Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd Buys Shares of 165,288 Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 165,288 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,806,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in DELL. Navalign LLC acquired a new position in shares of Dell Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. WealthCollab LLC raised its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 82.0% during the second quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 253 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Dell Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. State of Wyoming acquired a new position in shares of Dell Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 35.8% in the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 296 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.37% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Dell Technologies

In related news, Director Ellen Jamison Kullman sold 150,346 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.13, for a total value of $21,819,714.98. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 65,662 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,529,526.06. This represents a 69.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director V (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 510,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.83, for a total value of $74,883,300.00. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 3,571,688 shares of company stock valued at $576,654,105 over the last quarter. 42.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about Dell Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect Dell to beat fiscal first-quarter estimates, with upbeat revisions and higher price targets adding to the stock’s rally ahead of earnings on May 28. Dell stock rallies as analysts show love ahead of Q1 earnings
• Positive Sentiment: AI demand remains a major catalyst, with Dell’s server backlog and revenue targets pointing to strong growth in enterprise and hyperscale AI infrastructure. Dell’s AI Data Center Expansion Gains Pace: What Lies Ahead?
• Positive Sentiment: The shares hit a fresh record and 52-week high as investors continue to re-rate Dell higher on the strength of its AI story ahead of earnings. Dell Stock Surges to Fresh Record Ahead of Earnings Next Week
• Positive Sentiment: Heavy call-option activity suggests traders are positioning for more upside into the earnings report. Dell Technologies Stock Hits 52-Week High – Here’s Why
• Neutral Sentiment: Dell also announced that an Infrastructure Solutions Group executive will present at a June investor conference, keeping the company in focus with investors but not changing near-term fundamentals. Dell Technologies to Present at Investor Conference in June
• Neutral Sentiment: Most of the recent coverage is centered on upcoming earnings and AI momentum, so the stock’s move is still largely driven by expectations rather than confirmed results. Dell Stock Leads the S&P 500 Today. Next Week’s Earnings Could Send It Higher.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on DELL shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Dell Technologies from $180.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on Dell Technologies from $172.00 to $167.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 27th. UBS Group lowered Dell Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price target for the company from $167.00 to $243.00 in a research report on Sunday, May 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $280.00 price target on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on Dell Technologies from $148.00 to $168.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $211.32.

Dell Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Dell Technologies stock opened at $294.97 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $190.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.83, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.99. Dell Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $106.38 and a fifty-two week high of $298.32. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $199.13 and a 200 day moving average of $153.21.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The technology company reported $3.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.53 by $0.36. The company had revenue of $33.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $31.60 billion. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 236.90% and a net margin of 5.23%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 39.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.68 earnings per share. Dell Technologies has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 2.900-2.900 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 12.900-12.900 EPS. Analysts forecast that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 11.87 EPS for the current year.

Dell Technologies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 21st were given a $0.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 21st. This is a positive change from Dell Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.90%.

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.