Diversified Trust Co Makes New Investment in Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

Diversified Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 6,647 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $942,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Dell Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 84.7% during the 2nd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 218 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division purchased a new position in Dell Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Johnson Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Dell Technologies by 66.2% during the 2nd quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 251 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.37% of the company’s stock.

Dell Technologies Price Performance

NYSE:DELL opened at $125.84 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $136.75 and its 200-day moving average price is $133.79. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $66.25 and a 1-year high of $168.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $83.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.78, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.03.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The technology company reported $2.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.47 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $27.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $27.26 billion. Dell Technologies had a net margin of 5.01% and a negative return on equity of 234.84%. The firm’s revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.15 earnings per share. Dell Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.920-9.920 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.500-3.500 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dell Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 20th will be given a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 20th. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director William D. Green sold 42,736 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total transaction of $6,837,760.00. Following the sale, the director owned 47,619 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,619,040. This trade represents a 47.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Ellen Jamison Kullman sold 79,806 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $153.56, for a total transaction of $12,255,009.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 65,662 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,083,056.72. This represents a 54.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,710,159 shares of company stock worth $260,506,809. Corporate insiders own 42.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

DELL has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price target on Dell Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Citic Securities boosted their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Argus upped their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $110.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $162.84.

About Dell Technologies

Dell Technologies Inc is a multinational technology company that designs, manufactures and sells a broad range of information technology products, solutions and services. Its offerings span client computing devices (consumer and commercial laptops and desktops), enterprise infrastructure (servers, storage systems and networking equipment), software and cloud infrastructure, and a variety of professional services such as IT consulting, deployment, managed services and financing solutions. The company serves organizations of all sizes as well as individual consumers, with products and services aimed at enabling digital transformation and modern IT environments.

Founded by Michael Dell in 1984, the company grew from a direct-to-consumer PC business into a diversified IT provider through organic expansion and strategic acquisitions.