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.

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

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.

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.

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI – Get Free Report)’s share price traded up 4.8% during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $31.52 and last traded at $31.48. 10,200,266 shares changed hands during trading,

Super Micro stock is set to notch a yearly gain of 6%, but shares remain far below highs near $120 in mid-March.

Shares of Super Micro Computer Inc. SMCI slid 5.68% to $34.38 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 1.11% to 5,909.03 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.42% to 42,528.36.

Super Micro Computer, the server maker that has delayed filing its earnings for the past fiscal year, was falling Tuesday after gaining almost 10% to start the week. The stock, which was the most volatile in the S&P 500 index last year,

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,

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