Shikiar Asset Management Inc. Acquires 18,040 Shares of Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

Shikiar Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 47.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 56,253 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,040 shares during the quarter. Dell Technologies accounts for about 1.8% of Shikiar Asset Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Shikiar Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $7,081,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of DELL. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in Dell Technologies by 42.7% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,011 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $347,000 after acquiring an additional 901 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Dell Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at about $328,000. Guggenheim Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Dell Technologies by 16.3% during the 2nd quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 9,650 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,183,000 after acquiring an additional 1,350 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new stake in Dell Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at about $809,000. Finally, StoneX Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Dell Technologies by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. StoneX Group Inc. now owns 3,064 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $376,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares during the period. 76.37% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Dell Technologies

In other news, Director Ellen Jamison Kullman sold 150,346 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.13, for a total value of $21,819,714.98. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 65,662 shares in the company, valued at $9,529,526.06. This trade represents a 69.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider William F. Scannell sold 143,067 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the insider owned 21,779 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,593,535. The trade was a 86.79% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 2,595,522 shares of company stock worth $403,091,708. 42.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Dell Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE DELL opened at $185.28 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $119.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 0.88. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $143.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $138.16. Dell Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $71.12 and a fifty-two week high of $189.75.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last released 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. The company had revenue of $33.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $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. Sell-side analysts predict that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Dell Technologies Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 21st will be paid a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 21st. This is a boost from Dell Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.08%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on DELL. Weiss Ratings cut Dell Technologies from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Dell Technologies from $170.00 to $155.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Bank of America increased their price objective on Dell Technologies from $155.00 to $172.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Evercore increased their price objective on Dell Technologies from $160.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price objective on Dell Technologies from $165.00 to $160.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $168.74.

Trending Headlines about Dell Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America and other analysts say Dell is well‑positioned to capture enterprise AI growth due to scale and long-standing supplier relationships; BofA reiterated Buy and cited CEO commentary supporting durable demand. Dell is well-positioned for enterprise AI growth, says Bank of America
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts have raised price targets (Mizuho to $215; others lifted targets after a breakout), signaling stronger earnings expectations and supporting upside momentum. Mizuho Increases Dell Technologies Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Dell and HIVE partner to deploy NVIDIA’s next‑generation AI GPUs in a new GPU cluster — a direct revenue/capacity play for Dell’s data‑center server and services business as demand for AI compute rises. Dell and HIVE partner to deploy Nvidia’s next-generation AI chips
• Positive Sentiment: Sharjah Digital Department signed an MoU with Dell to advance AI adoption in government operations — a tangible commercial win that underscores demand for Dell’s public‑sector AI solutions. Sharjah Digital Department, Dell Technologies sign deal
• Positive Sentiment: Investors are also reacting to commentary that Super Micro’s recent regulatory troubles could drive some enterprise share gains to Dell in servers, networking and storage — a potential secular upside to bookings and margin recovery. Super Micro fallout could spark re-rate
• Neutral Sentiment: Dell pledged to grow its dividend ~10% annually through 2030 and recently raised the payout ~20% — supportive for income investors but a longer‑term commitment that competes with capex for AI capacity. Dell pledges dividend growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage notes highlight that Dell has secured supply for AI hardware through 2027, which reduces execution risk but also signals heavy upfront inventory/capex deployment to meet demand. Dell to benefit from scale, supplier relationships
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage and press note that Dell (along with peers) is cutting jobs as it resets costs for AI-driven investments; layoffs can reduce near‑term expenses but may create execution/PR risk. Oracle, Amazon, Dell lead global job cuts amid AI push
• Negative Sentiment: Dell CEO’s comments about resource‑heavy AI workloads (e.g., “AI eats up all the RAM for years”) highlight potential industry execution challenges and infrastructure costs that could pressure margins if demand mix skews to lower‑margin compute. Dell CEO describes AI resource challenges

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.