Todd Asset Management LLC Sells 4,396 Shares of Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

Todd Asset Management LLC lowered its stake in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 1.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 397,603 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 4,396 shares during the quarter. Dell Technologies comprises approximately 1.1% of Todd Asset Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. Todd Asset Management LLC owned 0.06% of Dell Technologies worth $56,368,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Dell Technologies by 84.7% in the 2nd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 218 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Dell Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its position in Dell Technologies by 96.9% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 254 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Johnson Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 66.2% during the 2nd quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 251 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. 76.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Dell Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullish case — The Motley Fool piece argues Dell is well-positioned to benefit from an accelerating enterprise spending cycle (servers, storage, AI infrastructure), giving a buy thesis that can support upside expectations. 1 Reason to Buy Dell Technologies Stock Like There’s No Tomorrow
• Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming earnings call — Dell will report FYQ4 and full‑fiscal‑2026 results and host a webcast Feb. 26; that event is the near‑term catalyst that should drive volatility and guide near‑term stock direction. Dell Technologies to Hold Conference Call Feb. 26 to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal 2026 Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Local HQ renovation filed — A planned $8M renovation at Dell’s Round Rock headquarters signals capex on facilities/expansion but has limited direct impact on near‑term earnings. Project filed for $8M renovations at Dell HQ in Round Rock
• Negative Sentiment: Peer outlook drag — Cisco’s softer profit‑margin outlook knocked down shares of server/storage peers (including Dell), highlighting how conservative guidance from large customers/vendors can pressure sentiment across the hardware supply chain. Cisco profit margin outlook sends down Dell, HPE, Arista, NetApp shares
• Negative Sentiment: Short‑term selloff/volatility — Broader AI‑related profit‑taking hit tech leaders and executives’ paper wealth, contributing to intraday weakness and greater volatility in stocks exposed to AI infrastructure and services. 5 tech bosses took a combined $26 billion wealth hit in Thursday’s AI sell-off
• Negative Sentiment: Employee pay‑plan concerns — Dell’s rollout of a new sales compensation structure has raised worries among some reps that it could reduce pay and affect sales execution, a potential near‑term operational risk if it impacts retention or productivity. Dell is rolling out a new sales pay structure. Some employees worry it’ll slash their income.
• Negative Sentiment: Recent underperformance note — Market writeups flagged that Dell underperformed the broader market in intraday trade, reflecting the combination of peer guidance, AI volatility and company‑specific stories. Dell Technologies Inc. Cl C stock falls Thursday, underperforms market

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Dell Technologies news, Director Egon Durban sold 71,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $138.12, for a total transaction of $9,806,520.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 1,172,428 shares in the company, valued at $161,935,755.36. This represents a 5.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 42.00% of the company’s stock.

Dell Technologies Stock Up 4.1%

DELL opened at $117.46 on Monday. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $66.25 and a 12-month high of $168.08. The business has a 50 day moving average of $123.27 and a 200-day moving average of $132.69. The stock has a market cap of $77.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.66, a PEG ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.03.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The technology company reported $2.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.47 by $0.12. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 234.84% and a net margin of 5.01%.The business had revenue of $27.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $27.26 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.15 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. Dell Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.920-9.920 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.500-3.500 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Dell Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 20th were paid a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 20th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 28.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DELL has been the subject of several recent research reports. Citic Securities increased their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Evercore set a $180.00 price objective on shares of Dell Technologies and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Dell Technologies from $110.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Dell Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price objective on Dell Technologies from $186.00 to $167.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $161.26.

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.