Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL Shares Sold by Citizens National Bank Trust Department

Citizens National Bank Trust Department lessened its holdings in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 7.8% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 20,759 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 1,765 shares during the period. Citizens National Bank Trust Department’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $3,407,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of DELL. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 42.7% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,011 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $347,000 after buying an additional 901 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Dell Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth about $328,000. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in Dell Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $809,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL lifted its holdings in Dell Technologies by 30.2% in the second quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 6,680 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $819,000 after purchasing an additional 1,550 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 147.2% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 58,009 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $7,112,000 after acquiring an additional 34,538 shares during the period. 76.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Dell Technologies

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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on DELL shares. Barclays lowered Dell Technologies from an “overweight” rating to a “reduce” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Loop Capital upped their price objective on Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. HSBC raised Dell Technologies to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Citigroup started coverage on Dell Technologies in a report on Monday, June 1st. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $492.76.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Dell Technologies news, Director Spv-2 L.P. Sl sold 175,901 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $457.99, for a total value of $80,560,898.99. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 36,659 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,789,455.41. The trade was a 82.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Silver Lake Partners Iv, L.P. sold 189,805 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $457.99, for a total transaction of $86,928,791.95. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 24,287 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,123,203.13. This represents a 88.66% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 4,228,357 shares of company stock worth $1,544,916,338 in the last three months. Company insiders own 41.50% of the company’s stock.

Dell Technologies Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of Dell Technologies stock opened at $435.14 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $282.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.56, a PEG ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.31. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $110.22 and a 1 year high of $469.47. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $354.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $219.22.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The technology company reported $4.86 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 the consensus estimate of $35.74 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.55 EPS. Dell Technologies’s revenue was up 87.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 17.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Dell Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 21st. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.02%.

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.