Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL Shares Bought by Board of the Pension Protection Fund

Board of the Pension Protection Fund grew its position in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 91.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,100 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,300 shares during the quarter. Board of the Pension Protection Fund’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $1,397,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of DELL. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. raised its stake in Dell Technologies by 3.6% in the third quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 1,829 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $259,000 after buying an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 5,563 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $789,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 35.8% in the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 296 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 21,631 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,067,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC raised its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 3,559 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $504,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. 76.37% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Dell Technologies News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Renewed AI infrastructure momentum — Coverage highlights large enterprise AI orders/backlog and new AI product pushes (including announcements around GTC with NVIDIA) that support a multi‑year growth story for AI servers and services. This is the main catalyst behind investor enthusiasm. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Strong underlying results and guidance — Analysts and reports point to Dell’s record FY revenue, large AI-optimized server backlog, raised capital return (dividend hike and added buyback authorization) and management’s FY27 AI revenue target (~$50B), which underpin bullish analyst views and higher price targets. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: High‑profile bullish commentary — Jim Cramer publicly called DELL a buy, adding to retail interest and positive sentiment around the company’s positioning in enterprise AI. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed execution narrative — Dell is simultaneously reshaping costs (facility consolidation, hiring limits) and investing in AI voice/infrastructure partnerships; near‑term efficiency moves may help margins but create execution and timing uncertainty. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling — Filings show large share sales by director entities (IV (GP) L.L.C. and V (GP) L.L.C.) totaling many millions of dollars of stock sold in mid‑March, which investors often view as a negative signal on near‑term insider conviction. SEC Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Workforce reductions called out in multiple reports — Dell trimmed roughly 10% of its workforce (reported ~11,000 roles) as part of multi‑year cost actions; while this can boost near‑term margins, it signals persistent cost pressures and restructuring risk. Article Title

Insider Buying and Selling 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 dated Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.83, for a total transaction of $74,883,300.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Ellen Jamison Kullman sold 150,346 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $145.13, for a total value of $21,819,714.98. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 65,662 shares in the company, valued at $9,529,526.06. This trade represents a 69.60% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 1,512,388 shares of company stock valued at $225,864,078. Company insiders own 42.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on DELL shares. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 price target on shares of Dell Technologies in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $101.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $172.00 to $167.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $165.00 target price on the stock. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Dell Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $163.28.

Dell Technologies Trading Up 5.1%

Shares of NYSE DELL opened at $156.84 on Friday. Dell Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $66.25 and a twelve month high of $168.08. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $127.79 and a two-hundred day moving average of $133.54. The stock has a market cap of $103.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.99, a P/E/G ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 0.97.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The technology company reported $3.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.53 by $0.36. The business had revenue of $33.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $31.60 billion. Dell Technologies had a net margin of 5.23% and a negative return on equity of 236.90%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 39.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $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, research analysts predict that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Dell Technologies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 21st will be given a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 21st. This is an increase from Dell Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. Dell Technologies’s payout ratio is 24.08%.

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.