The server maker is caught between its homegrown troubles and the excitement about the potential for artificial intelligence technology.

Shares of Super Micro Computer have surged since the company's IPO, and the stock's forecast should catch investors' attention.

It's been a topsy-turvy year for Super Micro Computer ( SMCI 10.91%). Once seen as the next big artificial intelligence (AI) stock, it has come crashing down to reality in recent months due to concerns about the reliability of its numbers and accounting controls.

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Super Micro Computer Inc. stock was rising ahead of the opening bell, putting the server maker on course to build on Friday’s double-digit gains. Super Micro was the most volatile S&P 500 stock last year,

Big swings up and down have become typical for Super Micro, which is caught between the hype of artificial intelligence and concerns about the firm’s finances.

Supermicro stock is surging today thanks to bullish coverage from an analyst. Lynx Equity recently published bullish coverage on the stock, and the firm thinks that new hardware from Nvidia will lift the server specialist's performance.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

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