Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL Shares Acquired by Woodard & Co. Asset Management Group Inc. ADV

Woodard & Co. Asset Management Group Inc. ADV increased its stake in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 18.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 16,673 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,599 shares during the period. Woodard & Co. Asset Management Group Inc. ADV’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $2,099,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of DELL. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 4,279.1% in 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 during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 82.3% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,855,154 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $688,315,000 after acquiring 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 third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,996,557 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $283,052,000 after acquiring an additional 1,685,529 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,441,451 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,957,850,000 after acquiring an additional 1,355,841 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 628.5% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,374,078 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $168,462,000 after acquiring an additional 1,185,454 shares during the last quarter. 76.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Dell Technologies Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of DELL stock opened at $210.23 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $135.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 0.99. Dell Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $92.53 and a fifty-two week high of $221.50. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $169.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $144.44.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The technology company reported $3.89 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.53 by $0.36. Dell Technologies had a net margin of 5.23% and a negative return on equity of 236.90%. The business had revenue of $33.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $31.60 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.68 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 39.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, equities analysts forecast that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 11.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dell Technologies Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 21st were given a dividend of $0.63 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 21st. This is an increase from Dell Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.90%.

Dell Technologies News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Dell Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Dell led AI-server peers in April, gaining the most of the group as investors reward exposure to agentic/AI server demand — a direct driver of revenue and margin outlook. Dell, Super Micro, or HPE: Which AI Server Stock Crushed It in April?
• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs raised its price target on DELL to $230 (from $215), signaling stronger analyst conviction and providing fresh catalyst for buy-side flows. Goldman Sachs Lifts Dell Technologies Price Target to $230 From $215
• Positive Sentiment: Trust3 AI expanded a strategic partnership with Dell to deliver a secure, governed AI-ready data lakehouse — a commercial tie-up that supports pipeline growth for Dell’s data center and software offerings. Trust3 AI and Dell Technologies Partner to Deliver Secure, Governed AI-Ready Data Lakehouse Infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: Portfolio managers and commentators are highlighting Dell as a “downstream winner” from the latest AI cycle, reinforcing the idea that non-chip hardware and systems companies can capture durable demand. The downstream winners of the AI trade’s latest phase
• Positive Sentiment: Street commentary noted a new street-high price target on Dell as analysts bet agentic AI will sustain momentum into 2027, which can support multiple expansion. Dell Stock Just Got a New Street-High Price Target. Should You Buy Shares Here?
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-term market coverage notes DELL outpaced the broader market on recent sessions (momentum ahead of earnings), but trading volume remains below average — highlighting possible concentration of gains in sentiment-driven flows. Why Dell Technologies (DELL) Outpaced the Stock Market Today
• Neutral Sentiment: Peer upgrades (e.g., Bank of America lifting HPE) underline sector-wide bullishness on the next AI phase; positive for sentiment but increases competitive visibility for Dell. Bank of America Lifts Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Target

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on DELL shares. Evercore raised their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $205.00 to $246.00 in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $101.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $165.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group lifted their price target on shares of Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $184.47.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Ellen Jamison Kullman sold 150,346 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $145.13, for a total transaction of $21,819,714.98. Following the transaction, the director directly 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. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director V (Gp) L.L.C. Slta sold 510,000 shares of the business’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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 3,571,688 shares of company stock worth $576,654,105. Corporate insiders own 42.00% of the company’s stock.

Dell Technologies 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.