Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) Trading Down 1.5% – Should You Sell?

Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) dropped 1.5% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $127.11 and last traded at $127.3490. Approximately 3,044,325 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 57% from the average daily volume of 7,118,735 shares. The stock had previously closed at $129.24.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $186.00 to $167.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Dell Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, December 14th. Raymond James Financial lifted their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $161.00 to $166.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Bank of America increased their target price on Dell Technologies from $160.00 to $163.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Evercore ISI set a $180.00 target price on Dell Technologies and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Sixteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $162.84.

Dell Technologies Stock Performance

The business has a 50 day moving average of $138.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $133.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $84.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.98, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.03.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The technology company reported $2.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.47 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $27.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $27.26 billion. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 234.84% and a net margin of 5.01%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.15 EPS. 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. On average, equities analysts predict that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dell Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.525 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 20th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.00%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Iv (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 499,999 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.48, for a total value of $80,739,838.52. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director V (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 509,191 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.12, for a total value of $74,402,988.92. Following the sale, the director owned 3 shares in the company, valued at approximately $438.36. The trade was a 100.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 2,287,379 shares of company stock valued at $345,319,592. 42.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dell Technologies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $528,279,000. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in Dell Technologies by 4,279.1% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,005,776 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $426,129,000 after acquiring an additional 2,937,137 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 purchasing an additional 2,191,317 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 541.9% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,996,557 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $283,052,000 after purchasing an additional 1,685,529 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Dell Technologies by 628.5% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,374,078 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $168,462,000 after buying an additional 1,185,454 shares during the last quarter. 76.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Dell Technologies

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.