Vista Investment Partners LLC Sells 5,340 Shares of Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

Vista Investment Partners LLC reduced its stake in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 23.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,025 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 5,340 shares during the quarter. Dell Technologies comprises 2.4% of Vista Investment Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Vista Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $9,160,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Dell Technologies by 7.6% during the first 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 during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 140.1% during the second quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,526,987 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,090,294,000 after purchasing an additional 1,474,347 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG grew its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 24.6% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 5,517,070 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $694,489,000 after buying an additional 1,090,336 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 480,589 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $207,355,000 after buying an additional 22,924 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Dell Technologies by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 961,675 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $157,869,000 after buying an additional 27,668 shares during the period. 76.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Dell Technologies Price Performance

NYSE:DELL traded down $5.92 on Thursday, hitting $573.04. 3,218,006 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,290,421. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $501.03 and a 200-day moving average price of $376.99. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $110.22 and a 52 week high of $595.51. The company has a market cap of $364.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.37.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, September 1st. The technology company reported $7.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.91 by $2.13. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 578.85% and a net margin of 7.53%.The business had revenue of $46.97 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $44.89 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.70 earnings per share. Dell Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 57.7% on a year-over-year basis. Dell Technologies has set its FY 2027 guidance at 25.500-25.500 EPS and its Q3 2027 guidance at 6.500-6.500 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 25.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Dell Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 20th will be issued a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 20th. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 14.63%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, September 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $500.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $565.00 to $635.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada assumed coverage on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Thursday, September 10th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $640.00 price objective for the company. Finally, KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, September 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Dell Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $571.12.

Insider Buying and Selling at Dell Technologies

In related news, Director Silver Lake Partners Iv, L.P. sold 91,191 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $517.34, for a total transaction of $47,176,751.94. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 64,209 shares in the company, valued at approximately $33,217,884.06. The trade was a 58.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Spv-2 L.P. Sl sold 83,006 shares of Dell Technologies stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $517.34, for a total transaction of $42,942,324.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 73,185 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,861,527.90. This trade represents a 53.14% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 1,570,174 shares of company stock valued at $847,037,343 over the last three months. 41.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Dell Technologies News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade supports the bull case. Dell shares recently benefited from Mizuho raising its price target to $650 from $600 while retaining an Outperform rating. The move followed reported AI-server orders of $60.9 billion, $16.4 billion in AI-server revenue and a $95 billion backlog, reinforcing expectations for continued growth. Why Dell Stock Is Trading Up Today
• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure remains Dell’s primary growth engine. Coverage highlights an expanding AI customer base and a backlog that could exceed Wall Street expectations through 2027. Dell also launched new agentic-AI PCs and workstations with NVIDIA and Microsoft, broadening its AI opportunity beyond data-center servers. One Overlooked AI Stock That Could Surprise Investors
• Positive Sentiment: Product and platform developments strengthen Dell’s positioning. Its expanded AI Data Platform adds data orchestration, a unified semantic layer, knowledge-graph capabilities and NVIDIA acceleration, potentially improving enterprise adoption and customer retention. Can Dell Turn Its New AI Data Platform Into a Durable Competitive Advantage?
• Neutral Sentiment: Michael Dell’s Trump Accounts involvement increases visibility but has limited direct earnings impact. His and Susan Dell’s planned stock contributions may generate publicity and goodwill, although the initiative is philanthropic rather than a material operating catalyst. Michael Dell Defends Trump Accounts’ Shift to Individual Company Stocks
• Negative Sentiment: Profit-taking and valuation concerns are weighing on the shares. Dell has dramatically outperformed the broader market and is near its 12-month high, prompting questions about whether the server rally has peaked. A high valuation increases the risk of consolidation if AI orders, margins or guidance fail to exceed expectations. Super Micro Drops as Profit Taking Unwinds Server Rally

Dell Technologies Company Profile

Dell Technologies Inc (NYSE: DELL) is a global technology company that develops, sells and supports information technology hardware, software and services. Its offerings include personal computers, workstations, monitors, accessories and other client devices, as well as enterprise infrastructure products such as servers, storage systems, networking equipment and data protection solutions.

The company also provides technology consulting, support, managed services and infrastructure solutions designed to help organizations operate data centers, private and hybrid clouds, artificial intelligence workloads and digital workplaces.