with Dell sinking 8% while the probe's target slips just 2%.
Bloomberg says prosecutors are probing whether Alice Huang-linked entities funneled Super Micro servers to China, but Super Micro denies Megaspeed was ever a customer.
Bulls note such probes can end without charges, while bears point to an existing board export-control review that keeps Super Micro headline-driven.
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A reported federal smuggling inquiry is keeping pressure on AI server makers for a second straight session. Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) stock is at $26.23, down 3% in morning trading, extending its steep November 12 drop. The past month has been rough, with Super Micro stock down 32% over that stretch.
Weakness across technology adds to Super Micro's pressure. The technology sector is the market's weakest group, down 3%, while the NASDAQ 100 is down 2%. Comments from Federal Reserve official Austan Goolsbee that inflation is "broad-based, going wrong way" are weighing on sentiment.
Bloomberg reported on November 12 that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating whether entities linked to Alice Huang were involved in efforts to smuggle Super Micro products into China. U.S. officials reportedly suspect Alice Huang has ties to Chinese intelligence. According to Bloomberg, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan is leading the inquiry, and DOJ investigations can conclude without charges.
Citing two administration officials, Semafor reported multiple DOJ probes could involve NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), including one focused on antitrust concerns. Jensen Huang isn't a target of U.S. law enforcement investigations, Bloomberg said, and NVIDIA hasn't been named as a party to the Super Micro inquiry.
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In a statement, Super Micro said it "has been responsive to inquiries and has fully cooperated with US and Taiwanese officials." Megaspeed, the company added, "is not, and has never been, a Supermicro customer."
Export controls were already a sore spot for Super Micro. The company disclosed in its August 11 earnings release that its board was conducting an independent review of certain transactions related to export-control issues, and it described its results as preliminary and unaudited. Super Micro's revenue in that quarter, Q4 FY2026, rose 93.2% year over year to $11.12 billion.
Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) stock is at $341.26, down 8%. That drop is much steeper than Super Micro's and is part of a broad selloff in AI hardware. On September 1, Dell reported a record $95 billion AI server backlog in its most recent quarterly results.
NVIDIA stock is at $159.49, down 4%. Jensen Huang's resignation as CEO on November 12 continues to weigh on the chipmaker, whose graphics processing units (GPUs) power AI servers from both Dell and Super Micro.
Super Micro took the first wave of selling on November 12, when reports of the DOJ inquiry showed up. The company tied directly to the legal headline is posting the smallest decline among the three stocks.
Concentration defines Super Micro's model. The company builds application-optimized servers, storage and switch systems, using a modular building-block architecture that lets customers configure systems from reusable components. Manufacturing happens in-house across facilities in the U.S., Taiwan and the Netherlands, and the company lists investment in global compliance infrastructure as a growth initiative.
Dell runs a far broader operation. Alongside AI servers, Dell sells traditional servers, storage and networking gear, plus PCs through its Client Solutions Group, and it pays a quarterly dividend. NVIDIA sits upstream of both, designing the accelerated computing platforms, GPUs and CUDA software that server makers build around.
Super Micro's next test is whether the DOJ issues any official comment or court filings tied to the reported inquiry. Bullish investors can point to the company's cooperation statement and Bloomberg's note that such probes can end without charges. Meanwhile, the bears may argue that a reported federal inquiry on top of an existing board review of export-control transactions could keep the stock headline-driven.
A second question for Super Micro is whether the AI server group steadies after this week's selling. Market participants can watch for steadier trading in Dell and NVIDIA as an early read on sector sentiment. The resolution of the reported DOJ inquiry could remain a key factor for SMCI stock.
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