Silver Lake Partners De (Aiv Sells 37,003 Shares of Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) Stock

Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) Director Silver Lake Partners De (Aiv sold 37,003 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $427.15, for a total transaction of $15,805,831.45. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 29,840 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,746,156. This represents a 55.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Dell Technologies Trading Down 3.3%

Shares of NYSE:DELL traded down $15.08 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $435.14. The company had a trading volume of 5,136,180 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,687,263. The firm has a market cap of $282.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.56, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.31. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $349.48 and its 200-day moving average price is $217.04. Dell Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $110.22 and a one year high of $469.47.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 28th. The technology company reported $4.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $43.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.74 billion. During the same period in the prior 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, research analysts anticipate that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 17.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dell Technologies Announces Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dell Technologies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Campbell Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Dell Technologies by 34.0% during the 4th quarter. Campbell Capital Management Inc. now owns 80,189 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $10,094,000 after acquiring an additional 20,362 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 10.5% in the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 80,686 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $10,157,000 after buying an additional 7,642 shares during the period. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund bought a new position in shares of Dell Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at about $23,332,000. Tectonic Advisors LLC bought a new position in Dell Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $5,620,000. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its stake in Dell Technologies by 437.4% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 775,652 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $98,578,000 after acquiring an additional 631,315 shares during the period. 76.37% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Dell Technologies News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism around Dell’s AI infrastructure business remains a key driver, with Evercore’s higher price target reinforcing expectations for continued growth in server demand.
• Positive Sentiment: Media coverage continues to frame DELL as a major AI beneficiary, supported by strong fundamentals, growing share gains, and expanded partnerships.
• Positive Sentiment: President Trump’s public endorsement of Dell products has increased visibility and added momentum to the stock, even though investors appear more focused on the underlying business strength.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several Silver Lake-related insiders sold shares this week, which may attract attention but does not necessarily change Dell’s operating outlook.
• Neutral Sentiment: Articles comparing Dell with peers like Super Micro and Lenovo highlight broader AI and PC industry trends, but these stories are more about sector positioning than a direct change in Dell’s fundamentals.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on DELL. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Melius Research set a $565.00 target price on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Daiwa Securities Group lifted their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $170.00 to $465.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Guggenheim upgraded shares of Dell Technologies to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $280.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $492.76.

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.