Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) Shares Up 1.4% – Time to Buy?

Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL)’s stock price traded up 1.4% on Tuesday. The company traded as high as $467.79 and last traded at $461.6450. 5,030,472 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 39% from the average session volume of 8,289,193 shares. The stock had previously closed at $455.44.

Key Headlines Impacting Dell Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Dell’s expanding AI infrastructure business remains the key bullish catalyst. The company is supplying AI systems and expertise to customers and partners including Honeywell and Accenture, while developing AI-focused PCs, workstations and data platforms for on-premises and edge computing. Large orders, a substantial backlog and deeper partnerships suggest Dell is becoming embedded in customers’ long-term AI buildouts. How AI Server Demand Will Impact Dell Stock Investors
• Positive Sentiment: Dell and Nvidia participated in a $200 million funding round for AI model developer doubleAI. The investment strengthens Dell’s ties to the AI ecosystem and could support future infrastructure demand, although the direct financial impact is not yet clear. Nvidia, Dell back $200M round for AI model developer doubleAI
• Positive Sentiment: A collaboration with PureCS to enhance cybersecurity services in the UAE expands Dell’s channel and enterprise-services relationships, adding incremental support to its broader data-center and digital infrastructure strategy. PureCS, Dell Technologies collaborate to enhance cybersecurity services in UAE

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

DELL has been the topic of several research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $565.00 to $635.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 2nd. TD Cowen raised their target price on Dell Technologies from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 29th. Daiwa Securities Group raised their target price on Dell Technologies from $465.00 to $625.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 18th. Fox Advisors raised shares of Dell Technologies from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $625.00 price target for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Finally, UBS Group restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Dell Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, September 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Dell Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $569.96.

Dell Technologies Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $293.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 1.37. The business has a fifty day moving average of $514.49 and a 200-day moving average of $396.96.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, September 1st. The technology company reported $7.04 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 negative return on equity of 578.85% and a net margin of 7.53%. The firm’s revenue was up 57.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.70 EPS. 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, equities research analysts forecast that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 25.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Dell Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 20th. Dell Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 14.63%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Silver Lake Partners Iv, L.P. sold 1,800 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $586.40, for a total value of $1,055,520.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 1,404,569 shares in the company, valued at $823,639,261.60. This represents a 0.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Silver Lake Partners V. De (Aiv sold 25,494 shares of the 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 transaction, the director owned 22,686 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,210,057.80. This represents a 52.91% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,817,628 shares of company stock valued at $990,253,476. Corporate insiders own 41.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Noble Wealth Management PBC lifted its position in Dell Technologies by 113.6% in the third quarter. Noble Wealth Management PBC now owns 47 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC increased its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 56.1% during the 2nd quarter. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC now owns 64 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares during the period. Premier Financial Group acquired a new position in shares of Dell Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies in the 1st quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Byrne Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth $38,000. 76.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Dell Technologies

Dell Technologies Inc is a global technology company that develops, sells and supports information technology hardware, software and services. Its portfolio includes personal computers, workstations, monitors, peripherals and other end-user devices, as well as servers, storage systems, networking equipment and related infrastructure solutions for businesses, governments and other organizations.

The company also provides consulting, deployment, support, managed and cybersecurity services designed to help customers build and operate their technology environments.