NFSG Corp lowered its position in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL – Free Report) by 23.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,973 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 1,795 shares during the quarter. NFSG Corp’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $3,213,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Noble Wealth Management PBC boosted its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 113.6% in the 3rd quarter. Noble Wealth Management PBC now owns 47 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC grew its stake in Dell Technologies by 56.1% in the 2nd quarter. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC now owns 64 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Premier Financial Group acquired a new stake in Dell Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. Byrne Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Dell Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC increased its holdings in Dell Technologies by 41.3% during the 3rd quarter. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 89 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.37% of the company’s stock.
Trending Headlines about Dell Technologies
Here are the key news stories impacting Dell Technologies this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Long-term AI demand remains a potential growth driver. CEO Michael Dell said tight memory and chip supplies could persist through 2029 or 2030, indicating sustained demand for AI servers and related infrastructure. Michael Dell Warns Memory Shortage Could Be a Four-Year Problem
- Positive Sentiment: Dell is participating in Honeywell’s Forge Cognition platform with NVIDIA, supplying technology for agentic AI and simulation applications in buildings and industrial facilities. The initiative could broaden Dell’s enterprise-AI opportunity beyond hyperscale data centers. Honeywell Launches Forge Cognition AI Platform With Nvidia and Dell Technologies
- Neutral Sentiment: Dell recently reported strong operating results, including quarterly revenue growth of 57.7% and earnings that exceeded analyst expectations. However, investors are focused more heavily on the durability and profitability of future AI-related growth.
- Negative Sentiment: Barclays downgraded Dell to Equal Weight from Overweight, citing elevated valuation and a lack of a meaningful enterprise-AI spending inflection. The firm also reduced its price target to $574, contributing to profit-taking after Dell’s substantial run-up. Dell stock plunges after Barclays downgrade
- Negative Sentiment: Analysts questioned whether Dell’s hardware revenue growth is being driven primarily by higher memory and component prices rather than stronger underlying enterprise demand. Rising input costs and a mix shift toward AI-optimized systems could pressure margins and earnings conversion. Dell Stock’s Stellar Year Hits a Snag
- Negative Sentiment: A hotter inflation reading increased concerns about higher-for-longer interest rates, weighing on high-growth technology stocks and intensifying the broader retreat in AI and data-center shares. AI stocks drop after hot inflation report
- Negative Sentiment: Several Silver Lake-related entities disclosed sizable Dell share sales at prices near recent highs. While these transactions may reflect portfolio management, the insider selling adds to short-term investor caution. SEC ownership filing
Dell Technologies Stock Down 7.0%
Shares of NYSE:DELL opened at $472.31 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $300.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.41, a P/E/G ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 1.37. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $110.22 and a 52-week high of $595.51. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $514.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $392.89.
Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 1st. The technology company reported $7.04 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $46.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $44.89 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.70 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 57.7% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 25.13 earnings per share for the current year.
Dell Technologies Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 20th. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 14.63%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of brokerages have issued reports on DELL. UBS Group restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Barclays downgraded shares of Dell Technologies from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $603.00 to $574.00 in a report on Wednesday. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $360.00 to $505.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $650.00 price objective on shares of Dell Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, September 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $569.96.
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Insider Activity at Dell Technologies
In other news, Director Silver Lake Partners V. De (Aiv sold 25,494 shares of Dell Technologies stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $582.30, for a total transaction of $14,845,156.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 22,686 shares in the company, valued at $13,210,057.80. The trade was a 52.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Lynn Vojvodich Radakovich sold 2,022 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $565.28, for a total transaction of $1,142,996.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 25,267 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,282,929.76. This represents a 7.41% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 1,817,628 shares of company stock worth $990,253,476 over the last three months. Company insiders own 41.50% of the company’s stock.
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.
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