Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL Position Boosted by Mutual Advisors LLC

Mutual Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 134.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,688 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,117 shares during the quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $464,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in DELL. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 1.3% in the third quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 5,563 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $789,000 after buying an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 35.8% during the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 296 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 21,631 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,067,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 33.7% in the 3rd quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 325 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ancora Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 18.6% during the third quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 556 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $79,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the period. 76.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Dell Technologies News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: TotalEnergies selected Dell (with NVIDIA) to build Pangea 5, a next‑generation AI supercomputer that will multiply TotalEnergies’ computing power roughly sixfold — a meaningful commercial win and reference account for Dell’s data‑center and AI infrastructure business. TotalEnergies Pens AI Supercomputer Deal With Nvidia & Dell
• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho raised its price target on DELL to $260 with an “outperform,” which provides analyst validation for upside and may attract momentum and institutional buying. Mizuho raises price target on Dell
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large call‑option activity: traders bought ~52,342 DELL calls (≈ +18% vs. average), a short‑term bullish flow that can amplify upside as hedging and gamma demand push shares.
• Positive Sentiment: Dell expanded its regulated‑AI go‑to‑market by integrating Trust3’s governance into its storage/AI stack — strengthens enterprise sales pitch into healthcare, financial services and public sector customers. Dell Targets Regulated AI Growth With Trust3 Data Governance Integration
• Neutral Sentiment: Dell’s board approved redomestication from Delaware to Texas — a corporate‑governance/tax/legal move that could have long‑term cost/benefit implications but is unlikely to change near‑term fundamentals. Dell plans reincorporate Texas
• Neutral Sentiment: Jim Cramer and other media mentioned Dell among AI/data center winners, which can boost retail interest but is a sentiment driver rather than a fundamental change. Cramer’s AI Winners List
• Negative Sentiment: Dell granted COO Clarke ~$132M in performance‑linked stock options — could create dilution or be viewed as a large compensation expense if targets are met; investors may weigh alignment vs. dilution risk. Dell Offers COO Clarke $132 Mn in Performance-Linked Stock Options
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of insider selling in April show executives trimming positions; mixed signals that some insiders are locking gains even as institutions buy. Leading Insider Sales: April Activity Ramps

Dell Technologies Trading Up 10.6%

Shares of NYSE DELL opened at $239.19 on Thursday. Dell Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $92.88 and a one year high of $239.45. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $173.41 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $145.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $154.46 billion, a PE ratio of 27.43, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.99.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The technology company reported $3.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.53 by $0.36. The business had revenue of $33.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $31.60 billion. Dell Technologies had a net margin of 5.23% and a negative return on equity of 236.90%. The firm’s revenue was up 39.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm 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. Research analysts anticipate that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 11.9 EPS for the current year.

Dell Technologies Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 21st were paid a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. This is an increase from Dell Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 21st. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.90%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director V (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 510,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.83, for a total value of $74,883,300.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Ellen Jamison Kullman sold 150,346 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.13, for a total transaction of $21,819,714.98. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 65,662 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,529,526.06. This represents a 69.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 3,571,688 shares of company stock worth $576,654,105. Insiders own 42.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

DELL has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Bank of America increased their price target on Dell Technologies from $205.00 to $246.00 in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Daiwa Securities Group upped their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Raymond James Financial raised their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $166.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $180.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Piper Sandler reduced their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $172.00 to $167.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $186.84.

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.