PKS Advisory Services LLC Purchases New Holdings in Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

Key Points

• PKS Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Dell Technologies Inc., purchasing 2,497 shares valued at approximately $228,000 in the first quarter.
• Wall Street analysts have mostly positive outlooks for Dell, with eleven firms issuing "buy" or "overweight" ratings and a consensus price target of $144.06.
• Dell Technologies declared a quarterly dividend of $0.525 per share, which translates to an annual yield of 1.6%, with the dividend payout ratio at 33.49%.

PKS Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 2,497 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $228,000.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bellwether Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Dell Technologies during the first quarter worth $26,000. Cheviot Value Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 270.7% during the 1st quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 304 shares of the technology company's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. 76.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on DELL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Dell Technologies from $125.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. KeyCorp began coverage on Dell Technologies in a report on Thursday, June 26th. They set a "sector weight" rating for the company. Bank of America increased their price target on Dell Technologies from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Wall Street Zen cut Dell Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Susquehanna reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $125.00 price target on shares of Dell Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $144.06.

Dell Technologies Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of Dell Technologies stock opened at $131.02 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $128.42 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $110.06. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $66.25 and a 1-year high of $147.66. The company has a market cap of $88.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.90, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.02.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 29th. The technology company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.68 by ($0.13). Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 226.48% and a net margin of 4.63%.The business had revenue of $23.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $23.17 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.27 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. Dell Technologies has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.25 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 9.400-9.40 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dell Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 22nd. Dell Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 33.49%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Iv (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 600,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.56, for a total transaction of $76,536,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 980,295 shares of the company's stock, valued at $125,046,430.20. This represents a 37.97% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director V (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 6,086 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.50, for a total transaction of $751,621.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 986,261 shares in the company, valued at $121,803,233.50. This trade represents a 0.61% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 12,989,063 shares of company stock worth $1,583,673,412. 42.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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).

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