120,000 Shares in Dell Technologies Inc. $DELL Purchased by Lodge Hill Capital LLC

Lodge Hill Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 120,000 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,696,000. Dell Technologies makes up 2.9% of Lodge Hill Capital LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest position.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of DELL. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Dell Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $607,349,000. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings 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 buying an additional 2,937,137 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Dell Technologies by 50.4% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,301,008 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $919,051,000 after buying an additional 2,445,854 shares during the period. Michael & Susan Dell Foundation grew its position in Dell Technologies by 533.3% during the fourth quarter. Michael & Susan Dell Foundation now owns 2,682,335 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $337,652,000 after buying an additional 2,258,797 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Dell Technologies by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,441,451 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,957,850,000 after buying an additional 1,355,841 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.37% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Dell Technologies

In other Dell Technologies news, Director Silver Lake Partners Iv, L.P. sold 68,706 shares of Dell Technologies stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $453.54, for a total transaction of $31,160,919.24. Following the sale, the director owned 67,990 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $30,836,184.60. The trade was a 50.26% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Spv-2 L.P. Sl sold 59,492 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $453.54, for a total transaction of $26,982,001.68. Following the sale, the director directly owned 89,222 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $40,465,745.88. The trade was a 40.00% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 3,434,758 shares of company stock valued at $1,448,870,683. Insiders own 41.50% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on DELL. Barclays lowered shares of Dell Technologies from an “overweight” rating to a “reduce” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Raymond James Financial cut Dell Technologies from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. CLSA upgraded Dell Technologies to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Melius Research set a $565.00 price objective on Dell Technologies in a report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut Dell Technologies to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Dell Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $494.67.

Dell Technologies Stock Down 5.7%

DELL stock opened at $369.63 on Thursday. Dell Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $110.22 and a 52 week high of $469.47. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $399.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $245.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $239.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.36, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.31.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The technology company reported $4.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.96 by $1.90. Dell Technologies had a net margin of 6.28% and a negative return on equity of 366.90%. The firm had revenue of $43.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.74 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.55 EPS. Dell Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 87.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, analysts expect that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 17.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Dell Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 21st will be given a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 21st. Dell Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.02%.

Key Headlines Impacting Dell Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Demand for Dell’s AI servers remains robust. Reports on long-term supply agreements and customer deposits for future AI hardware suggest strong order visibility and continued spending by large technology customers. SK Hynix AI supply agreements article
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary remains constructive on Dell’s AI-server growth, backlog expansion and valuation relative to other major AI stocks. Positive earnings-estimate revisions and a technical “hammer” pattern were cited as potential signs of stabilization after the recent decline. Dell bottom-fisher analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Dell is broadening its AI strategy beyond servers by joining an open-source cybersecurity alliance focused on AI threat detection and defense. The initiative could strengthen Dell’s positioning in enterprise AI infrastructure and security. Dell joins AI cybersecurity alliance
• Positive Sentiment: Expanded retail distribution of the Dell XPS 13 in India, including in-store demonstrations and online availability, supports Dell’s premium-PC visibility. Separately, growing demand for premium AI PCs may provide an additional consumer growth opportunity. Dell XPS 13 retail expansion

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.