Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) Stock Price Down 6.9% – Time to Sell?

Shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) were down 6.9% on Thursday. The company traded as low as $446.91 and last traded at $452.1420. 6,510,681 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 21% from the average daily volume of 8,279,551 shares. The stock had previously closed at $485.88.

Dell Technologies News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: AI demand remains a major catalyst. Super Micro raised its quarterly revenue outlook by roughly $4 billion at the midpoint and increased its gross-margin forecast, signaling robust enterprise demand for AI servers. Dell shares rallied alongside the news. Dell Technologies Shares Jump After Hours as Super Micro Raises Revenue Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Dell expanded its AI partnership with NVIDIA. New Dell AI Factory offerings span deskside and data-center deployments, including agentic-AI solutions and purpose-built infrastructure. Dell said its AI Factory customer base grew to more than 6,500 from 5,000 the prior quarter, supporting its long-term AI growth narrative. Dell Technologies Advances Enterprise Agentic AI with NVIDIA
• Positive Sentiment: Capital returns remain supportive. Dell reportedly increased its dividend by 20% for the fourth consecutive year, potentially improving shareholder appeal and signaling confidence in cash generation. Dell Technologies Raises Its Dividend 20%

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on DELL shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Dell Technologies from $565.00 to $635.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada started coverage on shares of Dell Technologies in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $640.00 price target on the stock. Raymond James Financial lifted their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $500.00 to $617.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 2nd. US Capital Advisors set a $625.00 price objective on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald assumed coverage on shares of Dell Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, September 2nd. They issued an “overweight” rating for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Dell Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $569.96.

Dell Technologies Price Performance

The company has a market cap of $287.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 1.37. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $514.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $403.17.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, September 1st. The technology company reported $7.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.91 by $2.13. The business had revenue of $46.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $44.89 billion. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 578.85% and a net margin of 7.53%. Dell Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 57.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.70 EPS. Dell Technologies has set its FY 2027 guidance at 25.500-25.500 EPS and its Q3 2027 guidance at 6.500-6.500 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 25.13 EPS for the current year.

Dell Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 20th 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 of this dividend is Tuesday, October 20th. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 14.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Silver Lake Partners Iv, L.P. sold 1,800 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, October 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $586.40, for a total transaction of $1,055,520.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 1,404,569 shares in the company, valued at $823,639,261.60. This represents a 0.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Egon Durban sold 1,850 shares of Dell Technologies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $548.40, for a total transaction of $1,014,540.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 1,405,236 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $770,631,422.40. This represents a 0.13% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,817,628 shares of company stock worth $990,253,476. Corporate insiders own 41.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Dell Technologies by 7.6% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 14,394,835 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,362,624,000 after buying an additional 1,011,101 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 140.1% during the 2nd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,526,987 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,090,294,000 after buying an additional 1,474,347 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 107.8% during the 3rd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 651,154 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $350,288,000 after buying an additional 337,836 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 480,589 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $207,355,000 after buying an additional 22,924 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 961,675 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $157,869,000 after acquiring an additional 27,668 shares in the last quarter. 76.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Dell Technologies Company Profile

Dell Technologies Inc is a global technology company that develops, sells and supports information technology hardware, software and services. Its portfolio includes personal computers, workstations, monitors, peripherals and other end-user devices, as well as servers, storage systems, networking equipment and related infrastructure solutions for businesses, governments and other organizations.

The company also provides consulting, deployment, support, managed and cybersecurity services designed to help customers build and operate their technology environments.