SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda bought a new stake in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL – Free Report) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 9,000 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,276,000.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of DELL. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Dell Technologies by 146.8% in the third quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 6,915 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $980,000 after acquiring an additional 4,113 shares during the period. United Capital Management of KS Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $728,000. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lifted its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 135.0% during the 3rd quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 20,531 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,911,000 after buying an additional 11,795 shares during the period. JT Stratford LLC grew its position in Dell Technologies by 16.1% in the third quarter. JT Stratford LLC now owns 23,523 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,335,000 after acquiring an additional 3,263 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Dell Technologies by 1.4% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 934,055 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $132,324,000 after acquiring an additional 13,060 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.37% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities research analysts have recently commented on DELL shares. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 target price on shares of Dell Technologies in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Dell Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Barclays boosted their target price on Dell Technologies from $148.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Mizuho raised their price target on Dell Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Bank of America increased their target price on Dell Technologies from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $163.28.
Insider Activity
In other Dell Technologies news, Director Egon Durban sold 71,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $138.12, for a total value of $9,806,520.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 1,172,428 shares in the company, valued at $161,935,755.36. This represents a 5.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director V (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 510,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.83, for a total value of $74,883,300.00. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,085,418 shares of company stock worth $160,431,302. Corporate insiders own 42.00% of the company’s stock.
Trending Headlines about Dell Technologies
Here are the key news stories impacting Dell Technologies this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Record quarter and AI demand — Dell reported record revenue and earnings driven by robust AI server demand, raised its dividend and expanded its buyback program, and highlighted new AI-focused products and partnerships (positive catalysts for revenue, margins and capital returns). Dell Earnings Highlight AI Server Growth
- Positive Sentiment: AI server backlog and ISG momentum — Dell’s Infrastructure Solutions Group posted record revenues with a large backlog (~$43B) and management projects roughly $50B in AI-related revenue for FY27, supporting forward revenue visibility. ISG Revenue Growth Strengthens
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and momentum coverage — Daiwa raised its price target to $170 and kept an outperform rating, while multiple outlets (Zacks, Yahoo, MarketBeat) highlight Dell as a momentum/value play after the beat and strong cash generation. These note higher upside and institutional support. Daiwa PT Raise
- Neutral Sentiment: Valuation/price momentum — Coverage points out a recent sharp share rally (strong weekly/monthly gains), prompting re‑assessments of valuation and whether upside is already priced in; this is informational but increases sensitivity to near-term data. Assessing Valuation After Surge
- Neutral Sentiment: Industry positioning — Dell is featured in data-center/AI market reports as a leader alongside Broadcom and HPE, confirming strategic positioning but not changing near-term fundamentals by itself. Data Center Solutions Report
- Negative Sentiment: Insider/director selling — SEC filings show large director sales on March 2 (hundreds of thousands of shares sold), which can sap sentiment and trigger near-term selling pressure even when results are strong. SEC Filing – Director Sale
Dell Technologies Trading Down 0.1%
Dell Technologies stock opened at $146.39 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $97.01 billion, a PE ratio of 16.79, a PEG ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 0.97. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $66.25 and a 1 year high of $168.08. The company’s 50-day moving average is $123.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $132.28.
Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The technology company reported $3.89 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.53 by $0.36. Dell Technologies had a net margin of 5.23% and a negative return on equity of 236.90%. The company had revenue of $33.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $31.60 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.68 EPS. Dell Technologies’s revenue was up 39.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Research analysts forecast that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.93 EPS for the current year.
Dell Technologies Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 21st will be given a dividend of $0.63 per share. This is a positive change from Dell Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 21st. Dell Technologies’s payout ratio is 24.08%.
Dell Technologies Company 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.
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