Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL – Free Report) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 1,473 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $242,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in Dell Technologies by 42.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,011 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $347,000 after purchasing an additional 901 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Dell Technologies during the second quarter valued at about $328,000. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new position in Dell Technologies during the second quarter valued at about $809,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL boosted its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 30.2% during the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 6,680 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $819,000 after acquiring an additional 1,550 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 147.2% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 58,009 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $7,112,000 after acquiring an additional 34,538 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.37% of the company’s stock.
Dell Technologies Price Performance
Shares of Dell Technologies stock opened at $394.29 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $328.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $206.73. Dell Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $110.22 and a fifty-two week high of $469.47. The company has a market cap of $255.54 billion, a PE ratio of 31.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.31.
Dell Technologies Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 21st will be given a $0.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 21st. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.02%.
Key Dell Technologies News
Here are the key news stories impacting Dell Technologies this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary continue to point to Dell as a key winner in the AI infrastructure boom, with strong demand for AI servers and data-center hardware supporting the long-term growth story. Article: Wall Street Bulls Look Optimistic About Dell Technologies (DELL): Should You Buy?
- Positive Sentiment: Reports say Dell is expanding its enterprise AI push, including launching PowerStore Elite in India, which reinforces the company’s role in AI storage and infrastructure spending. Article: Dell Technologies Brings PowerStore Elite To India, Widens Agentic AI Push For Enterprises
- Positive Sentiment: Some coverage suggests Dell may benefit as customers look for alternatives to Super Micro amid investigation-related concerns, potentially helping Dell gain share in AI servers. Article: Dell Stock Gets a ‘Slam Dunk’ as Super Micro Faces Taiwan Office Raid Over Alleged Nvidia Chip Smuggling
- Neutral Sentiment: Recent commentary says Dell’s shares may have run too far, too fast, with the stock near a 52-week high and some analysts describing the risk/reward as less attractive after the big rally. Article: Dell: Too Far, Too Fast
- Neutral Sentiment: Dell also completed its redomestication to Texas corporation status, a corporate structure change that is operationally relevant but not an immediate earnings driver. Article: Dell Completes Redomestication to Texas Corporation Status
- Negative Sentiment: One article warns that Dell’s AI growth is coming with a margin hit, suggesting the market may be underestimating pressure on gross margins as lower-margin AI server sales rise. Article: Dell’s AI boom is real, but so is the profit margin hit nobody is pricing in
- Negative Sentiment: A director recently sold about $6.6 million of stock, which can add to caution after the stock’s strong recent move. Article: Insider Selling: Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) Director Sells $6,611,055.23 in Stock
Insider Activity at Dell Technologies
In other news, Director Lake Group L.L.C. Silver sold 16,679 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $396.37, for a total transaction of $6,611,055.23. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Silver Lake Partners Iv, L.P. sold 39,537 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $403.12, for a total value of $15,938,155.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 69,916 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $28,184,537.92. The trade was a 36.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 3,901,953 shares of company stock worth $1,403,598,971 in the last three months. Company insiders own 41.50% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research firms have recently commented on DELL. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $435.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $170.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of Dell Technologies from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Loop Capital boosted their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Citic Securities upped their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $160.00 to $505.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $490.38.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Dell Technologies
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.
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