Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Dell Technologies Inc. has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from analysts, with an average target price of $146.31.
• Recent insider trading shows significant sales, including a director selling 625,000 shares for approximately $78.9 million, reflecting a 39.43% decrease in their position.
• Dell reported earnings of $2.32 per share for the last quarter, exceeding estimates, alongside a revenue increase of 19% compared to the previous year.

Shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the twenty ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $146.3125.

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. TD Cowen boosted their target price on Dell Technologies from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Citigroup increased their target price on Dell Technologies from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Dell Technologies from $125.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $140.00 price target on Dell Technologies and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Mizuho upped their price target on Dell Technologies from $140.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, May 19th.

Dell Technologies Price Performance

Shares of Dell Technologies stock traded up $1.91 during trading on Friday, hitting $122.87. The stock had a trading volume of 3,311,037 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,129,247. The firm has a market cap of $83.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.05, a PEG ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.01. The business has a fifty day moving average of $129.24 and a two-hundred day moving average of $110.56. Dell Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $66.25 and a fifty-two week high of $147.66.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 28th. The technology company reported $2.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.29 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $29.78 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $29.14 billion. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 236.21% and a net margin of 4.73%.The company's revenue was up 19.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.89 earnings per share. Dell Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.450-2.450 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 9.550-9.550 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Dell Technologies will post 6.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Dell Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 22nd were given a $0.525 dividend. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 22nd. Dell Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.88%.

Insider Transactions at Dell Technologies

In other news, Director V (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 527,187 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $112.83, for a total value of $59,482,509.21. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 938,741 shares in the company, valued at $105,918,147.03. This trade represents a 35.96% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Iv (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 625,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.20, for a total value of $78,875,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 960,050 shares in the company, valued at $121,158,310. This represents a 39.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 12,918,898 shares of company stock worth $1,576,038,056. Corporate insiders own 42.00% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Dell Technologies

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Dell Technologies by 4.1% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 29,106,218 shares of the technology company's stock worth $2,653,032,000 after buying an additional 1,145,658 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its stake in Dell Technologies by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 14,099,317 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,728,576,000 after buying an additional 292,167 shares during the period. Boston Partners raised its stake in Dell Technologies by 15.0% during the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 5,904,843 shares of the technology company's stock worth $725,586,000 after buying an additional 771,966 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Dell Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $528,279,000. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG raised its stake in Dell Technologies by 38.1% during the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 4,141,618 shares of the technology company's stock worth $377,508,000 after buying an additional 1,142,012 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.37% of the company's stock.

Dell Technologies Company Profile

Dell Technologies Inc designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports various comprehensive and integrated solutions, products, and services in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) and Client Solutions Group (CSG).