Stephens Inc. AR Increases Position in Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

Stephens Inc. AR raised its position in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 163.6% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 24,256 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 15,055 shares during the quarter. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $3,091,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC raised its position in Dell Technologies by 1.3% in the third quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 5,563 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $789,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the period. Westside Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 35.8% during the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 296 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the period. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 0.4% during the third quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 21,631 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,067,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Lindenwold Advisors INC grew its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 1.0% during the third quarter. Lindenwold Advisors INC now owns 9,185 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,302,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ancora Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 18.6% during the third quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 556 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $79,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.37% of the company’s stock.

Dell Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:DELL opened at $238.12 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $190.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $150.48. Dell Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $106.38 and a one year high of $263.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $153.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.31, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 0.99.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) 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. Dell Technologies had a net margin of 5.23% and a negative return on equity of 236.90%. The business had revenue of $33.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $31.60 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.68 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 39.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 forecast that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 11.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dell Technologies Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DELL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Dell Technologies in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $215.00 to $230.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $172.00 to $167.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Evercore boosted their target price 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. Finally, Truist Financial initiated coverage on shares of Dell Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating and a $170.00 target price for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Dell Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $196.58.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Richard Troy Sharp sold 1,538 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 8,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,198,557.80. This represents a 16.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO David Alan Kennedy sold 19,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.53, for a total transaction of $3,559,335.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 183,097 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $33,420,695.41. The trade was a 9.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 3,571,688 shares of company stock valued at $576,654,105. 42.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Dell Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Dell unveiled expanded AI Factory offerings with Nvidia, including new production-ready agentic AI tools and a turnkey PowerRack solution, reinforcing demand for Dell’s AI servers, storage, and networking products. Dell Technologies Delivers Production-Ready Agentic AI from Deskside to Data Center
• Positive Sentiment: Management highlighted growing AI demand, including reports that Dell added 1,000 new enterprise AI customers and is seeing strong traction in AI Factory deployments, which supports the bullish outlook for its infrastructure business. Dell Stock Slides despite Adding 1000 New Enterprise AI Customers
• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target on Dell to $280 from $246 and reiterated a Buy rating, citing robust AI server demand and the potential for a strong Q1 beat. Dell Could Deliver Strong Q1 Beat As AI Server Demand Remains Robust, Says BofA
• Positive Sentiment: Dell’s latest comments with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emphasized rising demand for memory and AI infrastructure, which underscores the strength of the broader AI hardware cycle. Nvidia CEO Huang Sees Demand for Memory Outpacing Capacity
• Neutral Sentiment: Several Dell World announcements and interviews are centered on future AI adoption, enterprise agentic AI, and supply-chain scaling; these are strategically important but do not yet confirm near-term financial results. Dell Technologies World 2026: Biggest Dell AI Factory With Nvidia Innovation
• Neutral Sentiment: Dell is also expanding its AI PC lineup and working on additional partnerships, which broadens the growth story but is less immediately tied to the stock’s move than the AI server momentum. Dell expands AI PC lineup with new slim Dell 14s and 16s laptops

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.