Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $2.13 EPS

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) announced its earnings results on Tuesday. The technology company reported $7.04 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.91 by $2.13, FiscalAI reports. The business had revenue of $46.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $44.89 billion. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 366.90% and a net margin of 6.28%.

Dell Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Dell Technologies stock traded down $33.47 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $422.54. 13,421,104 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,094,242. Dell Technologies has a 12 month low of $110.22 and a 12 month high of $514.00. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $433.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $299.86. The company has a market capitalization of $273.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.56, a P/E/G ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.33.

Dell Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 31st. Shareholders 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 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 21st. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.02%.

Trending Headlines about Dell Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect strong fiscal Q2 results, including approximately 49% year-over-year revenue growth to $44.48 billion, with some Wall Street firms anticipating an earnings beat and a higher full-year outlook. Dell Poised for Strong Fiscal Q2 Beat, Outlook Raise, BofA Says
• Positive Sentiment: Dell’s AI server business remains the central growth driver. The company reportedly delivered $16.1 billion of AI servers last quarter and has a substantial backlog, while observers believe its full ownership of the AI server operation could help it benefit from continued data-center investment. DELL Earnings Justifying Stock Rally? AI Growth & Backlog Delivery Critical
• Neutral Sentiment: The earnings release is a major near-term catalyst. Options markets imply an approximately 11% post-earnings move, highlighting unusually high volatility and the potential for a sharp reaction in either direction. DELL Stock – Options Traders Brace for 11.4% Move after Q2 Results
• Negative Sentiment: The stock’s steep rally has raised the bar for results. Investors are focused not only on AI revenue growth and backlog conversion, but also on whether supply constraints, rising memory costs and server margins could weaken profitability. Dell Reports Tuesday, and Its Server Margin Is Where the AI Memory Bill Finally Reaches the Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Broader risk-off trading is adding pressure: higher oil prices, inflation concerns and rising Treasury yields are weighing on technology stocks and making Dell’s premium valuation more difficult to justify. Dell stock falls before earnings: strong AI demand will not alone sustain 250% rally

Insider Buying and Selling at Dell Technologies

In other news, Director Silver Lake Partners Iv, L.P. sold 138,885 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $398.13, for a total transaction of $55,294,285.05. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 8,585 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,417,946.05. This represents a 94.18% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Spv-2 L.P. Sl sold 131,040 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $398.13, for a total value of $52,170,955.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 12,619 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,024,002.47. The trade was a 91.22% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 2,332,712 shares of company stock worth $954,404,039. Insiders own 41.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $328,000. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 42.7% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,011 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $347,000 after acquiring an additional 901 shares in the last quarter. Annandale Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Dell Technologies in the fourth quarter worth $230,000. Howland Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $225,000. Finally, Coastal Bridge Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Dell Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at about $217,000. Institutional investors own 76.37% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on DELL shares. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $435.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Citic Securities raised their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $160.00 to $505.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $280.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of Dell Technologies in a report on Monday. They set a “hold” rating and a $480.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Dell Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $485.23.

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.