Primecap Management Co. CA Has $53.85 Million Stake in Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

Primecap Management Co. CA reduced its position in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 379,850 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 11,150 shares during the quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $53,851,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Intech Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 51.6% during the 3rd quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 24,250 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,438,000 after purchasing an additional 8,254 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 2.6% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 37,497 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $5,316,000 after buying an additional 966 shares during the last quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,160 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,299,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 11.1% during the 3rd quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 1,833 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $260,000 after acquiring an additional 183 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Colonial Trust Advisors raised its stake in Dell Technologies by 63.8% in the 3rd quarter. Colonial Trust Advisors now owns 2,583 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $366,000 after acquiring an additional 1,006 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 76.37% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Dell Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Record Q4 results — Dell delivered better‑than‑expected Q4 revenue and EPS, driven largely by strong AI server sales, which investors view as confirmation the company is capturing AI infrastructure demand. Dell forecasts fiscal 2027 revenue above estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Upgraded outlook — Dell issued FY‑2027 and Q1 guidance above Wall Street expectations (management set fiscal EPS guidance materially higher than consensus), signaling continued top‑line strength into the new year. Dell Delivers Strong Q4 CY2025 Numbers
• Positive Sentiment: Shareholder return — Dell announced a 20% dividend increase, which supports income investors and can reduce downside volatility. Dell’s stock soars, as record earnings signal the company is managing memory shortages well
• Neutral Sentiment: Product momentum — New server introductions (e.g., XR9700) and a reported record AI server backlog underpin the revenue narrative but are medium‑term catalysts rather than immediate cash drivers. Inside Dell’s Backpack‑Sized XR9700
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor materials available — Conference call transcript and slide deck provide more detail on margins, backlog and capital allocation; these will shape analyst revisions over the coming days. Dell Q4 earnings materials
• Negative Sentiment: Macro/market pressure — Broader intraday tech weakness (Nvidia‑led swings) capped gains and contributed to short‑term pullbacks despite the strong print. Traders sensitive to AI‑hardware news can amplify volatility. Equity Markets Mostly Fall Intraday as Nvidia Drags Tech Lower
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst adjustments — Some analysts trimmed price targets (e.g., Wells Fargo lowered its PT while keeping a buy rating), which can temper the immediate upside even though the long‑term thesis remains intact. Wells Fargo Lowers PT on Dell

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on DELL shares. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price objective on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Daiwa Securities Group raised their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $160.00 to $163.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Citic Securities increased their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Dell Technologies from $111.00 to $101.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Seventeen 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $158.53.

Dell Technologies Stock Down 1.6%

NYSE DELL opened at $121.52 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $120.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $131.92. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $66.25 and a 12-month high of $168.08. The company has a market capitalization of $80.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.20, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.03.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The technology company reported $3.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.53 by $0.36. The company had revenue of $33.38 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $31.60 billion. Dell Technologies had a net margin of 5.01% and a negative return on equity of 234.84%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 39.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.68 earnings per share. 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. Equities analysts expect that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.93 EPS for the current year.

Dell Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 20th were issued a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 20th. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 28.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Egon Durban sold 71,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $138.12, for a total value of $9,806,520.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 1,172,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $161,935,755.36. The trade was a 5.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 42.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.