Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL Shares Sold by APG Asset Management N.V.

APG Asset Management N.V. cut its stake in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 252,646 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 10,300 shares during the quarter. APG Asset Management N.V.’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $35,818,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in DELL. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Dell Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $528,279,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 628.5% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,374,078 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $168,462,000 after acquiring an additional 1,185,454 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,085,610 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $4,265,237,000 after buying an additional 964,080 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Dell Technologies by 37.1% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,203,732 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $392,802,000 after acquiring an additional 867,071 shares during the period. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in Dell Technologies by 189.4% during the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 1,187,965 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $168,418,000 after buying an additional 777,541 shares during the last quarter. 76.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price target on shares of Dell Technologies in a report on Thursday, February 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $170.00 to $155.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Dell Technologies from $101.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday. Daiwa Securities Group raised their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Dbs Bank raised Dell Technologies to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Dell Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $160.47.

Dell Technologies Trading Up 21.8%

Shares of Dell Technologies stock opened at $147.89 on Monday. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $66.25 and a 1-year high of $168.08. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $121.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $131.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $98.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.96, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 0.96.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The technology company reported $3.89 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.53 by $0.36. The business had revenue of $33.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $31.60 billion. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 236.90% and a net margin of 5.23%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 39.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.68 earnings per share. Dell Technologies has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 2.900-2.900 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 12.900-12.900 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Dell Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 20th were given a $0.525 dividend. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 20th. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.08%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Dell Technologies news, Director Egon Durban sold 71,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $138.12, for a total value of $9,806,520.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 1,172,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $161,935,755.36. This represents a 5.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 42.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Dell Technologies

Here are the key news stories impacting Dell Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and raised FY‑2027 guidance: Dell reported Q4 EPS and revenue above consensus and issued FY‑2027 revenue and EPS guidance well above street expectations, which investors see as evidence the company is capitalizing on AI demand. Article Link
• Positive Sentiment: Massive AI-server opportunity: Management projects roughly $50 billion in AI server revenue for the fiscal year and highlighted a record backlog (~$43B), signaling continued strong enterprise demand for AI infrastructure. Article Link
• Positive Sentiment: AI revenue surge this quarter: Dell disclosed AI‑optimized server revenue jumped materially year-over-year (near ~$9B for the quarter, +300%+ ranges reported), showing the business already contributing significant top-line growth. Article Link
• Positive Sentiment: Record annual results & shareholder actions: Dell posted record full‑year revenue and signaled durability in its data‑center franchise; the company also boosted its dividend, which supports investor confidence. Article Link
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism: Multiple firms raised price targets and kept/raised ratings after the print (examples include Barclays, Raymond James, Mizuho), reinforcing the buy-side narrative around Dell’s AI momentum. Article Link
• Neutral Sentiment: Supply‑chain / cost note: Management acknowledged memory cost pressures and supply dynamics, but said Dell has largely managed shortages — a potential margin headwind if component costs rise further. Article Link
• Negative Sentiment: Not all analysts are uniformly bullish: some firms (e.g., Morgan Stanley) remain cautious and maintain underweight ratings with lower targets, reminding investors there is still debate on valuation and sustainability. Article Link

Dell Technologies Company Profile

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.