Epoch Investment Partners Inc. Has $80.88 Million Stake in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL)

Epoch Investment Partners Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL - Free Report) by 0.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 701,877 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 6,679 shares during the period. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. owned 0.10% of Dell Technologies worth $80,884,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of DELL. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Dell Technologies by 10.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,960,560 shares of the technology company's stock worth $3,222,175,000 after acquiring an additional 2,662,407 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Dell Technologies by 8.7% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,870,042 shares of the technology company's stock worth $789,680,000 after acquiring an additional 552,213 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Dell Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at about $455,029,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in Dell Technologies by 63.6% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,931,240 shares of the technology company's stock worth $337,796,000 after acquiring an additional 1,139,318 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of Dell Technologies by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,450,065 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $282,346,000 after purchasing an additional 57,681 shares during the last quarter. 76.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Dell Technologies Trading Up 6.9 %

NYSE DELL traded up $5.81 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $89.89. 5,481,346 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,365,446. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $94.69 and a 200-day moving average of $111.76. The stock has a market cap of $62.73 billion, a PE ratio of 15.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 0.94. Dell Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $66.25 and a one year high of $179.70.

Dell Technologies Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 2nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.525 per share. This is a boost from Dell Technologies's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 22nd. Dell Technologies's dividend payout ratio is 33.76%.

Insider Activity at Dell Technologies

In other news, CAO Brunilda Rios sold 926 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.29, for a total value of $86,386.54. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 37,948 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,540,168.92. This trade represents a 2.38 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 46.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Barclays raised their target price on Dell Technologies from $115.00 to $116.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $150.00 to $108.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. OTR Global raised shares of Dell Technologies from a "negative" rating to a "positive" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Loop Capital dropped their price objective on shares of Dell Technologies from $185.00 to $130.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their target price on Dell Technologies from $158.00 to $150.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Dell Technologies currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $136.41.

Dell Technologies Profile

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).