Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?Let's take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about Dell Technologies (DELL) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage.Dell Technologies currently has a ...

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Other than tech stocks, investors also love dividends, as they can provide a nice buffer against drawdowns in other positions and a passive income stream.And interestingly enough, several tech stocks – Microsoft (MSFT) , Dell Technologies (DELL) , and Qualcomm (QCOM) – reward their shareholders with quarterly payouts.Let’s take a closer look at each.MicrosoftTech heavyweight Microsoft is coming off a recent double beat, with the company exceeding the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate by nearly 5% and posting sal ...

Not all markets are created equal. While you may have a logical stop based on a stock chart, you might need to adjust how much risk you are willing to take for your portfolio. Dell shows how we made that adjustment as the market fell into a correction.X Dell Held Gains Better Than MostAs market indexes corrected at the beginning of April we shifted our exposure on SwingTrader to try to stay on the right side of the trend. Dell Technologies (DELL) had a very different look from the indexes.After its last ear ...

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Will growing demand for servers be enough to overcome weakness in Dell's consumer business?Shares of Dell Technologies (DELL 0.97%) have rocketed 157% over the last 12 months. The growing investment in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure is emerging as a growth catalyst for the company, and it's why UBS analyst David Vogt sees more upside within the next year.The analyst maintained the firm's buy rating on the shares but raised the price target from $113 to $141, representing 20% upside over the cur ...

Dell Technologies (DELL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term.Shares of this computer and technology services provider have returned +2.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -4% change. The Zacks Computers - IT Services industry, to which Dell Technologies belongs, has lost 6.8% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed ...

The growth in artificial intelligence technology is giving the company a boost in sales.Shares of veteran computer maker Dell Technologies (DELL -2.96%) have skyrocketed over the past year. Last April, the stock reached a 52-week low of $41.47. This April, shares hit a high of $136.16.Dell's consistent ability to beat Wall Street expectations contributed to the dramatic upsurge of its stock, but another factor playing a big role here is artificial intelligence. According to Dell COO Jeff Clarke, "We have ju ...

hapabapa/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Thesis One key lesson I learned from Peter Lync’s writing is his insights on the use of inventory in stock analysis. To start, unlike many other financial data that are more open to interpretation, inventory is one of the less ambiguous financial data. Lynch then explained why inventory levels can be a telltale sign of business cycles. Especially for cyclical businesses, inventory buildup is a warning sign, which indicates the company (or sector) might be overp ...

After a solid first quarter, Wall Street lost its sheen in the past couple of weeks on inflation worries and escalation in geopolitical tensions. The S&P 500 broke below the 5,100 level after capping the worst week since October 2023. All 11 major sectors in the S&P 500 closed in negative territory last week for the first time since September 2023.Meanwhile, the Dow Jones suffered its biggest weekly percentage loss since March 2023, shedding 2.5%, while the Nasdaq Composite Index declined 0.6%. While many s ...