Dell Technologies Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NYSE:DELL)

Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Wednesday. Traders acquired 52,342 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 18% compared to the typical daily volume of 44,501 call options.

Insider Activity at Dell Technologies

In related news, CAO Richard Troy Sharp sold 1,538 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.26, for a total value of $229,561.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 8,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,198,557.80. The trade was a 16.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director V (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 382,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.81, for a total value of $67,541,420.00. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 3,571,688 shares of company stock worth $576,654,105 in the last three months. 42.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dell Technologies

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in Dell Technologies by 42.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,011 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $347,000 after acquiring an additional 901 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Dell Technologies during the second quarter valued at about $328,000. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new position in Dell Technologies in the second quarter worth about $809,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL boosted its position in Dell Technologies by 30.2% during the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 6,680 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $819,000 after acquiring an additional 1,550 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 147.2% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 58,009 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $7,112,000 after acquiring an additional 34,538 shares in the last quarter. 76.37% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Dell Technologies Trading Up 9.5%

DELL stock traded up $20.50 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $236.82. The company had a trading volume of 5,831,648 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,034,715. The stock has a market cap of $152.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.19, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.99. Dell Technologies has a 52 week low of $92.88 and a 52 week high of $236.47. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $171.01 and its 200 day moving average price is $144.85.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last issued its 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $31.60 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.68 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. Analysts predict that Dell Technologies will post 11.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Dell Technologies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 21st were paid a $0.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 21st. This is a boost from Dell Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Dell Technologies’s payout ratio is 28.90%.

Key Stories Impacting Dell Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho raised its price target on DELL from $215 to $260 and maintained an “outperform” rating, which increases analyst backing and likely encouraged buying interest. Mizuho raises price target
• Positive Sentiment: Dell is a named partner on TotalEnergies’ Pangea 5 AI supercomputer project (alongside NVIDIA), a large, multi‑million‑euro deployment that signals meaningful demand for Dell’s AI/data-center hardware and services. TotalEnergies Pens AI Supercomputer Deal With Nvidia & Dell
• Positive Sentiment: Dell expanded its regulated‑AI offering by integrating Trust3’s governance into Dell’s storage/data‑lake architecture, strengthening its position in highly regulated verticals (healthcare, finance, public sector) that are likely to spend on secure AI infrastructure. Dell Targets Regulated AI Growth With Trust3 Data Governance Integration
• Positive Sentiment: High‑profile media coverage (Jim Cramer and others) is listing Dell among AI/data‑center beneficiaries, which can attract momentum and retail/institutional flows into the stock. Cramer’s AI Winners List: From Nvidia To Dell
• Neutral Sentiment: Dell’s Board unanimously recommended redomesticating from Delaware to Texas and will put the move to a shareholder vote in June; the change is strategic but its financial/governance impact is uncertain in the near term. Dell Technologies Board Unanimously Recommends Redomestication to Texas
• Negative Sentiment: Dell granted COO Clarke performance‑linked stock options worth roughly $132M, a large compensation package that could raise shareholder concerns about dilution and executive pay. Dell Offers COO Clarke $132 Mn in Performance‑Linked Stock Options
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of increased insider selling in April create mixed signals (insiders selling while analysts/institutions buy), which can pressure sentiment for some investors. Leading Insider Sales: April Activity Ramps

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen raised Dell Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 21st. Evercore lifted their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Daiwa Securities Group upped their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $205.00 to $246.00 in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $101.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $186.84.

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.