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Dell Technologies Inc.

Rising onWhy it's trendingX chatter picking upMoving on elevated volumeBacked by solid revenue growth
$DELL·$287B·Computer Hardware·Technology
$451.54-4.6%YTD+269.2%1Y+198.4%
Price updated 7h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
DEDELL
$DELLDell Technologies Inc.
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Top X posts

The complete picture of $DELL on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

1,759X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
1.1×
QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $DELL's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 83% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data17 posts analyzed · as of 2026-10-02

Sentiment is bullish on a hands-down leader — DELL is up 338% YTD, adding $276B in market cap, and holders keep highlighting the president's ~$5M buy on 2/10 as the signal that preceded a ~346% move. Chartists are calling the recent dip the first-touch 21-DMA pullback and reloading. The frustration-not-dissent voice is traders annoyed that one stock (SNDK, +633%) beat the combined return of DELL, WDC and LITE.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $DELL — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-10-03

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

The biggest AI-server builder outside the hyperscalers' own fabs — the AI-infrastructure story runs through it.

Dell is the biggest AI-server builder outside the hyperscalers' own fabs — alongside Super Micro and HPE, the AI-infrastructure wave runs through it. The stock has more than tripled YTD as the AI-server backlog became the whole investment case.

  • The backlog IS the story: fiscal Q1 revenue of $43.8B at +88% YoY, driven by an AI-server backlog management says has reached $74B — the business is scaling into a demand curve, not a cycle.
  • Earnings beats are getting bigger: the last four prints beat consensus by 5%, 10%, 64%, and 43% — margin expansion plus mix shift are both working while the Street scrambles to catch up ($112B to $195B revenue in two years).
  • The capital raise is in support, not stress: a $5B laddered-maturity note offering in September at 5.1–5.9% funds AI-server working capital rather than papering losses.

30x trailing earnings isn't demanding for +88% YoY revenue — the invalidation is a guide cut or AI-server margin give-back at Nov 24 earnings.

Agrees with X sentimentX cites the +338% YTD run and the president's early buy as the signal — the AI-server backlog ($74B) and Q1 revenue (+88% YoY) back the move. The crowd is directionally right; the one thing not centered is that margins will have to keep expanding as hyperscaler mix grows.

What to watch: Nov 24 fiscal Q3 earnings — specifically the AI-server backlog number vs the current $74B, operating margin on the AI mix, and any hint of hyperscaler-pricing pressure. A guide cut or a visible margin dip breaks the AI-capex premium.

On the calendar: 2026-11-24 — fiscal Q3 2027 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Sells PCs, servers, and storage infrastructure, with growing AI server (PowerEdge) revenue for enterprise and hyperscale customers.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Computer Hardware sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $DELL.

Computer Hardware · Technology

No material change from last week — hyperscaler AI server capex continues to drive the cycle.

What this means for $DELL

Partial — Sells PCs, servers, and storage infrastructure, with growing AI server (PowerEdge) revenue for enterprise and hyperscale customers.

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
30.4How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
18.5%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
8.0%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
3.6%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.0Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-363%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
19.2%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
-22.2Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Sep 1, 2026$7.04$4.91+43.4%
Q1 2026May 28, 2026$4.86$2.96+64.2%
Q4 2025Feb 26, 2026$3.89$3.53+10.2%
Q3 2025Nov 25, 2025$2.59$2.47+4.9%
Next earningsTue, Nov 24·consensus EPS $6.56

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY27$43.8B+87.5%17.8%8.3%$5.30$3.1B
Q4 FY26$33.4B+40.2%20.2%9.4%$3.47$4.0B
Q3 FY26$27.0B+10.8%21.2%7.8%$2.31$503.0M
Q2 FY26$29.8B+19.0%18.3%6.0%$1.72$1.9B

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 21 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$111.9B$111.5B – $112.7B$9.97$9.88 – $10.0415
FY27$194.6B$190.9B – $218.9B$25.89$25.31 – $28.7118
FY28$235.2B$194.7B – $298.5B$30.93$24.77 – $37.3021
FY29$263.6B$202.1B – $287.9B$35.27$24.37 – $40.4218
FY30$298.4B$243.1B – $348.1B$44.88$34.06 – $54.5817

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.70%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-12.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+43.8%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 580.3M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.4% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.445-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellOct 9Silver Lake Technology Investors V, L.p.Director450 sh$262KSellOct 9Silver Lake Partners V De (aiv), L.p.Director25.5K sh$14.8MSellOct 9Sl Spv-2, L.p.Director19.1K sh$11.0MSellOct 6Silver Lake Partners V De (aiv), L.p.Director26.5K sh$15.3MSellOct 6Silver Lake Partners Iv, L.p.Director54.2K sh$31.2MSellOct 6Silver Lake Technology Investors Iv, L.p.Director1.0K sh$596KSellOct 6Silver Lake Technology Investors V, L.p.Director427 sh$246KSellSep 23Egon DurbanDirector1.9K sh$1.0MSellSep 22Radakovich Lynn VojvodichDirector2.0K sh$1.1MSellSep 21Silver Lake Partners Iv, L.p.Director7.2K sh$4.1M
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+ 93 other (70 exempts · 11 others · 6 awards · 4 gifts · 2 inkinds) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KMaterial agreementSep 158-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

Dell Technologies (DELL) completed a $5.0 billion multi-tranche senior notes offering: $1.25 billion at 5.1% due 2029, $1.25 billion at 5.4% due 2031, $1.5 billion at 5.6% due 2033, and $1.0 billion at 5.9% due 2037. The laddered maturity structure spreads refinancing risk across an eight-year window. Proceeds will likely fund general corporate purposes including potential refinancing of higher-cost existing debt. The successful offering demonstrates Dell's investment-grade capital markets access as it expands its AI server and infrastructure portfolio.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentSep 11SC 13D/A
AI summary

Silver Lake Group filed its 15th amended Schedule 13D on Dell Technologies, disclosing that SL SPV-2 L.P. holds approximately 4.9% and SLTA SPV-2 L.P. holds approximately 5.2% of Dell's Class C common stock. No new share purchases or dispositions triggered this amendment — it reflects portfolio realignment within Silver Lake's fund structures. Silver Lake remains one of Dell's largest institutional holders, signaling ongoing alignment with Dell's management team and capital allocation strategy.

8-KCharter amendmentJul 68-K — Item 3.03 · Item 5.03: Charter amendment
AI summary

Dell Technologies amended its bylaws on July 2, 2026 to elect governance under Texas Business Organizations Code Section 21.373, implementing a minimum ownership threshold of $1 million or 3% of voting shares (held continuously for at least 6 months) for shareholders to submit proposals at Dell meetings — a standard anti-activist-proposal governance measure. The Amended and Restated Bylaws were effective July 2, 2026. This is a defensive governance change that raises the bar for small/activist shareholder proposals but is not expected to have any near-term business impact.

8-KShareholder voteJul 18-K — Item 3.03 · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

Dell Technologies redomesticated from Delaware to Texas effective July 1, 2026, converting to a Texas corporation. The Texas certificate of formation restricts derivative proceedings against directors and officers to shareholders holding at least 3% of outstanding shares, which is more management-protective than Delaware standards. Transformative jurisdiction change with meaningful governance implications.

8-KUnregistered equity saleJun 178-K — Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale
AI summary

Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE: DELL) filed an 8-K under Item 3.02 (unregistered sales of equity securities) as of June 11, 2026. For a large-cap company like Dell, this is most likely a routine buyback disclosure under Rule 10b5-1 rather than a dilutive private placement; the specific transaction details are in the exhibit not included in the excerpt. This carries limited material significance beyond the standard repurchase program update.

8-KMaterial agreementJun 168-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) entered into a material definitive agreement (Item 1.01) and created a direct financial obligation (Item 2.03) per an 8-K filed June 16, 2026. Body unavailable — excerpt cuts off before the specific agreement counterparty, terms, or obligation amount are disclosed.

S-3ASRAuto-shelf registrationJun 11S-3ASR
AI summary

Dell Technologies Inc. (along with subsidiaries Dell International L.L.C. and EMC Corporation as co-registrants) filed an automatic shelf registration (S-3ASR) on June 11, 2026, enabling ongoing issuance of debt, equity, and other securities on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415. No specific dollar amount or specific securities type are designated in the header; the filing became effective upon filing given Dell's large-accelerated-filer status. This is a routine shelf renewal that preserves maximum capital-markets flexibility without signaling an imminent transaction.

8-KAgreement terminatedJun 108-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 1.02: Agreement terminated · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

Dell Technologies Inc., through subsidiaries Dell International L.L.C. and EMC Corporation, entered into a new $6.0 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility with JPMorgan Chase as agent on June 10, 2026, maturing June 10, 2031 (5-year term) with a $500 million letter of credit sub-facility and incremental capacity available. Simultaneously, the prior revolving credit agreement was repaid in full and terminated. This is a straightforward refinancing that extends corporate liquidity through 2031 on improved terms — non-dilutive and credit-positive.

+ 15 other (3 proxys · 2 routine 8-Ks · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Dividend Champion, Contender, And Challenger Highlights: Week Of October 18seekingalpha.com·10h agoDell Stock Could Be an Under-the-Radar AI Winner. Here's My 2027 Price Prediction247wallst.com·15h agoMichael Dell, a Dot-Com Era Survivor, Has Tips to Beat an AI Bustwsj.com·16h agoHewlett Packard Enterprise Falls 5% as AI Financing Worries Extend Hardware Selloff; Super Micro Sinks 7%, Dell Drops 3%247wallst.com·16h agoDell stock is down 20% this week: Buy, sell, or hold?finbold.com·20h ago

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