Citizens National Bank Trust Department Decreases Stake in Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

Citizens National Bank Trust Department lessened its stake in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 7.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 20,759 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 1,765 shares during the quarter. Citizens National Bank Trust Department’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $3,407,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,441,451 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,957,850,000 after acquiring an additional 1,355,841 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Dell Technologies by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 14,715,998 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,852,450,000 after acquiring an additional 265,740 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,478,732 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $939,808,000 after purchasing an additional 108,011 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 50.4% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,301,008 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $919,051,000 after purchasing an additional 2,445,854 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG raised its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 24.6% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 5,517,070 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $694,489,000 after purchasing an additional 1,090,336 shares during the last quarter. 76.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have weighed in on DELL shares. Barclays downgraded Dell Technologies from an “overweight” rating to a “reduce” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $435.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Zacks Research raised shares of Dell Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Susquehanna set a $289.00 price objective on shares of Dell Technologies and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada assumed coverage on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Friday, May 29th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. 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 given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Dell Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $492.76.

Dell Technologies Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of DELL opened at $435.14 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $282.02 billion, a PE ratio of 34.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.31. The company’s fifty day moving average is $354.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $219.22. Dell Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $110.22 and a fifty-two week high of $469.47.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 28th. The technology company reported $4.86 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.96 by $1.90. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 366.90% and a net margin of 6.28%.The business had revenue of $43.84 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.74 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.55 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 17.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Dell Technologies Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Dell Technologies

In other news, Director Spv-2 L.P. Sl sold 175,901 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $457.99, for a total value of $80,560,898.99. Following the transaction, the director owned 36,659 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,789,455.41. This trade represents a 82.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director V (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 458,666 shares of Dell Technologies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.24, for a total transaction of $81,293,961.84. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 4,228,357 shares of company stock worth $1,544,916,338. 41.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Dell Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism around Dell’s AI infrastructure business remains a key driver, with Evercore’s higher price target reinforcing expectations for continued growth in server demand.
• Positive Sentiment: Media coverage continues to frame DELL as a major AI beneficiary, supported by strong fundamentals, growing share gains, and expanded partnerships.
• Positive Sentiment: President Trump’s public endorsement of Dell products has increased visibility and added momentum to the stock, even though investors appear more focused on the underlying business strength.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several Silver Lake-related insiders sold shares this week, which may attract attention but does not necessarily change Dell’s operating outlook.
• Neutral Sentiment: Articles comparing Dell with peers like Super Micro and Lenovo highlight broader AI and PC industry trends, but these stories are more about sector positioning than a direct change in Dell’s fundamentals.

Dell Technologies 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.