Dakota Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 8,289 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,043,000.
Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Stephens Consulting LLC boosted its stake in Dell Technologies by 49.3% during the fourth quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 3,030 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $381,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its stake in Dell Technologies by 8.0% in the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 2,096 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $264,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI raised its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI now owns 20,512 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,582,000 after purchasing an additional 364 shares during the period. Olistico Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 13.1% during the fourth quarter. Olistico Wealth LLC now owns 3,507 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $441,000 after purchasing an additional 407 shares during the period. Finally, SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 22.9% during the 4th quarter. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,041 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $245,000 after purchasing an additional 380 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.37% of the company’s stock.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CAO Richard Troy Sharp sold 1,538 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.26, for a total value of $229,561.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 8,030 shares in the company, valued at $1,198,557.80. This represents a 16.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CMO Jane Tunnell sold 28,529 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $152.51, for a total transaction of $4,350,957.79. Following the transaction, the chief marketing officer directly owned 53,373 shares in the company, valued at $8,139,916.23. The trade was a 34.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 2,595,522 shares of company stock worth $403,091,708 in the last three months. 42.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Key Stories Impacting Dell Technologies
- Positive Sentiment: Strong AI/server demand and renewed analyst attention are supporting revenue expectations and sentiment; several industry notes highlight Dell as a primary AI infrastructure beneficiary. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Product catalysts — Dell unveiled refreshed commercial PCs and peripherals built for on‑device AI and enterprise security, which can help near‑term commercial refresh cycles. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Partnerships for AI capacity — deals to deploy GPU clusters (e.g., with HIVE) bolster Dell’s exposure to large enterprise and cloud AI workloads. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Dividend raise signals cash‑return discipline (quarterly dividend raised to $0.63), which may attract yield‑oriented investors and reduce downside volatility. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Recent earnings beat and raised guidance underpin the bullish narrative: revenue and EPS topped expectations in late February, providing a solid fundamental backdrop. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Sector dynamics — broader enterprise spending on servers and easing memory headwinds help Dell, but competitors (HP, Super Micro, others) are also pushing AI‑PC and server plays. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Options and trading flows show bullish retail/institutional tilt in recent coverage, which can amplify moves in either direction as news arrives. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling has accelerated (large block sales disclosed recently), a near‑term psychological headwind that can trigger selling pressure despite corporate performance. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation and execution concerns: some contrarian analysis warns that backlog and AI demand don’t eliminate execution risk — a disappointment in order conversion or margins could pressure the richly rerated stock. Read More.
Dell Technologies Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE DELL opened at $172.07 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $111.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.73, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 0.96. Dell Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $66.25 and a fifty-two week high of $186.39. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $134.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $135.73.
Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL – Get Free Report) 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. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 236.90% and a net margin of 5.23%.The firm had revenue of $33.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $31.60 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.68 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 39.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.93 EPS for the current year.
Dell Technologies Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 21st will be given a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 21st. This is an increase from Dell Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. Dell Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 24.08%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Mizuho boosted their target price on Dell Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Daiwa Securities Group increased their price target on Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Wall Street Zen raised Dell Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Dell Technologies in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $165.00 price objective for the company. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Dell Technologies from $170.00 to $155.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Seventeen 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Dell Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $164.22.
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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.
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