Centaurus Financial Inc. Buys 8,100 Shares of Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL

Centaurus Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) by 79.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 18,336 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,100 shares during the quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc.’s holdings in Dell Technologies were worth $3,009,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,441,451 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,957,850,000 after purchasing an additional 1,355,841 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in Dell Technologies by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 14,715,998 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,852,450,000 after buying an additional 265,740 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Dell Technologies by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,478,732 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $939,808,000 after acquiring an additional 108,011 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in Dell Technologies by 50.4% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,301,008 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $919,051,000 after acquiring an additional 2,445,854 shares during the period. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG increased its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 24.6% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 5,517,070 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $694,489,000 after acquiring an additional 1,090,336 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.37% of the company’s stock.

Dell Technologies News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure demand remains the primary catalyst. Dell’s strong server and networking growth, driven by AI systems, and its raised full-year outlook have given investors confidence that demand is continuing rather than slowing. Dell has also cited an approximately $60 billion fiscal 2027 AI-server revenue opportunity. Dell Jumps as AI Infrastructure Trade Rebounds
• Positive Sentiment: New institutional AI business supports the growth narrative. A recently announced AI and high-performance-computing platform win with Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station adds evidence of demand from enterprise and research customers. Dell Jumps as AI Infrastructure Trade Rebounds
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst revisions and technical signals are improving. Dell recently formed a hammer chart pattern, suggesting potential support after its pullback, while upward earnings-estimate revisions point to improving expectations. Here’s Why Dell Technologies Could Be Great Choice for a Bottom Fisher
• Positive Sentiment: Dell is expanding its AI positioning. Its participation in an open-source AI cybersecurity alliance broadens the company’s AI strategy beyond hardware and into security collaboration. Dell Technologies Joins Open Source AI Cybersecurity Alliance
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation and price-target expectations remain elevated. The reported median analyst target is $500, with several targets ranging from $477 to $550, leaving room for further gains but also raising the bar for execution after Dell’s substantial rally.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling is a risk signal. Reported six-month trading activity showed no insider purchases and extensive sales, including transactions by senior executives and affiliated investment entities. This does not establish a change in fundamentals but could weigh on sentiment.

Insider Activity at Dell Technologies

In other Dell Technologies news, Director Silver Lake Partners Iv, L.P. sold 68,706 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $453.54, for a total transaction of $31,160,919.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 67,990 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,836,184.60. This represents a 50.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Silver Lake Partners V. De (Aiv sold 34,869 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $453.54, for a total value of $15,814,486.26. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 43,961 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,938,071.94. This represents a 44.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 3,434,758 shares of company stock worth $1,448,870,683. 41.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

DELL has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Zacks Research upgraded Dell Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Dell Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 30th. Mizuho raised their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $435.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Dell Technologies from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Dell Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $494.67.

Dell Technologies Stock Up 9.6%

Shares of NYSE DELL opened at $405.10 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $262.55 billion, a PE ratio of 32.18, a PEG ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.31. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $402.83 and its 200-day moving average price is $247.57. Dell Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $110.22 and a twelve month high of $469.47.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The technology company reported $4.86 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.96 by $1.90. Dell Technologies had a negative return on equity of 366.90% and a net margin of 6.28%.The company had revenue of $43.84 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.74 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.55 earnings per share. Dell Technologies’s revenue was up 87.5% on a year-over-year basis. Dell Technologies has set its FY 2027 guidance at 17.900-17.900 EPS and its Q2 2027 guidance at 4.800-4.800 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 17.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dell Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 21st will be given a dividend of $0.63 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 21st. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.02%.

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.