Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL Shares Bought by Advisors Capital Management LLC

Advisors Capital Management LLC increased its position in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 128,054 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 5,247 shares during the quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $18,154,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of DELL. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 42.7% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,011 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $347,000 after purchasing an additional 901 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $328,000. Mutual Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $243,000. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Dell Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth $238,000. Finally, Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC raised its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 16.0% during the second quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 6,837 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $870,000 after purchasing an additional 941 shares during the period. 76.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Dell Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE DELL opened at $116.81 on Thursday. Dell Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $66.25 and a one year high of $168.08. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $121.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $132.39. The company has a market capitalization of $77.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.03.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The technology company reported $2.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.47 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $27.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $27.26 billion. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 234.84% and a net margin of 5.01%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.15 EPS. 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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.93 EPS for the current year.

Dell Technologies Dividend Announcement

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

More Dell Technologies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Dell and Ooredoo announced a collaboration to advance AI innovation and deepen cooperation across cloud/edge offerings — a strategic partnership that can drive regional sales and services adoption. Dell Technologies and Ooredoo collaborate
• Positive Sentiment: Reports highlight strong AI-driven sales and “jaw-dropping” dividend news, signaling management confidence in cash flow and shareholder returns as AI demand accelerates. Dividend and AI sales coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Dell is planning an ~$8M upgrade to its Round Rock campus — modest capex but a sign of ongoing investment in infrastructure and employee-facing operations. Round Rock campus upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: McLaren Racing extended its relationship with Dell, reinforcing brand visibility and performance use-cases for Dell’s infrastructure and edge solutions. McLaren partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Independent testing (Principled Technologies) found a Dell Pro 14 outperforming HP and Lenovo AI PCs in real-world AI tasks — supports product competitiveness in AI endpoints. Principled Technologies report
• Positive Sentiment: 6WIND announced a VSR appliance built on Dell PowerEdge servers (Intel Xeon 6) — another OEM/ISV endorsement that may support server demand. 6WIND on PowerEdge
• Positive Sentiment: Dell’s CFO will present at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference in early March — provides management access to investors to discuss AI traction, margin outlook and capital allocation. Investor conference presentation
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and media pieces are re-assessing Dell’s valuation after recent share weakness — useful context for investors but not news-driving by itself. Valuation assessment
• Neutral Sentiment: A Zacks comparison of Dell vs. Super Micro highlights growth trade-offs: SMCI’s faster AI-driven revenue growth versus Dell’s scale and margin pressure — frames competitive dynamics. DELL vs SMCI analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Morgan Stanley cut its price target on DELL to $101 and kept an “underweight” rating — a substantive near-term headwind that could pressure sentiment and weigh on the stock. Morgan Stanley price target cut
• Negative Sentiment: Market coverage noted recent intraday weakness with the stock underperforming some market moves — a reminder investors remain sensitive to guidance, margins and analyst positioning. DELL stock sinks coverage

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on DELL. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Dell Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $165.00 price target on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Dell Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. Raymond James Financial upped their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $161.00 to $166.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Citic Securities lifted their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Evercore set a $180.00 target price on Dell Technologies and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Dell Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $160.37.

Insider Activity at Dell Technologies

In related news, Director Egon Durban sold 71,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the director directly owned 1,172,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $161,935,755.36. This represents a 5.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 42.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.