World Investment Advisors Grows Stake in Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

World Investment Advisors raised its position in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 103.6% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 24,800 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,621 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $4,070,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Campbell Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Dell Technologies by 34.0% in the 4th quarter. Campbell Capital Management Inc. now owns 80,189 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $10,094,000 after acquiring an additional 20,362 shares during the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its position in Dell Technologies by 10.5% during the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 80,686 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $10,157,000 after acquiring an additional 7,642 shares during the period. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund purchased a new stake in Dell Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at about $23,332,000. Tectonic Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Dell Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at about $5,620,000. Finally, B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG raised its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 156.2% in the third quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG now owns 119,263 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $16,908,000 after purchasing an additional 72,712 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.37% of the company’s stock.

Dell Technologies Price Performance

NYSE:DELL opened at $394.29 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $332.26 and a 200-day moving average price of $208.59. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $110.22 and a 1-year high of $469.47. The firm has a market cap of $255.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.31.

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

Dell Technologies Announces Dividend

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

Key Stories Impacting Dell Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Dell’s Infrastructure Solutions Group is still benefiting from surging AI server demand, with a $51.3 billion backlog and an ongoing infrastructure refresh cycle supporting the company’s fiscal 2027 outlook. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Dell is also seeing international manufacturing and local AI demand tailwinds, with reports that most servers are now made in India as demand rises in that market. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage from Dell Technologies World highlighted the company’s Microsoft partnership and hybrid-cloud positioning, reinforcing the long-term AI and enterprise infrastructure narrative. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Some commentary says Dell has run up too far, too fast, suggesting the stock may be vulnerable after its sharp rally. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Several pieces point to profit-taking and a downgrade, with analysts warning that Dell’s valuation may be stretched and that investors may want to lock in gains. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Dell shares also fell as AI-linked stocks sold off broadly on fears that chip demand tied to the AI boom could be cooling, which weighed on the stock despite its business-specific strength. Article Title

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Bank of America lifted their target price on Dell Technologies from $280.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $280.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $270.00 to $505.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Argus upped their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $200.00 to $460.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Dell Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Dell Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $490.38.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Silver Lake Partners Iv, L.P. sold 189,805 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $457.99, for a total value of $86,928,791.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 24,287 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,123,203.13. This represents a 88.66% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, COO Jeffrey W. Clarke sold 116,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned 1,687,414 shares in the company, valued at $307,919,306.72. This represents a 6.43% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 3,901,953 shares of company stock worth $1,403,598,971 in the last 90 days. 41.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.