J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG Makes New $369,000 Investment in Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG purchased a new stake in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund purchased 2,250 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $369,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bell Investment Advisors Inc raised its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 19.3% during the 1st quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 322 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 6.9% during the first quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,044 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $171,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Equitable Trust Co. increased its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. Equitable Trust Co. now owns 2,506 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $411,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the period. Lindenwold Advisors INC lifted its position in Dell Technologies by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Lindenwold Advisors INC now owns 9,185 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,302,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ancora Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Dell Technologies by 18.6% during the 3rd quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 556 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $79,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.37% of the company’s stock.

Dell Technologies Stock Performance

DELL opened at $412.17 on Thursday. Dell Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $110.22 and a one year high of $469.47. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $366.72 and its 200-day moving average is $225.64. The company has a market capitalization of $267.13 billion, a PE ratio of 32.74, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.31.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The technology company reported $4.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.96 by $1.90. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 366.90% and a net margin of 6.28%.The firm had revenue of $43.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.74 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.55 earnings per share. Dell Technologies’s revenue was up 87.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Dell Technologies has set its FY 2027 guidance at 17.900-17.900 EPS and its Q2 2027 guidance at 4.800-4.800 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 17.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dell Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 21st will be given a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 21st. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 20.02%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on DELL. Mizuho lifted their price target on Dell Technologies from $435.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Dell Technologies from $230.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Daiwa Securities Group boosted their price target on Dell Technologies from $170.00 to $465.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Dell Technologies from $448.00 to $477.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Dell Technologies to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $492.76.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Silver Lake Partners V. De (Aiv sold 34,869 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $453.54, for a total value of $15,814,486.26. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 43,961 shares in the company, valued at $19,938,071.94. This trade represents a 44.23% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Lake Group L.L.C. Silver sold 16,679 shares of Dell Technologies stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $396.37, for a total value of $6,611,055.23. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 3,434,758 shares of company stock worth $1,448,870,683 over the last quarter. 41.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Dell Technologies

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

• Negative Sentiment: AI hardware stocks sold off broadly, with commentary pointing to fears that the memory cycle may be peaking and that demand expectations for AI infrastructure may be too optimistic after a big run-up. TipRanks article on Dell stock tanks 14%
• Negative Sentiment: Reports also highlighted AI infrastructure overcapacity concerns, suggesting traders are reassessing whether Dell’s AI server growth story has already been fully priced in. Blockonomi article on AI infrastructure overcapacity concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling added to the weak sentiment, including a recent disclosure that a Silver Lake-related director sold 34,869 shares, reinforcing profit-taking concerns after Dell’s powerful rally. SEC filing for Dell insider sale
• Negative Sentiment: Market coverage noted that Dell’s decline was larger than the broader market’s move, signaling that investors are rotating out of the name after a steep year-to-date advance. Zacks article on Dell bigger fall than the market

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.