Sapient Capital LLC Buys New Shares in Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

Sapient Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund bought 1,607 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $264,000.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in Dell Technologies by 8.8% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 6,973 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,145,000 after purchasing an additional 564 shares in the last quarter. Asset Dedication LLC boosted its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 4,291 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $704,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Groupama Asset Managment grew its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 2,902 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $476,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the period. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC bought a new stake in Dell Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at about $5,930,000. Finally, BankChampaign National Association acquired a new position in Dell Technologies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $595,000. 76.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Dell Technologies

In other news, Director Silver Lake Partners Iv, L.P. sold 189,805 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 24,287 shares in the company, valued at $11,123,203.13. This represents a 88.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Spv-2 L.P. Sl sold 175,901 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $457.99, for a total transaction of $80,560,898.99. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 36,659 shares in the company, valued at $16,789,455.41. The trade was a 82.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 3,434,758 shares of company stock worth $1,448,870,683. Company insiders own 41.50% of the company’s stock.

Dell Technologies News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Record AI-server demand, a large backlog and partnerships with leading chipmakers are reinforcing expectations for strong growth in Dell’s infrastructure business. Dell: Record Backlogs & Surging AI Server Demand
• Positive Sentiment: DELL has reportedly surged about 260% this year and reached an all-time high as investors connect the company to the AI investment cycle, favorable political attention and rising data-center spending. Dell Stock Surged 260% This Year
• Positive Sentiment: A broad risk-on move in AI-server stocks lifted Dell alongside Super Micro Computer and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, while separate coverage highlighted Dell’s strong growth relative to peers. AI Server Stocks Surge
• Positive Sentiment: Michael Dell and Nvidia participated in a $300 million funding round for AI-cloud startup Volta, signaling continued strategic engagement with the expanding AI-computing ecosystem. Nvidia, Dell Back AI Cloud Startup Volta
• Positive Sentiment: D&H Distributing is adding Dell’s complete storage portfolio, potentially broadening channel reach for Dell’s enterprise-storage products. D&H Distributing Expands Dell Offering
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts are debating whether Dell’s fundamentals can support additional upside after the stock reached a 52-week high; the debate centers on future earnings growth versus an increasingly demanding valuation. Dell Hits Fresh High
• Negative Sentiment: GF Securities lowered its price target and recommended selling at current levels, citing risks that new competitors could weaken one of Dell’s key AI-related growth engines. Analyst Cuts Dell Price Target

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DELL has been the topic of several recent research reports. CLSA upgraded Dell Technologies to an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Dell Technologies from $280.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. TD Cowen upped their target price on Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Argus increased their target price on Dell Technologies from $200.00 to $460.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Dell Technologies to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $494.67.

Dell Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of DELL opened at $463.74 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $414.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $256.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $300.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.33. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $110.22 and a 52 week high of $485.70.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The technology company reported $4.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.96 by $1.90. The company had revenue of $43.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.74 billion. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 366.90% and a net margin of 6.28%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 87.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.55 earnings per share. 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 analysts forecast that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 17.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Dell Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 21st were given a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 21st. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.