The stock price of Dell Technologies Inc (NYSE: DELL) has plunged by -2.73 when compared to previous closing price of 117.33, but the company has seen a -1.42% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-12-30 that Dell Technologies is experiencing strong growth in AI server shipments, with revenues expected to grow ~9% this year, despite challenges in its PC segment. Management has upgraded the company’s AI market opportunity to a 22% CAGR, with ISG revenues growing robustly, particularly in Servers & Networking. Dell’s PC segment remains a drag, but potential PC refresh cycles in 2025 could alleviate this, supporting overall growth and margin improvements.
Is It Worth Investing in Dell Technologies Inc (NYSE: DELL) Right Now?
Dell Technologies Inc (NYSE: DELL) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 20.17x compared to its average ratio. DELL has 36-month beta value of 0.91. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 14 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for DELL is 303.08M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.87% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of DELL on December 30, 2024 was 7.58M shares.
DELL’s Market Performance
DELL’s stock has seen a -1.42% decrease for the week, with a -8.24% drop in the past month and a -3.72% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.53%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.32% for Dell Technologies Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.47% for DELL stock, with a simple moving average of -8.44% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of DELL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DELL stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for DELL by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for DELL in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $144 based on the research report published on September 27, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Mizuho, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DELL reach a price target of $135. The rating they have provided for DELL stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on September 17th, 2024.
Susquehanna gave a rating of “Neutral” to DELL, setting the target price at $120 in the report published on September 10th of the current year.
DELL Trading at -9.81% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DELL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -36.49% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.32%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.53%, as shares sank -11.11% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -12.20% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DELL fell by -2.03%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.55% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $119.43. In addition, Dell Technologies Inc saw 49.18% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DELL starting from Vojvodich Radakovich Lynn, who sale 725 shares at the price of $120.00 back on Dec 16 ’24. After this action, Vojvodich Radakovich Lynn now owns 23,680 shares of Dell Technologies Inc, valued at $87,000 using the latest closing price.
Vojvodich Radakovich Lynn, the Director of Dell Technologies Inc, proposed sale 725 shares at $120.00 during a trade that took place back on Dec 16 ’24, which means that Vojvodich Radakovich Lynn is holding shares at $87,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DELL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.06 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for Dell Technologies Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.17.
Based on Dell Technologies Inc (DELL), the company’s capital structure generated 1.1 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at -10.95. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 15.2.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 8.75 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.57. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.06. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.8for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.15. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.68.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Dell Technologies Inc (DELL) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
