World Investment Advisors Increases Holdings in Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

World Investment Advisors grew its stake in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 18.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,179 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,874 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $1,533,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC bought a new position in Dell Technologies in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Rossby Financial LCC increased its stake in Dell Technologies by 968.4% during the 4th quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 203 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares in the last quarter. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new position in Dell Technologies in the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Navalign LLC purchased a new position in Dell Technologies in the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, WealthCollab LLC lifted its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 82.0% in the second quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 253 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. 76.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Dell Technologies News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Dell’s AI server and rack-scale infrastructure business continues to gain traction, with reports of major shipments and strong demand supporting the growth narrative.
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary continues to view Dell as a top AI and enterprise infrastructure play, reinforcing investor interest in the stock.
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage noting Michael Dell’s rising wealth underscores how strongly the shares have performed and helped keep sentiment upbeat.
• Neutral Sentiment: Dell’s newly announced quarterly dividend supports the stock’s income profile, but it is not the main driver of the move.
• Negative Sentiment: Recent insider selling by executives and directors may create some near-term caution around valuation and sentiment.
• Negative Sentiment: Some investors are questioning whether Dell’s premium valuation leaves less room for upside after a sharp run.

Dell Technologies Stock Up 0.1%

DELL opened at $410.00 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $264.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.57, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.30. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $288.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $188.62. Dell Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $110.22 and a twelve month high of $469.47.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The technology company reported $4.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $43.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $35.74 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.55 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 87.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, analysts expect that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 17.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Dell Technologies Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently weighed in on DELL. UBS Group set a $700.00 price target on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Friday, May 29th. HSBC raised Dell Technologies to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Bank of America increased their target price on Dell Technologies from $280.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Dell Technologies from $167.00 to $497.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Citic Securities upped their price target on Dell Technologies from $160.00 to $505.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $475.76.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Dell Technologies news, Director Silver Lake Partners Iv, L.P. sold 39,537 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $403.12, for a total value of $15,938,155.44. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 69,916 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $28,184,537.92. This trade represents a 36.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Silver Lake Partners V. De (Aiv sold 20,095 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $403.12, for a total value of $8,100,696.40. Following the sale, the director owned 50,381 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,309,588.72. This represents a 28.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 4,476,318 shares of company stock valued at $1,490,167,546 over the last ninety days. 41.50% of the stock is 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.