Horizon Investments LLC Has $1.01 Million Stock Position in Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

Horizon Investments LLC lessened its stake in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 55.5% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 8,056 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 10,040 shares during the period. Horizon Investments LLC’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $1,010,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. WealthCollab LLC increased its holdings in Dell Technologies by 82.0% in the 2nd quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 253 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming bought a new position in Dell Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $33,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 35.8% during the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 296 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp acquired a new position in shares of Dell Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. increased its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 48.4% in the third quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 316 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the period. 76.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider William F. Scannell sold 143,067 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.00, for a total transaction of $23,606,055.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 21,779 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,593,535. This represents a 86.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Richard Troy Sharp sold 1,538 shares of Dell Technologies stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.26, for a total transaction of $229,561.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 8,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,198,557.80. The trade was a 16.07% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 3,571,688 shares of company stock valued at $576,654,105. Corporate insiders own 42.00% of the company’s stock.

Dell Technologies Trading Up 10.6%

DELL opened at $239.19 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $173.41 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $145.47. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $92.88 and a 1-year high of $239.45. The company has a market cap of $154.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.99.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The technology company reported $3.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.53 by $0.36. Dell Technologies had a net margin of 5.23% and a negative return on equity of 236.90%. The company had revenue of $33.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $31.60 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.68 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 39.5% on a year-over-year basis. Dell Technologies has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 2.900-2.900 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 12.900-12.900 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 11.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dell Technologies Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 21st were paid a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. This is a boost from Dell Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 21st. Dell Technologies’s payout ratio is 28.90%.

Key Stories Impacting Dell Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: TotalEnergies selected Dell (with NVIDIA) to build Pangea 5, a next?generation AI supercomputer that will multiply TotalEnergies’ computing power roughly sixfold — a meaningful commercial win and reference account for Dell’s data?center and AI infrastructure business. TotalEnergies Pens AI Supercomputer Deal With Nvidia & Dell
• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho raised its price target on DELL to $260 with an “outperform,” which provides analyst validation for upside and may attract momentum and institutional buying. Mizuho raises price target on Dell
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large call?option activity: traders bought ~52,342 DELL calls (? +18% vs. average), a short?term bullish flow that can amplify upside as hedging and gamma demand push shares.
• Positive Sentiment: Dell expanded its regulated?AI go?to?market by integrating Trust3’s governance into its storage/AI stack — strengthens enterprise sales pitch into healthcare, financial services and public sector customers. Dell Targets Regulated AI Growth With Trust3 Data Governance Integration
• Neutral Sentiment: Dell’s board approved redomestication from Delaware to Texas — a corporate?governance/tax/legal move that could have long?term cost/benefit implications but is unlikely to change near?term fundamentals. Dell plans reincorporate Texas
• Neutral Sentiment: Jim Cramer and other media mentioned Dell among AI/data center winners, which can boost retail interest but is a sentiment driver rather than a fundamental change. Cramer’s AI Winners List
• Negative Sentiment: Dell granted COO Clarke ~$132M in performance?linked stock options — could create dilution or be viewed as a large compensation expense if targets are met; investors may weigh alignment vs. dilution risk. Dell Offers COO Clarke $132 Mn in Performance-Linked Stock Options
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of insider selling in April show executives trimming positions; mixed signals that some insiders are locking gains even as institutions buy. Leading Insider Sales: April Activity Ramps

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Dell Technologies from $165.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Dell Technologies from $215.00 to $230.00 in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Dell Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $148.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Dell Technologies in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Dell Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $186.84.

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.