Liontrust Investment Partners LLP Takes Position in Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

Liontrust Investment Partners LLP bought a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 3,977 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $653,000.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC purchased a new position in Dell Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Rossby Financial LCC lifted its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 968.4% in the 4th quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 203 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares during the period. Navalign LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, WealthCollab LLC increased its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 82.0% during the second quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 253 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 114 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 76.37% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Spv-2 L.P. Sl sold 175,901 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $457.99, for a total value of $80,560,898.99. Following the sale, the director directly owned 36,659 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,789,455.41. This represents a 82.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Silver Lake Partners Iv, L.P. sold 189,805 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $457.99, for a total value of $86,928,791.95. Following the transaction, the director owned 24,287 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,123,203.13. The trade was a 88.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 3,434,758 shares of company stock valued at $1,448,870,683. 41.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Key Dell Technologies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure momentum supports the stock. Dell is benefiting from strong demand for AI servers, networking equipment and enterprise AI upgrades. A broader rebound in AI hardware stocks, following encouraging hyperscaler results, has added to the positive sentiment. Dell has also cited a potential $60 billion fiscal 2027 AI-server revenue opportunity and recently won an AI and high-performance-computing platform contract with Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station. Dell Jumps as AI Infrastructure Trade Rebounds
• Positive Sentiment: Commercial PC demand is providing another growth driver. Corporate device-refresh activity and AI-capable PC upgrades are supporting Dell’s outlook, while the company’s recent earnings performance showed substantial revenue and earnings growth. Dell Technologies Rides on Commercial PC Demand: What’s Ahead?
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst expectations imply additional upside. The average analyst price target suggests approximately 25.2% potential appreciation, and recent agreement in raising earnings estimates is a more constructive signal than the target-price average alone. The median target reported for the past six months is $500, with several targets ranging from $477 to $550. Wall Street Analysts Think Dell Technologies Could Surge 25.21%
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor attention is elevated. Dell is among the stocks receiving significant attention from Zacks users, which may increase trading activity but does not by itself provide a fundamental valuation signal. Dell Technologies Is Attracting Investor Attention
• Negative Sentiment: Supply and profitability concerns could limit gains. Memory shortages may increase component costs, while intensifying competition and the mix shift toward AI systems could pressure margins despite strong demand. Dell Technologies Rides on Commercial PC Demand: What’s Ahead?
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling is a cautionary signal. Reported open-market activity over the past six months shows numerous insider and affiliated-investor sales with no purchases, including sales by senior executives and large investment entities. The transactions may reflect diversification or planned selling, but they could weigh on sentiment.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on DELL shares. Susquehanna set a $289.00 price target on shares of Dell Technologies and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Dell Technologies from $270.00 to $505.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. TD Cowen increased their target price on Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Raymond James Financial cut Dell Technologies from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on Dell Technologies from $475.00 to $515.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $494.67.

Dell Technologies Price Performance

NYSE:DELL opened at $405.73 on Friday. Dell Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $110.22 and a one year high of $469.47. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $405.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $248.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $262.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.23, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.31.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 28th. The technology company reported $4.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.96 by $1.90. Dell Technologies had a net margin of 6.28% and a negative return on equity of 366.90%. The business had revenue of $43.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $35.74 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.55 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 87.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Dell Technologies has set its FY 2027 guidance at 17.900-17.900 EPS and its Q2 2027 guidance at 4.800-4.800 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 17.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Dell Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 21st were paid a $0.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 21st. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.02%.

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.