Insider Selling: Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) Director Sells $886,060.62 in Stock

Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) Director Lynn Vojvodich Radakovich sold 2,022 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $438.21, for a total value of $886,060.62. Following the transaction, the director owned 25,267 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,072,252.07. This represents a 7.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Lynn Vojvodich Radakovich also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, June 22nd, Lynn Vojvodich Radakovich sold 12,022 shares of Dell Technologies stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $421.00, for a total value of $5,061,262.00.

Dell Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of DELL stock opened at $455.22 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $295.03 billion, a PE ratio of 36.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.33. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $110.22 and a 1 year high of $514.00. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $432.75 and a two-hundred day moving average of $296.29.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 28th. The technology company reported $4.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.96 by $1.90. The business had revenue of $43.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $35.74 billion. Dell Technologies had a net margin of 6.28% and a negative return on equity of 366.90%. The company’s revenue was up 87.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.55 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 18.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Dell Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 21st. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. Dell Technologies’s payout ratio is presently 20.02%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on DELL. Daiwa Securities Group upped their price objective on Dell Technologies from $170.00 to $465.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $440.00 to $455.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $280.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $550.00 target price on shares of Dell Technologies in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Melius Research set a $565.00 price target on Dell Technologies in a report on Friday, May 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $485.24.

Key Headlines Impacting Dell Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: AI demand is driving bullish expectations. Dell reportedly has a record $51.3 billion AI-server backlog, while continued data-center investment is supporting Infrastructure Solutions Group growth. Analysts expect roughly $44 billion-$45 billion in quarterly revenue and more than 100% year-over-year EPS growth. Dell AI Server Backlog
• Positive Sentiment: Recent execution supports investor optimism. Dell’s prior quarter substantially exceeded consensus estimates, and analysts see potential for another earnings beat and raised outlook. The stock has also shown relative strength and remains close to its recent high. Dell Prior Earnings Beat
• Neutral Sentiment: Large post-earnings volatility is expected. Options-market pricing indicates traders anticipate a meaningful move following the earnings release. This could benefit the stock if results exceed elevated expectations, but it also raises downside risk if guidance disappoints. Expected Dell Earnings Move
• Negative Sentiment: Tariff concerns are weighing on the shares. Possible semiconductor tariffs affecting servers and PCs have prompted caution because higher component costs could pressure demand and profitability. Dell Tariff Concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Capacity and margin risks remain. Dell may be unable to build AI servers quickly enough, while supply constraints, pricing pressure and the relatively low margins of high-volume server sales could limit the earnings benefit from strong demand. Dell Server Capacity Risks

Institutional Trading of Dell Technologies

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 901 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Dell Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $328,000. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new position in shares of Dell Technologies in the second quarter worth $809,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL boosted its position in Dell Technologies by 30.2% during the second quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 6,680 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $819,000 after purchasing an additional 1,550 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in 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 purchasing an additional 34,538 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.37% of the company’s stock.

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.