Stokes Capital Advisors LLC Makes New $419,000 Investment in Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

Stokes Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,550 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $419,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bell Investment Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 19.3% during the first quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 322 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 21,631 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,067,000 after buying an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC increased its position in Dell Technologies by 18.6% during the 3rd quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 556 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $79,000 after buying an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Lindenwold Advisors INC raised its stake in Dell Technologies by 1.0% during the third quarter. Lindenwold Advisors INC now owns 9,185 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,302,000 after buying an additional 87 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TIAA Trust National Association raised its stake in Dell Technologies by 1.2% during the third quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 7,461 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,058,000 after buying an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. 76.37% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on DELL. Barclays cut Dell Technologies from an “overweight” rating to a “reduce” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. UBS Group set a $700.00 price objective on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada began coverage on shares of Dell Technologies in a research note on Friday, May 29th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Citigroup started coverage on shares of Dell Technologies in a report on Monday, June 1st. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Finally, Raymond James Financial cut shares of Dell Technologies from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Dell Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $490.38.

Dell Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE DELL opened at $409.54 on Friday. Dell Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $110.22 and a one year high of $469.47. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $307.11 and a 200 day moving average of $197.06. The company has a market capitalization of $265.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.53, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.30.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The technology company reported $4.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.96 by $1.90. The business had revenue of $43.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $35.74 billion. Dell Technologies had a net margin of 6.28% and a negative return on equity of 366.90%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 87.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.55 EPS. Dell Technologies has set its FY 2027 guidance at 17.900-17.900 EPS and its Q2 2027 guidance at 4.800-4.800 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 17.84 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Dell Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 21st will be given a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 21st. Dell Technologies’s payout ratio is 20.02%.

Key Dell Technologies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Dell continues to benefit from strong AI infrastructure demand, with recent coverage highlighting a record AI backlog, new NVIDIA-based server launches, and the company’s push deeper into rack-scale AI systems. Dell (DELL) Launches PowerEdge XE8812 To Push Deeper Into Rack Scale AI
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts and market commentators still view Dell as a leading AI infrastructure name, pointing to strong earnings, raised price targets, and continued upside potential from enterprise AI spending. Dell Benefits From Expanding AI Portfolio: Is the Stock a Must-Have?
• Positive Sentiment: Investor sentiment remains supported by Dell’s recent earnings beat and year-over-year revenue growth, which reinforced the idea that AI server demand is still driving the company’s results. Dell Technologies Stock (DELL) Opinions on Q1 Earnings Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Dell also announced a director share sale under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, which is routine but can still add some pressure on sentiment. Director Lynn Vojvodich Radakovich stock sale
• Negative Sentiment: GF Securities downgraded Dell to Hold, citing stretched valuation and potential market share risks ahead, and that downgrade appears to be a key reason the stock is falling today. Dell (DELL) Shares Tumble Over 5% Following Analyst Downgrade to Hold
• Negative Sentiment: Broader commentary that investors should favor chip stocks over hyperscalers until AI payback becomes clearer may also be weighing on sentiment around Dell’s valuation after its big rally. Melius Research: “Buy the chip dip, skip hyperscalers” until AI payoff becomes clear

Insider Buying and Selling at Dell Technologies

In other news, Director Silver Lake Partners V. De (Aiv sold 20,095 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $403.12, for a total value of $8,100,696.40. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 50,381 shares in the company, valued at $20,309,588.72. This trade represents a 28.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, General Counsel Richard J. Rothberg sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $410.00, for a total value of $8,200,000.00. Following the sale, the general counsel owned 142,415 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $58,390,150. This trade represents a 12.31% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 3,885,274 shares of company stock worth $1,396,987,916. 41.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.