1,344 Shares in Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL Acquired by Valmark Advisers Inc.

Valmark Advisers Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 1,344 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $221,000.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Campbell Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 34.0% in the fourth quarter. Campbell Capital Management Inc. now owns 80,189 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $10,094,000 after buying an additional 20,362 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 10.5% during the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 80,686 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $10,157,000 after acquiring an additional 7,642 shares in the last quarter. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund purchased a new position in Dell Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $23,332,000. Tectonic Advisors LLC bought a new position in Dell Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $5,620,000. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its position in Dell Technologies by 437.4% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 775,652 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $98,578,000 after acquiring an additional 631,315 shares in the last quarter. 76.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on DELL shares. CLSA raised Dell Technologies to an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Susquehanna set a $289.00 price objective on Dell Technologies and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Zacks Research raised Dell Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. UBS Group set a $700.00 price target on shares of Dell Technologies in a report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $280.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $492.76.

Dell Technologies Stock Down 9.9%

Dell Technologies stock opened at $412.17 on Thursday. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $110.22 and a 52-week high of $469.47. The company has a market cap of $267.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.74, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.31. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $366.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $225.64.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 28th. The technology company reported $4.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.96 by $1.90. The firm 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 quarterly revenue was up 87.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Research analysts anticipate that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 17.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dell Technologies Dividend Announcement

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

Key Dell Technologies News

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

• Negative Sentiment: AI hardware stocks sold off broadly, with commentary pointing to fears that the memory cycle may be peaking and that demand expectations for AI infrastructure may be too optimistic after a big run-up. TipRanks article on Dell stock tanks 14%
• Negative Sentiment: Reports also highlighted AI infrastructure overcapacity concerns, suggesting traders are reassessing whether Dell’s AI server growth story has already been fully priced in. Blockonomi article on AI infrastructure overcapacity concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling added to the weak sentiment, including a recent disclosure that a Silver Lake-related director sold 34,869 shares, reinforcing profit-taking concerns after Dell’s powerful rally. SEC filing for Dell insider sale
• Negative Sentiment: Market coverage noted that Dell’s decline was larger than the broader market’s move, signaling that investors are rotating out of the name after a steep year-to-date advance. Zacks article on Dell bigger fall than the market

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Spv-2 L.P. Sl sold 59,492 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $453.54, for a total value of $26,982,001.68. Following the transaction, the director owned 89,222 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $40,465,745.88. This trade represents a 40.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Silver Lake Partners Iv, L.P. sold 68,706 shares of Dell Technologies stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $453.54, for a total value of $31,160,919.24. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 67,990 shares in the company, valued at approximately $30,836,184.60. The trade was a 50.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 3,434,758 shares of company stock worth $1,448,870,683. Corporate insiders own 41.50% 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.