Sonoma Allocations LLC Purchases New Position in Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

Sonoma Allocations LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 1,297 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $231,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Campbell Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 34.0% during the fourth quarter. Campbell Capital Management Inc. now owns 80,189 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $10,094,000 after purchasing an additional 20,362 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC increased its position in Dell Technologies by 10.5% in the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 80,686 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $10,157,000 after buying an additional 7,642 shares in the last quarter. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund bought a new position in shares of Dell Technologies in the 4th quarter worth $23,332,000. Tectonic Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Dell Technologies in the fourth quarter worth $5,620,000. Finally, U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 31.5% during the 4th quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 25,209 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,173,000 after acquiring an additional 6,038 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 76.37% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

DELL has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citic Securities lifted their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $160.00 to $505.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Piper Sandler increased their target price on Dell Technologies from $167.00 to $497.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Susquehanna set a $289.00 price objective on Dell Technologies and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Jefferies Financial Group cut Dell Technologies to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Wolfe Research downgraded Dell Technologies from a “peer perform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Dell Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $494.67.

Insider Buying and Selling at Dell Technologies

In other news, Director Silver Lake Partners Iv, L.P. sold 68,706 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $453.54, for a total transaction of $31,160,919.24. Following the sale, the director directly owned 67,990 shares in the company, valued at approximately $30,836,184.60. This represents a 50.26% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Lake Group L.L.C. Silver sold 16,679 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $396.37, for a total value of $6,611,055.23. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 3,434,758 shares of company stock valued at $1,448,870,683. Corporate insiders own 41.50% of the company’s stock.

Dell Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE DELL opened at $405.10 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $262.55 billion, a PE ratio of 32.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.31. Dell Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $110.22 and a fifty-two week high of $469.47. The business’s fifty day moving average is $402.83 and its 200 day moving average is $247.57.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 28th. The technology company reported $4.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.96 by $1.90. Dell Technologies had a net margin of 6.28% and a negative return on equity of 366.90%. The firm had revenue of $43.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $35.74 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.55 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 87.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 17.77 EPS for the current year.

Dell Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 21st will be paid a $0.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 21st. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Dell Technologies’s payout ratio is presently 20.02%.

Key Dell Technologies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure demand remains the primary catalyst. Dell’s strong server and networking growth, driven by AI systems, and its raised full-year outlook have given investors confidence that demand is continuing rather than slowing. Dell has also cited an approximately $60 billion fiscal 2027 AI-server revenue opportunity. Dell Jumps as AI Infrastructure Trade Rebounds
• Positive Sentiment: New institutional AI business supports the growth narrative. A recently announced AI and high-performance-computing platform win with Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station adds evidence of demand from enterprise and research customers. Dell Jumps as AI Infrastructure Trade Rebounds
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst revisions and technical signals are improving. Dell recently formed a hammer chart pattern, suggesting potential support after its pullback, while upward earnings-estimate revisions point to improving expectations. Here’s Why Dell Technologies Could Be Great Choice for a Bottom Fisher
• Positive Sentiment: Dell is expanding its AI positioning. Its participation in an open-source AI cybersecurity alliance broadens the company’s AI strategy beyond hardware and into security collaboration. Dell Technologies Joins Open Source AI Cybersecurity Alliance
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation and price-target expectations remain elevated. The reported median analyst target is $500, with several targets ranging from $477 to $550, leaving room for further gains but also raising the bar for execution after Dell’s substantial rally.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling is a risk signal. Reported six-month trading activity showed no insider purchases and extensive sales, including transactions by senior executives and affiliated investment entities. This does not establish a change in fundamentals but could weigh on sentiment.

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.