Gotham Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL – Free Report) by 29.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 254,908 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 58,709 shares during the quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $36,138,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Fred Alger Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 46,228 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $6,554,000 after acquiring an additional 2,159 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth grew its position in Dell Technologies by 10.8% during the 3rd quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 57,815 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $8,170,000 after acquiring an additional 5,617 shares during the last quarter. Clough Capital Partners L P increased its stake in Dell Technologies by 171.0% in the 3rd quarter. Clough Capital Partners L P now owns 220,047 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,196,000 after purchasing an additional 138,862 shares during the period. Clearline Capital LP increased its stake in Dell Technologies by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Clearline Capital LP now owns 131,157 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $18,594,000 after purchasing an additional 3,150 shares during the period. Finally, Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. bought a new stake in Dell Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $283,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.37% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Dell Technologies
In other Dell Technologies news, Director V (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 510,000 shares of the firm’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 transaction of $74,883,300.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Jennifer D. Saavedra sold 10,200 shares of Dell Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $145.00, for a total transaction of $1,479,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 252,715 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,643,675. The trade was a 3.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,174,964 shares of company stock valued at $173,923,497. Corporate insiders own 42.00% of the company’s stock.
Dell Technologies Trading Up 1.2%
Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The technology company reported $3.89 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.53 by $0.36. The firm had revenue of $33.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $31.60 billion. Dell Technologies had a net margin of 5.23% and a negative return on equity of 236.90%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 39.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $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. On average, analysts predict that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.93 EPS for the current year.
Dell Technologies Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 21st will be issued a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. This is a boost from Dell Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 21st. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.90%.
Dell Technologies News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Dell Technologies this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Strong AI-driven revenue momentum: analysts and coverage point to a multibillion-dollar AI/server backlog and a recent quarter that beat EPS and revenue expectations, underscoring durable demand for servers and infrastructure. What’s Behind The 60% Rally In Dell Stock?
- Positive Sentiment: Higher-margin storage opportunity: market writeups highlight Dell’s positioning to capture a profitable “storage attach” market tied to AI deployments, which could lift gross margins if adoption accelerates. Dell Technologies (DELL) Prepared for High-Margin Storage Attach Opportunity
- Positive Sentiment: Shareholder-friendly move: management raised the quarterly dividend ~20%, signaling confidence in cash flow and supporting yield-sensitive buyers. As Dell Technologies Raises Its Dividend 20%, Should You Buy DELL Stock?
- Neutral Sentiment: Surging component demand — opportunity vs. cost: Dell execs say AI has created “almost infinite demand” for memory components, which supports order visibility but creates cost/availability uncertainty. AI has created ‘almost infinite demand’ for memory components, Dell execs say
- Neutral Sentiment: Long-term infrastructure play: partnership/briefings with the U.S. Department of Energy on national AI infrastructure raise Dell’s strategic profile, a longer-horizon positive but not an immediate earnings driver. Dell and DOE Partner on Building AI Infrastructure
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: recent filings show material insider sales (including a ~10,200-share sale by Jennifer Saavedra and larger director-level sales reported elsewhere), which can weigh on sentiment and add supply pressure. Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) Insider Sells $1,479,000.00 in Stock Ellen Jamison Kullman Sells 150,346 Shares
- Negative Sentiment: Margin risk from rising component costs and workforce shifts: articles note headcount cutbacks in Texas despite revenue growth and highlight memory/DRAM cost pressure that could compress hardware margins even as top line expands. Dell’s Texas headcount shrinks even as revenue surges Margin concerns discussed in Forbes
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages have recently issued reports on DELL. Piper Sandler cut their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $172.00 to $167.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 27th. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $165.00 to $160.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Dbs Bank upgraded shares of Dell Technologies to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Citic Securities upped 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. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Dell Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $163.28.
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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.
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