California State Teachers Retirement System lowered its stake in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL – Free Report) by 4.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 481,567 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 21,337 shares during the quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $79,040,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 55.1% during the 1st quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 1,067 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $175,000 after purchasing an additional 379 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its position in Dell Technologies by 73.4% during the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 438,347 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $71,946,000 after purchasing an additional 185,527 shares in the last quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Dell Technologies by 84.2% during the first quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,865 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $798,000 after purchasing an additional 2,224 shares during the period. Quadcap Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Dell Technologies by 33.4% in the first quarter. Quadcap Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,661 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,257,000 after buying an additional 1,919 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Weiss Asset Management LP raised its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 20.5% in the first quarter. Weiss Asset Management LP now owns 25,130 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $4,125,000 after buying an additional 4,274 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 76.37% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research analysts recently issued reports on DELL shares. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Dell Technologies to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $280.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Barclays downgraded shares of Dell Technologies from an “overweight” rating to a “reduce” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Dell Technologies from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. One equities research 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 MarketBeat, Dell Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $494.67.
Insider Buying and Selling at Dell Technologies
In other Dell Technologies news, Director Silver Lake Partners Iv, L.P. sold 189,805 shares of Dell Technologies stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $457.99, for a total value of $86,928,791.95. Following the sale, the director directly owned 24,287 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,123,203.13. The trade was a 88.66% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Spv-2 L.P. Sl sold 175,901 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $457.99, for a total transaction of $80,560,898.99. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 36,659 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,789,455.41. The trade was a 82.75% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 3,434,758 shares of company stock valued at $1,448,870,683 over the last ninety days. 41.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
More Dell Technologies News
Here are the key news stories impacting Dell Technologies this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Demand for Dell’s AI servers remains robust. Reports on long-term supply agreements and customer deposits for future AI hardware suggest strong order visibility and continued spending by large technology customers. SK Hynix AI supply agreements article
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary remains constructive on Dell’s AI-server growth, backlog expansion and valuation relative to other major AI stocks. Positive earnings-estimate revisions and a technical “hammer” pattern were cited as potential signs of stabilization after the recent decline. Dell bottom-fisher analysis
- Positive Sentiment: Dell is broadening its AI strategy beyond servers by joining an open-source cybersecurity alliance focused on AI threat detection and defense. The initiative could strengthen Dell’s positioning in enterprise AI infrastructure and security. Dell joins AI cybersecurity alliance
- Positive Sentiment: Expanded retail distribution of the Dell XPS 13 in India, including in-store demonstrations and online availability, supports Dell’s premium-PC visibility. Separately, growing demand for premium AI PCs may provide an additional consumer growth opportunity. Dell XPS 13 retail expansion
Dell Technologies Trading Down 5.7%
Shares of DELL opened at $369.63 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $399.79 and its 200 day moving average is $245.57. The company has a market capitalization of $239.56 billion, a PE ratio of 29.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.31. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $110.22 and a 12-month high of $469.47.
Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The technology company reported $4.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.96 by $1.90. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 366.90% and a net margin of 6.28%.The business had revenue of $43.84 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.74 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.55 EPS. The firm’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. Equities research analysts predict that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 17.77 earnings per share for the current year.
Dell Technologies Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 21st will be given a dividend of $0.63 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 21st. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.02%.
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.
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