Daiwa Securities Group Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) Stock

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) had its price target boosted by equities research analysts at Daiwa Securities Group from $150.00 to $170.00 in a research report issued on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage presently has an “outperform” rating on the technology company’s stock. Daiwa Securities Group’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 16.13% from the stock’s previous close.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Dell Technologies from $101.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $186.00 to $167.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Dbs Bank upgraded shares of Dell Technologies to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Dell Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Citic Securities increased their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $163.28.

Dell Technologies Stock Performance

Dell Technologies stock opened at $146.39 on Friday. Dell Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $66.25 and a fifty-two week high of $168.08. The stock has a market cap of $97.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.79, a PEG ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 0.97. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $123.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $132.26.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The technology company reported $3.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.53 by $0.36. The company had revenue of $33.38 billion during 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 quarterly revenue was up 39.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $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. Sell-side analysts predict that Dell Technologies will post 6.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Dell Technologies news, Director V (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 4,417 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.75, for a total transaction of $648,194.75. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Egon Durban sold 71,000 shares of Dell Technologies stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at approximately $161,935,755.36. This represents a 5.71% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,085,418 shares of company stock valued at $160,431,302. Company insiders own 42.00% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dell Technologies

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of DELL. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,441,451 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,957,850,000 after purchasing an additional 1,355,841 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its position in Dell Technologies by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 14,715,998 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,852,450,000 after buying an additional 265,740 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Dell Technologies by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,478,732 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $939,808,000 after acquiring an additional 108,011 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Dell Technologies by 50.4% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,301,008 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $919,051,000 after acquiring an additional 2,445,854 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners increased its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 15.0% in the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 5,904,843 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $725,586,000 after acquiring an additional 771,966 shares during the period. 76.37% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Dell Technologies News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Record quarter and AI demand — Dell reported record revenue and earnings driven by robust AI server demand, raised its dividend and expanded its buyback program, and highlighted new AI-focused products and partnerships (positive catalysts for revenue, margins and capital returns). Dell Earnings Highlight AI Server Growth
• Positive Sentiment: AI server backlog and ISG momentum — Dell’s Infrastructure Solutions Group posted record revenues with a large backlog (~$43B) and management projects roughly $50B in AI-related revenue for FY27, supporting forward revenue visibility. ISG Revenue Growth Strengthens
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and momentum coverage — Daiwa raised its price target to $170 and kept an outperform rating, while multiple outlets (Zacks, Yahoo, MarketBeat) highlight Dell as a momentum/value play after the beat and strong cash generation. These note higher upside and institutional support. Daiwa PT Raise
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation/price momentum — Coverage points out a recent sharp share rally (strong weekly/monthly gains), prompting re‑assessments of valuation and whether upside is already priced in; this is informational but increases sensitivity to near-term data. Assessing Valuation After Surge
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry positioning — Dell is featured in data-center/AI market reports as a leader alongside Broadcom and HPE, confirming strategic positioning but not changing near-term fundamentals by itself. Data Center Solutions Report
• Negative Sentiment: Insider/director selling — SEC filings show large director sales on March 2 (hundreds of thousands of shares sold), which can sap sentiment and trigger near-term selling pressure even when results are strong. SEC Filing – Director Sale

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.