Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Boosts Stock Position in Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

Key Points

• Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH increased its stake in Dell Technologies (DELL) by 7.9% in Q4, adding 21,519 shares to hold 293,255 shares worth about $37.13 million.
• Significant insider selling: insiders have sold 3,571,688 shares over the last 90 days (about $576.65 million), including a 510,000‑share sale by Director V and a 150,346‑share sale by Ellen Jamison Kullman, though insiders still own 42% of the company.
• Dell posted a strong quarter, beating EPS and revenue estimates (EPS $3.89 vs $3.53 consensus; revenue $33.38B vs $31.60B, +39.5% YoY) and raised its quarterly dividend to $0.63 (annualized $2.52, ~1.2% yield).

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH increased its stake in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL - Free Report) by 7.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 293,255 shares of the technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 21,519 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH's holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $37,133,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in DELL. Phoenix Financial Ltd. grew its holdings in Dell Technologies by 95.3% in the 3rd quarter. Phoenix Financial Ltd. now owns 33,792 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $4,923,000 after buying an additional 16,488 shares during the period. Stonegate Investment Group LLC grew its holdings in Dell Technologies by 24,493.8% in the 3rd quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC now owns 411,946 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $58,402,000 after buying an additional 410,271 shares during the period. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI grew its holdings in Dell Technologies by 637.3% in the 3rd quarter. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI now owns 19,333 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $2,741,000 after buying an additional 16,711 shares during the period. Providence Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Dell Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $7,060,000. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its holdings in Dell Technologies by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 273,850 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $40,990,000 after buying an additional 12,695 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.37% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director V (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 510,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.83, for a total transaction of $74,883,300.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Ellen Jamison Kullman sold 150,346 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.13, for a total value of $21,819,714.98. Following the transaction, the director owned 65,662 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,529,526.06. The trade was a 69.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 3,571,688 shares of company stock valued at $576,654,105. 42.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently weighed in on DELL. Wolfe Research started coverage on Dell Technologies in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. They issued a "peer perform" rating on the stock. Barclays boosted their price target on Dell Technologies from $148.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Raymond James Financial boosted their price target on Dell Technologies from $166.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Dell Technologies from $195.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Dell Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $181.53.

Dell Technologies Trading Down 1.2%

DELL stock opened at $212.14 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $136.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.33, a P/E/G ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 0.88. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $86.76 and a 12-month high of $219.26. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $159.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is $142.53.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The technology company reported $3.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.53 by $0.36. The business had revenue of $33.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $31.60 billion. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 236.90% and a net margin of 5.23%.The business's revenue was up 39.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.68 EPS. Dell Technologies has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 2.900-2.900 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 12.900-12.900 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 11.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dell Technologies Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 21st. This is an increase from Dell Technologies's previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. Dell Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.90%.

Dell Technologies Company 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.

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