Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) Stock Price Down 1.5% – Time to Sell?

Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL)’s share price was down 1.5% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $127.11 and last traded at $127.3490. Approximately 3,044,325 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 57% from the average daily volume of 7,118,735 shares. The stock had previously closed at $129.24.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently weighed in on DELL. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $175.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Citic Securities increased their price objective on Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Dell Technologies in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Sixteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $162.84.

Dell Technologies Trading Down 1.5%

The firm has a market cap of $84.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.98, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $138.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $133.67.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The technology company reported $2.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.47 by $0.12. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 234.84% and a net margin of 5.01%.The firm had revenue of $27.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $27.26 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.15 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Dell Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 20th. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.00%.

Insider Activity at Dell Technologies

In other news, Director Egon Durban sold 71,000 shares of the company’s 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 sale, the director owned 1,172,428 shares in the company, valued at $161,935,755.36. This represents a 5.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Iv (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 499,999 shares of Dell Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.48, for a total value of $80,739,838.52. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 2,287,379 shares of company stock worth $345,319,592 in the last 90 days. 42.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Dell Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DELL. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. boosted its position in Dell Technologies by 3.6% during the third quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 1,829 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $259,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 5,563 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $789,000 after buying an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Dell Technologies by 35.8% in the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 296 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the period. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. lifted its holdings in Dell Technologies by 0.4% during the third quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 21,631 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,067,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC grew its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 2.3% in the third quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 3,559 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $504,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.37% of the company’s stock.

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.