Brokerages Set Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) Target Price at $161.26

Shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-five research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and eighteen have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $161.2632.

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Evercore ISI set a $180.00 price target on Dell Technologies and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Dell Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $175.00 to $165.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th.

Dell Technologies Price Performance

Shares of DELL opened at $114.39 on Wednesday. Dell Technologies has a one year low of $66.25 and a one year high of $168.08. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $126.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $133.27. The company has a market capitalization of $75.81 billion, a PE ratio of 15.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.03.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The technology company reported $2.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $27.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $27.26 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.15 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Analysts anticipate that Dell Technologies will post 6.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Dell Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 20th were paid a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 20th. Dell Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 28.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Dell Technologies news, Director Egon Durban sold 71,000 shares of the firm’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 sale, the director owned 1,172,428 shares in the company, valued at approximately $161,935,755.36. This trade represents a 5.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 42.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Dell Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Dell Technologies by 84.7% in the second quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 218 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Dell Technologies during the second quarter worth $28,000. NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 96.9% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 254 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the period. Finally, Johnson Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 66.2% in the 2nd quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 251 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.37% 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.