Capital Analysts LLC Has $160,000 Holdings in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL)

Capital Analysts LLC cut its stake in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 18.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,089 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 483 shares during the period. Capital Analysts LLC’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $160,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. ORG Partners LLC increased its holdings in Dell Technologies by 19.0% in the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 876 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $67,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in Dell Technologies by 5.0% during the third quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,921 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $270,000 after acquiring an additional 188 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. boosted its position in Dell Technologies by 96.9% during the fourth quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 382 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 188 shares during the last quarter. JT Stratford LLC boosted its position in Dell Technologies by 1.0% during the third quarter. JT Stratford LLC now owns 19,959 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,375,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mirador Capital Partners LP boosted its position in Dell Technologies by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Mirador Capital Partners LP now owns 13,463 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,030,000 after acquiring an additional 226 shares during the last quarter. 38.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DELL has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $75.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, March 1st. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $95.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, March 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $90.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, March 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 22nd. Finally, Loop Capital began coverage on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, February 28th. They set a “buy” rating and a $125.00 price objective on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $102.88.

Insider Buying and Selling at Dell Technologies

In other news, CEO Michael S. Dell sold 1,944,641 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.79, for a total transaction of $211,557,494.39. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 33,412,241 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,634,917,698.39. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In other news, CEO Michael S. Dell sold 41,550 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.03, for a total transaction of $4,447,096.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 36,389,719 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,894,791,624.57. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Michael S. Dell sold 1,944,641 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.79, for a total transaction of $211,557,494.39. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 33,412,241 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,634,917,698.39. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 6,382,204 shares of company stock worth $718,452,037. Insiders own 48.60% of the company’s stock.

Dell Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:DELL opened at $118.38 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $84.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.92. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $41.47 and a 52 week high of $136.16. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $108.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $85.89.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 29th. The technology company reported $2.20 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.73 by $0.47. The firm had revenue of $22.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.17 billion. Dell Technologies had a net margin of 3.63% and a negative return on equity of 172.07%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.55 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Dell Technologies Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 23rd will be paid a $0.445 dividend. This is a positive change from Dell Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 22nd. This represents a $1.78 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.50%. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 33.87%.

About Dell Technologies

Dell Technologies Inc designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports various comprehensive and integrated solutions, products, and services in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) and Client Solutions Group (CSG).