Private Advisor Group LLC Sells 32,923 Shares of Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

Private Advisor Group LLC trimmed its holdings in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 32.4% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 68,667 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 32,923 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $9,735,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank bought a new position in Dell Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $528,279,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 628.5% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,374,078 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $168,462,000 after acquiring an additional 1,185,454 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,085,610 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $4,265,237,000 after purchasing an additional 964,080 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 37.1% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,203,732 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $392,802,000 after purchasing an additional 867,071 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Dell Technologies by 706.3% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 935,933 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $132,687,000 after purchasing an additional 819,851 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.37% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Dell Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Company fundamentals: Dell posted a sizable Q4 revenue and EPS beat driven by AI-server demand and a growing server backlog, which underpins optimism around a durable AI infrastructure ramp. What’s Behind The 60% Rally In Dell Stock?
• Positive Sentiment: Shareholder returns: Dell raised its quarterly dividend ~20%, boosting yield and signaling management confidence — a tangible catalyst for income-focused investors. As Dell Technologies Raises Its Dividend 20%, Should You Buy DELL Stock?
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst & institutional support: Several analysts have raised price targets and large mutual funds/institutions have increased positions, providing buying interest and higher target anchors. Mutual Funds Load Up On This Defense Name, Dell Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Product & market expansion: Dell is pushing into edge AI (new rugged PowerEdge XR9700), expanding alliances and making acquisitions to broaden AI/edge offerings — strategically important but with execution and margin timing to watch. Dell Pushes Into Edge AI As Valuation Lags Analyst Targets
• Neutral Sentiment: Media/idea coverage: Dell is being highlighted in investment idea rundowns (Zacks, IBD), which keeps the name on screens but doesn’t add a single decisive catalyst. Buy 5 AI-Powered Stocks That Surged Past Month and Still Have Upside
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider selling: Director Ellen Kullman sold ~150k shares (~$21.8M) and other insiders (including Jennifer Saavedra) also executed sales this week — sizable disposals that can weigh on near-term sentiment. Insider Sale Filing — Ellen Jamison Kullman
• Negative Sentiment: Margin concerns: Coverage points to rising DRAM/component prices and a richer AI-server mix that could compress hardware gross margins even as revenue grows — a primary reason for recent pullbacks. Inside Dell’s Exploding AI Business
• Negative Sentiment: Sell‑pressure narrative: Reports summarizing multiple recent insider sales and profit‑taking after the post‑earnings rally have amplified short-term downside risk. Quiver Quant — Insider & Hedge Fund Activity

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on DELL shares. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $186.00 to $167.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Dbs Bank raised shares of Dell Technologies to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Citic Securities lifted their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $101.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their target price on Dell Technologies from $165.00 to $160.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Sixteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $163.28.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Dell Technologies news, insider Jennifer D. Saavedra sold 10,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.00, for a total value of $1,479,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 252,715 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,643,675. This represents a 3.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Ellen Jamison Kullman sold 150,346 shares of the 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $9,529,526.06. This represents a 69.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 1,174,964 shares of company stock worth $173,923,497 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 42.00% of the company’s stock.

Dell Technologies Trading Up 2.6%

Shares of Dell Technologies stock opened at $147.47 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $124.25 and its 200 day moving average is $132.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $97.73 billion, a PE ratio of 16.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 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.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The technology company reported $3.89 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.53 by $0.36. The business had revenue of $33.38 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $31.60 billion. Dell Technologies had a net margin of 5.23% and a negative return on equity of 236.90%. The firm’s revenue was up 39.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.68 EPS. 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 anticipate that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Dell Technologies Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.63 per share. This is a positive change from Dell Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 21st. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.08%.

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.