Millennium Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 2,435 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $307,000.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Dell Technologies by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,441,451 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,957,850,000 after purchasing an additional 1,355,841 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in Dell Technologies by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 14,450,258 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,048,613,000 after purchasing an additional 350,941 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 82.3% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,855,154 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $688,315,000 after acquiring an additional 2,191,317 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 19.9% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,840,921 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $544,670,000 after acquiring an additional 637,189 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 4,279.1% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,005,776 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $426,129,000 after acquiring an additional 2,937,137 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.37% of the company’s stock.
Key Headlines Impacting Dell Technologies
Here are the key news stories impacting Dell Technologies this week:
- Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan boosted its price target on Dell Technologies to $280 from $205 and reiterated an overweight rating, signaling confidence that AI server demand can keep driving growth. MarketScreener
- Positive Sentiment: New reports highlighted Dell as a major AI infrastructure winner, with commentary suggesting the company has room to run and may be undervalued relative to its long-term AI server opportunity. This Will Be Dell’s Stock Price in 2027
- Positive Sentiment: Dell and Kioxia unveiled a high-density 2U server capable of scaling to 9.8 petabytes of flash storage, reinforcing Dell’s positioning in next-generation AI and enterprise infrastructure. Kioxia and Dell Technologies First to Deliver High-Density Server with 9.8 PB of Flash Storage
- Positive Sentiment: Dell is drawing increased investor attention, with multiple articles describing it as one of 2026’s key AI infrastructure trades and a trending stock among Zacks users. Zacks Trending Stock Article
- Neutral Sentiment: Dell announced it will hold its first-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings conference call on May 28, which is a routine event but may set up the next catalyst for the stock. Dell Technologies to Hold Conference Call May 28 to Discuss First Quarter Fiscal 2027 Financial Results
Dell Technologies Trading Down 2.2%
Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The technology company reported $3.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.53 by $0.36. The firm had revenue of $33.38 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $31.60 billion. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 236.90% and a net margin of 5.23%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 39.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $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. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 11.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Dell Technologies Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 21st were paid a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 21st. This is an increase from Dell Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.90%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts have recently commented on DELL shares. Barclays lifted their target price on Dell Technologies from $148.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Dell Technologies from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Friday. Evercore lifted their target price on Dell Technologies from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Dell Technologies from $205.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Mizuho lifted their target price on Dell Technologies from $215.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Dell Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $194.79.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on DELL
Insider Activity
In other Dell Technologies news, CFO David Alan Kennedy sold 19,500 shares of Dell Technologies stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.53, for a total transaction of $3,559,335.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 183,097 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $33,420,695.41. The trade was a 9.63% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider William F. Scannell sold 143,067 shares of Dell Technologies stock in a transaction on Monday, March 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $165.00, for a total value of $23,606,055.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 21,779 shares in the company, valued at $3,593,535. The trade was a 86.79% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 3,571,688 shares of company stock worth $576,654,105 over the last ninety days. 42.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Dell Technologies 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.
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