Verdence Capital Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

Verdence Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 6,090 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $863,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Dell Technologies during the second quarter valued at $25,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 84.7% in the 2nd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 218 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Dell Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Dell Technologies by 66.2% during the second quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 251 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WealthCollab LLC boosted its holdings in Dell Technologies by 82.0% in the second quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 253 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. 76.37% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Dell Technologies Price Performance

DELL stock opened at $113.16 on Thursday. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $66.25 and a 1 year high of $168.08. The company has a market cap of $74.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $127.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $133.80.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The technology company reported $2.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.47 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $27.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $27.26 billion. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 234.84% and a net margin of 5.01%.Dell Technologies’s revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.15 earnings per share. Dell Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.920-9.920 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.500-3.500 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Dell Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, January 20th. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.00%.

Key Dell Technologies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Record ISG revenue and a growing backlog of AI server orders tied to a strong partner network give Dell clear demand momentum for infrastructure and services; management’s Q4 revenue outlook points to continued growth. DELL’s Strong Partner Network Drives Up ISG Growth: What’s Ahead?
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/industry coverage highlights that Dell’s full-stack AI servers are gaining share — a structural tailwind if AI spending continues, supporting higher-margin systems and services revenue. Dell’s Full Stack AI Servers Are Winning
• Positive Sentiment: New education-focused PCs, programs for AI-era learning, and participation in projects like Azerbaijan’s supercomputer expand addressable markets and recurring device/solutions revenue in both public sector and education channels. Dell Bets On AI-Era Education With Tough, Future-Ready Student Laptops From Classrooms to Careers: Dell Simplifies Learning… Dell to join Azerbaijan supercomputer project
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts expect double-digit earnings growth for the forthcoming quarterly report; strong consensus estimates support the positive narrative but leave results-dependent upside. Here’s What to Expect From Dell Technologies’ Next Earnings Report
• Negative Sentiment: Recent intraday volatility and a sharp prior-session decline underline risk: the stock recently underperformed broader markets and trades below its 50- and 200-day moving averages, increasing short-term downside sensitivity to any earnings or macro disappointment. Dell Technologies (DELL) Sees a More Significant Dip Than Broader Market Dell Technologies Inc. Cl C stock falls Tuesday…

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DELL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Evercore ISI set a $180.00 price target on Dell Technologies and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Dell Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Dell Technologies from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Dbs Bank raised Dell Technologies to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price target on Dell Technologies from $186.00 to $167.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $161.26.

Insider Buying and Selling at Dell Technologies

In other news, Director Egon Durban sold 71,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $138.12, for a total transaction of $9,806,520.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 1,172,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $161,935,755.36. The trade was a 5.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 42.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.