TrueWealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 3,206 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,383,000.
Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Dell Technologies by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,441,451 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,957,850,000 after acquiring an additional 1,355,841 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Dell Technologies by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 14,715,998 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,852,450,000 after acquiring an additional 265,740 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 7.6% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 14,394,835 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,362,624,000 after purchasing an additional 1,011,101 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,478,732 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $939,808,000 after purchasing an additional 108,011 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 50.4% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,301,008 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $919,051,000 after purchasing an additional 2,445,854 shares in the last quarter. 76.37% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Key Stories Impacting Dell Technologies
Here are the key news stories impacting Dell Technologies this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Investors continue to point to Dell’s AI-server momentum, including reported contract wins tied to the Volta AI factory and Texas A&M’s IGNITE platform. The company’s latest results also showed record revenue, strong AI-optimized server sales and a substantial AI order pipeline. Dell Technologies Could Be 4% Below Fair Value on AI Infrastructure Wins
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains broadly favorable, with recent price targets generally above the current trading range and a reported median target of $500. Optimism centers on enterprise IT spending and demand for AI servers, while partnerships with Nvidia, AMD and Microsoft reinforce Dell’s competitive positioning. Is Dell Technologies a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?
- Positive Sentiment: A broader view from Barchart argues that Dell’s long-term growth opportunity remains intact despite its major rally, citing rising enterprise technology spending as a foundation for further expansion. After a 250% Rally, Dell Stock Still Has Room to Run
- Neutral Sentiment: Dell’s collaboration with Nokia and Nvidia on AI-powered radio access networks and future 6G connectivity adds strategic visibility, although the initiative is primarily a Nokia-focused announcement and its direct financial impact on Dell is not yet clear. Nokia Launches AI RAN Platform
- Negative Sentiment: Seeking Alpha downgraded Dell, arguing that the business is strong but the stock is now fully valued following its steep advance. This valuation concern could encourage profit-taking near the stock’s highs. Dell: Great Business, Full Price
- Negative Sentiment: Weakness in a major AI-server peer triggered a sector-wide reassessment, pressuring Dell on concerns that AI hardware demand or near-term orders could disappoint. Dell’s next earnings report is scheduled for September 3, leaving the stock sensitive to peer results and industry commentary. Dell Slips as Peer Earnings Pressure AI Server Trade
- Negative Sentiment: Investor’s Business Daily highlighted a failed breakout and discussed exiting the trade, signaling short-term technical risk after Dell’s rapid run-up. Extensive recent insider selling may add to concerns about profit-taking, even though it does not necessarily indicate deteriorating fundamentals. Exiting Gracefully on Opening Bell Disasters
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Dell Technologies Stock Performance
DELL opened at $453.71 on Friday. Dell Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $110.22 and a one year high of $485.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $294.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.33. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $417.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $260.25.
Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The technology company reported $4.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.96 by $1.90. The firm had revenue of $43.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $35.74 billion. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 366.90% and a net margin of 6.28%.The business’s revenue was up 87.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.55 EPS. 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, equities research analysts forecast that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 17.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Dell Technologies Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 21st were given a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 21st. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.02%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research firms have weighed in on DELL. Wall Street Zen upgraded Dell Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 30th. Barclays downgraded Dell Technologies from an “overweight” rating to a “reduce” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Dell Technologies from $170.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. HSBC raised Dell Technologies to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $280.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $494.67.
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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.
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