Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL Shares Acquired by World Investment Advisors

World Investment Advisors increased its position in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 150.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 10,305 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,192 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $1,461,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Optas LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 5.7% in the third quarter. Optas LLC now owns 4,113 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $583,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. raised its position in Dell Technologies by 88.7% in the 3rd quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 144,857 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $20,536,000 after purchasing an additional 68,081 shares during the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC boosted its stake in Dell Technologies by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 8,717 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,236,000 after purchasing an additional 332 shares during the period. IFM Investors Pty Ltd grew its position in Dell Technologies by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 66,352 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $8,676,000 after purchasing an additional 203 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Shikiar Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Dell Technologies in the third quarter valued at $5,417,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.37% of the company’s stock.

Dell Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:DELL opened at $129.22 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $138.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $133.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $85.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.23, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.03. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $66.25 and a 1 year high of $168.08.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The technology company reported $2.59 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.47 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $27.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $27.26 billion. Dell Technologies had a net margin of 5.01% and a negative return on equity of 234.84%. The business’s revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.15 EPS. Dell Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.920-9.920 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.500-3.500 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.93 EPS for the current year.

Dell Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 20th will be issued a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, January 20th. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.00%.

Insider Activity at Dell Technologies

In other news, Director William D. Green sold 42,736 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total transaction of $6,837,760.00. Following the sale, the director owned 47,619 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,619,040. The trade was a 47.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Iv (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 499,999 shares of Dell Technologies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.48, for a total value of $80,739,838.52. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 2,287,379 shares of company stock worth $345,319,592. 42.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Argus raised their price target on Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Daiwa Capital Markets lifted their target price on Dell Technologies from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Raymond James Financial boosted their target price on Dell Technologies from $161.00 to $166.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Barclays decreased their price target on Dell Technologies from $151.00 to $148.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Citic Securities boosted their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $162.84.

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.