Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL Shares Sold by IFP Advisors Inc

IFP Advisors Inc lowered its holdings in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 80.0% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,651 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 10,615 shares during the quarter. IFP Advisors Inc’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $382,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 42.7% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,011 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $347,000 after purchasing an additional 901 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Dell Technologies during the second quarter worth about $328,000. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in Dell Technologies by 4.0% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 31,163 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,821,000 after buying an additional 1,201 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Dell Technologies by 0.5% during the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,097,849 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $257,196,000 after buying an additional 10,709 shares during the period. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Dell Technologies by 33.2% in the second quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,296 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $527,000 after buying an additional 1,071 shares in the last quarter. 76.37% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Dell Technologies

In related news, Director V (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 510,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.83, for a total value of $74,883,300.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Ellen Jamison Kullman sold 150,346 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $145.13, for a total transaction of $21,819,714.98. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 65,662 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,529,526.06. The trade was a 69.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 2,595,522 shares of company stock valued at $403,091,708. Insiders own 42.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on DELL. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $165.00 price target for the company. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Dell Technologies from $101.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Wall Street Zen raised Dell Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 21st. Daiwa Securities Group boosted their target price on Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price target on Dell Technologies from $165.00 to $160.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Dell Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $164.22.

Dell Technologies Stock Up 4.1%

Shares of Dell Technologies stock opened at $184.11 on Thursday. Dell Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $66.25 and a fifty-two week high of $184.86. The business’s fifty day moving average is $131.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $134.93. The firm has a market cap of $118.89 billion, a PE ratio of 21.11, a P/E/G ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 0.97.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The technology company reported $3.89 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.53 by $0.36. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 236.90% and a net margin of 5.23%.The business had revenue of $33.38 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $31.60 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.68 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 39.5% on a year-over-year basis. Dell Technologies has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 2.900-2.900 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 12.900-12.900 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.93 EPS for the current year.

Dell Technologies Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.63 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 21st. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. This is an increase from Dell Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 24.08%.

Key Stories Impacting Dell Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Bank of America raised its price target to $172 and several brokerages (Bernstein, Mizuho, Daiwa) have reiterated/upgraded coverage, reinforcing buy-side conviction. Bank of America Boosts Dell Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Macro/AI momentum and analyst notes pointing to strong enterprise AI/server demand have driven renewed investor interest in Dell as a primary beneficiary of AI infrastructure spending. Dell Hasn’t Given Up on AI PCs
• Positive Sentiment: Product catalysts: Dell unveiled a refreshed commercial PC lineup (sleeker, AI-capable designs) and expanded cybersecurity/resilience offerings for AI deployments — moves that support near‑term revenue and enterprise wallet share. Dell Reimagines Commercial PCs
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend raise: Dell increased its quarterly dividend to $0.63 (annualized $2.52), signaling cash-return discipline that can attract income‑oriented investors. Dividend Increase Coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional interest: Large buys and position increases from funds (e.g., Norges Bank, Wellington, Invesco) suggest sustained institutional allocation to Dell. Institutional Holdings Summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market and sector dynamics — easing memory pressures, renewed CPU demand and a favorable tape for defensive tech names — are helping server/PC stocks generally, including Dell. MarketWatch: Server Makers Move
• Neutral Sentiment: Competitive context: Competitors like HP are also pushing AI‑PC strategies; this validates demand but increases execution/market‑share competition. HP AI-PC Positioning
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider selling: Multiple filings show significant disposals (William F. Scannell, Director V (Gp) L.L.C., CAO Richard Sharp and others) in recent days — high dollar insider sales can create investor caution even if not linked to company fundamentals. William F. Scannell Sale
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation/execution caution: A contrarian analysis warns that a large AI backlog doesn’t eliminate execution risk and that valuation could be vulnerable if demand or margins disappoint. Contrarian Seeking Alpha Piece

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.