Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 25,909,416 shares, an increase of 20.4% from the December 31st total of 21,527,108 shares. Approximately 6.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 7,136,012 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.6 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 7,136,012 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.6 days. Approximately 6.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Insider Buying and Selling at Dell Technologies

In other news, Director Egon Durban sold 71,000 shares of Dell Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $161,935,755.36. The trade was a 5.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 42.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DELL. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Dell Technologies by 84.7% in the second quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 218 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Dell Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Dell Technologies by 66.2% during the second quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 251 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WealthCollab LLC lifted its holdings in Dell Technologies by 82.0% during the 2nd quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 253 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. 76.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Dell Technologies Price Performance

Shares of DELL stock traded up $4.85 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $122.00. The company had a trading volume of 10,907,469 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,700,535. Dell Technologies has a 1-year low of $66.25 and a 1-year high of $168.08. The firm has a market cap of $80.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.27, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a 50 day moving average of $125.66 and a 200 day moving average of $133.26.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The technology company reported $2.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.47 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $27.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $27.26 billion. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 234.84% and a net margin of 5.01%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.15 earnings per share. Dell Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.920-9.920 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.500-3.500 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Dell Technologies will post 6.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dell Technologies Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

DELL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Dell Technologies from $175.00 to $165.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Evercore ISI set a $180.00 price objective on shares of Dell Technologies and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Dell Technologies in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $165.00 price target for the company. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $161.26.

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.