Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL Shares Sold by Vista Investment Partners LLC

Vista Investment Partners LLC decreased its stake in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 23.9% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 17,025 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 5,340 shares during the quarter. Dell Technologies comprises 2.4% of Vista Investment Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Vista Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $9,160,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of DELL. Tactive Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Dell Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $326,000. Kaydan Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in Dell Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth $217,000. Whalen Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 3.9% in the third quarter. Whalen Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,834 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,524,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares during the period. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 41.3% in the third 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. Finally, Cooper Financial Group increased its position in Dell Technologies by 103.4% during the third quarter. Cooper Financial Group now owns 2,571 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,383,000 after acquiring an additional 1,307 shares during the period. 76.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Dell Technologies Trading Down 1.0%

NYSE:DELL traded down $5.92 on Thursday, hitting $573.04. The company had a trading volume of 3,218,006 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,290,421. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $110.22 and a 52 week high of $595.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $364.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.11, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.37. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $501.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of $376.99.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, September 1st. The technology company reported $7.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.91 by $2.13. The firm had revenue of $46.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $44.89 billion. Dell Technologies had a net margin of 7.53% and a negative return on equity of 578.85%. The company’s revenue was up 57.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.70 earnings per share. 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. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 25.13 EPS for the current year.

Dell Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 20th will be issued a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 20th. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 14.63%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Silver Lake Partners Iv, L.P. sold 91,191 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $517.34, for a total value of $47,176,751.94. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 64,209 shares in the company, valued at $33,217,884.06. This trade represents a 58.68% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Spv-2 L.P. Sl sold 83,006 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $517.34, for a total transaction of $42,942,324.04. Following the sale, the director directly owned 73,185 shares in the company, valued at $37,861,527.90. The trade was a 53.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 1,570,174 shares of company stock valued at $847,037,343 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 41.50% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Dell Technologies from $505.00 to $545.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $505.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 31st. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of Dell Technologies in a report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada initiated coverage on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Thursday, September 10th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $640.00 target price for the company. Finally, Raymond James Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $500.00 to $617.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Dell Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $571.12.

Key Stories Impacting Dell Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade supports the bull case. Dell shares recently benefited from Mizuho raising its price target to $650 from $600 while retaining an Outperform rating. The move followed reported AI-server orders of $60.9 billion, $16.4 billion in AI-server revenue and a $95 billion backlog, reinforcing expectations for continued growth. Why Dell Stock Is Trading Up Today
• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure remains Dell’s primary growth engine. Coverage highlights an expanding AI customer base and a backlog that could exceed Wall Street expectations through 2027. Dell also launched new agentic-AI PCs and workstations with NVIDIA and Microsoft, broadening its AI opportunity beyond data-center servers. One Overlooked AI Stock That Could Surprise Investors
• Positive Sentiment: Product and platform developments strengthen Dell’s positioning. Its expanded AI Data Platform adds data orchestration, a unified semantic layer, knowledge-graph capabilities and NVIDIA acceleration, potentially improving enterprise adoption and customer retention. Can Dell Turn Its New AI Data Platform Into a Durable Competitive Advantage?
• Neutral Sentiment: Michael Dell’s Trump Accounts involvement increases visibility but has limited direct earnings impact. His and Susan Dell’s planned stock contributions may generate publicity and goodwill, although the initiative is philanthropic rather than a material operating catalyst. Michael Dell Defends Trump Accounts’ Shift to Individual Company Stocks
• Negative Sentiment: Profit-taking and valuation concerns are weighing on the shares. Dell has dramatically outperformed the broader market and is near its 12-month high, prompting questions about whether the server rally has peaked. A high valuation increases the risk of consolidation if AI orders, margins or guidance fail to exceed expectations. Super Micro Drops as Profit Taking Unwinds Server Rally

Dell Technologies 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.