Compass Capital Corp MA ADV purchased a new stake in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 10,768 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $1,216,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Intrepid Financial Planning Group LLC raised its stake in Dell Technologies by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Intrepid Financial Planning Group LLC now owns 12,002 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,423,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the period. Smithfield Trust Co raised its holdings in Dell Technologies by 8.0% in the 3rd quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 1,139 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $134,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the period. Graypoint LLC lifted its position in Dell Technologies by 4.3% during the third quarter. Graypoint LLC now owns 2,086 shares of the technology company's stock worth $247,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. ASB Consultores LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies by 4.6% during the third quarter. ASB Consultores LLC now owns 1,987 shares of the technology company's stock worth $236,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares during the period. Finally, Equitable Trust Co. grew its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 3.1% in the third quarter. Equitable Trust Co. now owns 2,942 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $349,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.37% of the company's stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Melius Research boosted their price target on Dell Technologies from $140.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. OTR Global upgraded shares of Dell Technologies from a "negative" rating to a "positive" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Dell Technologies from $154.00 to $128.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Dell Technologies from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Mizuho reduced their target price on Dell Technologies from $155.00 to $150.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $145.00.
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Dell Technologies Price Performance
Shares of NYSE DELL traded down $2.23 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $117.66. 5,654,105 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,291,970. Dell Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $85.40 and a twelve month high of $179.70. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $113.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $117.42. The company has a market cap of $82.41 billion, a PE ratio of 20.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.90.
Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 26th. The technology company reported $2.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.32. Dell Technologies had a net margin of 4.36% and a negative return on equity of 191.91%. The company had revenue of $24.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $24.67 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.62 earnings per share. Dell Technologies's revenue for the quarter was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Dell Technologies Inc. will post 6.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Dell Technologies Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 22nd were given a $0.445 dividend. This represents a $1.78 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.51%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 22nd. Dell Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.45%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CFO Yvonne Mcgill sold 8,000 shares of Dell Technologies stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.82, for a total transaction of $1,006,560.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 228,419 shares in the company, valued at $28,739,678.58. This trade represents a 3.38 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Radakovich Lynn Vojvodich sold 725 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.00, for a total transaction of $87,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 23,680 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,841,600. The trade was a 2.97 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 937,407 shares of company stock worth $114,418,186. Corporate insiders own 46.70% of the company's stock.
Dell Technologies Profile
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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).
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