Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirty-two analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, twenty have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $490.3810.

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Loop Capital lifted their price target on Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Mizuho boosted their target price on Dell Technologies from $435.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Citic Securities boosted their target price on Dell Technologies from $160.00 to $505.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Weiss Ratings raised Dell Technologies from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Guggenheim raised Dell Technologies to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st.

Key Headlines Impacting Dell Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Dell is still being viewed as a major AI infrastructure winner, with reports pointing to strong demand for AI servers, a record AI backlog, and favorable commentary from analysts who remain constructive on the stock. Goldman Sachs Raises Price Target on Dell Technologies Following Strong AI Server Demand
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street remains generally bullish, with multiple firms raising price targets after Dell’s strong earnings and management’s upbeat outlook for AI-driven growth. Dell Technologies Inc. Stock Forecast
• Positive Sentiment: Shareholders approved moving Dell’s legal home from Delaware to Texas, a symbolic win for Michael Dell and a move management says better reflects the company’s roots and business identity. Dell shareholders approve legal move from Delaware to Texas
• Neutral Sentiment: Dell is drawing extra investor attention ahead of earnings and after a big rally, but several of the recent articles are mostly momentum and interest pieces rather than new fundamental updates. Dell Technologies is Attracting Investor Attention
• Neutral Sentiment: A director sold shares under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, which is routine but can still add a little pressure to sentiment. Director Lynn Vojvodich Radakovich stock sale
• Negative Sentiment: The stock also faced selling pressure after a brokerage downgrade raised valuation concerns and worried that some of Dell’s AI-related upside may already be priced in. Dell Shares Tumble Following Analyst Downgrade to Hold
• Negative Sentiment: Broader commentary about rising memory-chip costs and hardware margin pressure has also weighed on Dell shares, since higher component prices could squeeze profitability across the PC and server businesses. Apple hikes prices as memory chip costs skyrocket

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Silver Lake Partners Iv, L.P. sold 189,805 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $457.99, for a total transaction of $86,928,791.95. Following the transaction, the director owned 24,287 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,123,203.13. This represents a 88.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, COO Jeffrey W. Clarke sold 116,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.48, for a total value of $21,167,680.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 1,687,414 shares in the company, valued at $307,919,306.72. This represents a 6.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 3,885,274 shares of company stock worth $1,396,987,916. 41.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Sapient Capital LLC acquired a new position in Dell Technologies during the first quarter worth $264,000. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Dell Technologies by 8.8% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 6,973 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,145,000 after purchasing an additional 564 shares during the last quarter. Asset Dedication LLC grew its holdings in Dell Technologies by 1.7% in the first quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 4,291 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $704,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Groupama Asset Managment grew its holdings in Dell Technologies by 2.6% in the first quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 2,902 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $476,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC acquired a new stake in Dell Technologies in the first quarter valued at $5,930,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.37% of the company’s stock.

Dell Technologies Stock Down 3.5%

DELL stock opened at $394.93 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $255.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.37, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.30. Dell Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $110.22 and a fifty-two week high of $469.47. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $311.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $198.45.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The technology company reported $4.86 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.96 by $1.90. The company had revenue of $43.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.74 billion. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 366.90% and a net margin of 6.28%.The firm’s revenue was up 87.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.55 earnings per share. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Dell Technologies will post 17.74 EPS for the current year.

Dell Technologies Dividend Announcement

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

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.