Diversified Trust Co. Increases Position in Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

Diversified Trust Co. increased its holdings in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 67.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 11,100 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,453 shares during the quarter. Diversified Trust Co.’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $1,397,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of DELL. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Dell Technologies by 42.7% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,011 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $347,000 after purchasing an additional 901 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Dell Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $328,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 4.0% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 31,163 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,821,000 after buying an additional 1,201 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 0.5% in the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,097,849 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $257,196,000 after buying an additional 10,709 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 33.2% in the second quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,296 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $527,000 after buying an additional 1,071 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.37% of the company’s stock.

Key Dell Technologies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Bank of America raised its price target to $172 and several brokerages (Bernstein, Mizuho, Daiwa) have reiterated/upgraded coverage, reinforcing buy-side conviction. Bank of America Boosts Dell Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Macro/AI momentum and analyst notes pointing to strong enterprise AI/server demand have driven renewed investor interest in Dell as a primary beneficiary of AI infrastructure spending. Dell Hasn’t Given Up on AI PCs
• Positive Sentiment: Product catalysts: Dell unveiled a refreshed commercial PC lineup (sleeker, AI-capable designs) and expanded cybersecurity/resilience offerings for AI deployments — moves that support near‑term revenue and enterprise wallet share. Dell Reimagines Commercial PCs
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend raise: Dell increased its quarterly dividend to $0.63 (annualized $2.52), signaling cash-return discipline that can attract income‑oriented investors. Dividend Increase Coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional interest: Large buys and position increases from funds (e.g., Norges Bank, Wellington, Invesco) suggest sustained institutional allocation to Dell. Institutional Holdings Summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market and sector dynamics — easing memory pressures, renewed CPU demand and a favorable tape for defensive tech names — are helping server/PC stocks generally, including Dell. MarketWatch: Server Makers Move
• Neutral Sentiment: Competitive context: Competitors like HP are also pushing AI‑PC strategies; this validates demand but increases execution/market‑share competition. HP AI-PC Positioning
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider selling: Multiple filings show significant disposals (William F. Scannell, Director V (Gp) L.L.C., CAO Richard Sharp and others) in recent days — high dollar insider sales can create investor caution even if not linked to company fundamentals. William F. Scannell Sale
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation/execution caution: A contrarian analysis warns that a large AI backlog doesn’t eliminate execution risk and that valuation could be vulnerable if demand or margins disappoint. Contrarian Seeking Alpha Piece

Dell Technologies Trading Up 4.1%

Shares of NYSE DELL opened at $184.11 on Thursday. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $66.25 and a 12-month high of $184.86. The company has a market cap of $118.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 0.97. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $131.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $134.93.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last issued 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 firm had revenue of $33.38 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 was up 39.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.68 EPS. 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, equities analysts forecast that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Dell Technologies Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 21st will be issued a $0.63 dividend. This is a boost from Dell Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 21st. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 24.08%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced 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. Citic Securities upped their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $165.00 price target on the stock. Barclays lifted their price target on Dell Technologies from $148.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 price objective on shares of Dell Technologies in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $164.22.

Insider Transactions at Dell Technologies

In other Dell Technologies news, CAO Richard Troy Sharp sold 1,538 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.26, for a total transaction of $229,561.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 8,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,198,557.80. The trade was a 16.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director V (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 459,999 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.25, for a total transaction of $74,634,837.75. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 2,595,522 shares of company stock worth $403,091,708 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 42.00% of the company’s stock.

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.