Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) Stock Price Down 1.5% – Here’s Why

Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) was down 1.5% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $137.12 and last traded at $138.2620. Approximately 3,462,268 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 52% from the average daily volume of 7,212,223 shares. The stock had previously closed at $140.41.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

DELL has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Dell Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, December 6th. Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $110.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Daiwa Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $186.00 to $167.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Sixteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $162.84.

Dell Technologies Stock Performance

The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $143.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $132.16. The company has a market capitalization of $93.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.03.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The technology company reported $2.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.47 by $0.12. Dell Technologies had a net margin of 5.01% and a negative return on equity of 234.84%. The business had revenue of $27.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $27.26 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.15 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. Dell Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.920-9.920 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.500-3.500 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Dell Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, January 20th. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Iv (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 824,999 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.98, for a total value of $112,183,364.02. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director V (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 565,000 shares of Dell Technologies stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.32, for a total transaction of $74,760,800.00. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 4,608,755 shares of company stock valued at $652,451,493 over the last 90 days. 42.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,085,610 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $4,265,237,000 after buying an additional 964,080 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in Dell Technologies by 2.5% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 14,450,258 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,048,613,000 after acquiring an additional 350,941 shares during the period. Boston Partners raised its stake in Dell Technologies by 15.0% during the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 5,904,843 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $725,586,000 after acquiring an additional 771,966 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 82.3% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,855,154 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $688,315,000 after acquiring an additional 2,191,317 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $528,279,000. Institutional investors 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).