Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $2.13 EPS

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The technology company reported $7.04 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.91 by $2.13, FiscalAI reports. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 366.90% and a net margin of 6.28%.The company had revenue of $46.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $44.89 billion.

Dell Technologies Stock Down 7.3%

Dell Technologies stock traded down $33.47 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $422.54. The stock had a trading volume of 10,917,584 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,075,418. Dell Technologies has a 52-week low of $110.22 and a 52-week high of $514.00. The firm has a market cap of $273.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a fifty day moving average of $433.55 and a 200 day moving average of $299.86.

Dell Technologies Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DELL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $280.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Piper Sandler raised their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $167.00 to $497.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $430.00 to $434.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, August 24th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Dell Technologies in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on Dell Technologies in a research report on Monday. They set a “hold” rating and a $480.00 price objective for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Dell Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $485.23.

Insider Activity at Dell Technologies

In other news, Director Silver Lake Partners Iv, L.P. sold 138,885 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $398.13, for a total transaction of $55,294,285.05. Following the transaction, the director owned 8,585 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,417,946.05. This represents a 94.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Spv-2 L.P. Sl sold 131,040 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $398.13, for a total value of $52,170,955.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 12,619 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,024,002.47. The trade was a 91.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 2,332,712 shares of company stock valued at $954,404,039 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 41.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Dell Technologies by 50.4% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,301,008 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $919,051,000 after purchasing an additional 2,445,854 shares in the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Dell Technologies by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,094 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $641,000 after buying an additional 152 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Dell Technologies by 100.2% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 222,352 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $27,990,000 after buying an additional 111,291 shares during the period. Strive Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies during the 4th quarter worth $58,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. boosted its position in Dell Technologies by 42,450.0% during the fourth quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 851 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $107,000 after purchasing an additional 849 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.37% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Dell Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect strong fiscal Q2 results, including approximately 49% year-over-year revenue growth to $44.48 billion, with some Wall Street firms anticipating an earnings beat and a higher full-year outlook. Dell Poised for Strong Fiscal Q2 Beat, Outlook Raise, BofA Says
• Positive Sentiment: Dell’s AI server business remains the central growth driver. The company reportedly delivered $16.1 billion of AI servers last quarter and has a substantial backlog, while observers believe its full ownership of the AI server operation could help it benefit from continued data-center investment. DELL Earnings Justifying Stock Rally? AI Growth & Backlog Delivery Critical
• Neutral Sentiment: The earnings release is a major near-term catalyst. Options markets imply an approximately 11% post-earnings move, highlighting unusually high volatility and the potential for a sharp reaction in either direction. DELL Stock – Options Traders Brace for 11.4% Move after Q2 Results
• Negative Sentiment: The stock’s steep rally has raised the bar for results. Investors are focused not only on AI revenue growth and backlog conversion, but also on whether supply constraints, rising memory costs and server margins could weaken profitability. Dell Reports Tuesday, and Its Server Margin Is Where the AI Memory Bill Finally Reaches the Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Broader risk-off trading is adding pressure: higher oil prices, inflation concerns and rising Treasury yields are weighing on technology stocks and making Dell’s premium valuation more difficult to justify. Dell stock falls before earnings: strong AI demand will not alone sustain 250% rally

Dell Technologies Company 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.