Centaurus Financial Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

Centaurus Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 112.5% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 16,671 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,827 shares during the period. Centaurus Financial Inc.’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $2,363,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Dell Technologies by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,085,610 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,265,237,000 after acquiring an additional 964,080 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 2.5% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 14,450,258 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,048,613,000 after purchasing an additional 350,941 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners grew its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 15.0% in the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 5,904,843 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $725,586,000 after purchasing an additional 771,966 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 82.3% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,855,154 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $688,315,000 after purchasing an additional 2,191,317 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Dell Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $528,279,000. 76.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Dell Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of DELL opened at $149.18 on Thursday. Dell Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $66.25 and a fifty-two week high of $168.08. The company has a market capitalization of $98.86 billion, a PE ratio of 17.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 0.97. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $127.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of $133.38.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The technology company reported $3.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.53 by $0.36. The business had revenue of $33.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $31.60 billion. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 236.90% and a net margin of 5.23%.The business’s revenue was up 39.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.68 earnings per share. 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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Dell Technologies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 21st will be issued a $0.63 dividend. This is a positive change from Dell Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 21st. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.90%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on DELL shares. Daiwa Securities Group upped their target price on Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. 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. Wall Street Zen raised Dell Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Dell Technologies from $186.00 to $167.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Dell Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $163.28.

Key Stories Impacting Dell Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Dell projects about $50 billion in AI revenue for fiscal 2027 (more than 100% YoY growth), reinforcing its positioning in AI infrastructure and supporting longer‑term revenue upside. Dell Stock Soars 30% In a Month: Is More Upside Coming in 2026?
• Positive Sentiment: Dell is expanding its AI Factory and adding agentic AI/data platform features for enterprise customers, which could drive higher‑margin services and recurring revenue. Dell expands AI Factory with new data platform, infrastructure and agentic AI features
• Positive Sentiment: Dell’s hardware is being embedded in partner offerings (e.g., Cognizant’s AI Factory is powered by Dell + NVIDIA infrastructure), extending Dell’s TAM via partner ecosystems. Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Announces the Launch of Cognizant AI Factory
• Positive Sentiment: Industry writeups highlight Dell as a core Big Data/AI infrastructure play alongside NVIDIA, underscoring investor interest in exposure to the AI/server market. Top Big Data Stocks for Smart Investors in a Data-Driven World
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and media are debating whether recent gains already price in Dell’s growth (valuation/returns analysis), which contributes to mixed near‑term sentiment. Has The Dell Technologies (DELL) Rally Left Its Valuation Story Behind?
• Negative Sentiment: Dell cut roughly 11,000 employees (≈10% headcount) in FY2026 — the third consecutive year of ~10% reductions — which signals cost discipline but raises execution and demand concerns. Dell workforce shrinks by 10% for third consecutive year
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple outlets tie the workforce reductions to a restructuring that has already pressured the stock (investors may be taking profits after the rally). Dell Stock Falls on Workforce Reduction Update
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of insider selling and ongoing headcount trimming add to near‑term selling pressure and investor caution. Insider Selling: CRWV, DELL & FANG See +$100M in 2026 Sales

Insider Activity

In other news, Director V (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 510,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.83, for a total transaction of $74,883,300.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Jennifer D. Saavedra sold 10,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.00, for a total transaction of $1,479,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 252,715 shares in the company, valued at $36,643,675. This represents a 3.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 1,174,964 shares of company stock valued at $173,923,497 in the last 90 days. 42.00% of the stock is currently owned by 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.