How to buy Dell Technologies stock

Dell Technologies Inc is a computer hardware business based in the US. Dell Technologies shares (DELL) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Dell Technologies employs 165,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$92.1 billion.

How to buy shares in Dell Technologies

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Dell Technologies. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: DELL. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Dell Technologies reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Dell Technologies, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Dell Technologies. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Dell Technologies share price

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Dell Technologies shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-02-23.

52-week range	USD$25.51 - USD$81.98
50-day moving average	USD$76.7124
200-day moving average	USD$69.4425
Wall St. target price	USD$82.43
PE ratio	24.9921
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$3.178

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Dell Technologies financials

Revenue TTM	USD$92.1 billion
Operating margin TTM	4%
Gross profit TTM	USD$28.9 billion
Return on assets TTM	1.95%
Return on equity TTM	52.53%
Profit margin	2.64%
Book value	$1.166
Market capitalisation	USD$59.3 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Dell Technologies shares

There are currently 5.6 million Dell Technologies shares held short by investors – that's known as Dell Technologies's "short interest". This figure is 6.1% down from 5.9 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Dell Technologies shares can be evaluated.

Dell Technologies's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Dell Technologies's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Dell Technologies shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Dell Technologies shares traded daily (recently around 2.8 million). Dell Technologies's SIR currently stands at 2.02. In other words for every 100,000 Dell Technologies shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2020 shares are currently held short.

However Dell Technologies's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Dell Technologies shares, or, against the total number of tradable Dell Technologies shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Dell Technologies's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Dell Technologies shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0214% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Dell Technologies shares, roughly 21 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Dell Technologies.

Find out more about how you can short Dell Technologies stock.

Dell Technologies's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Dell Technologies.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Dell Technologies's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 20.01

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Dell Technologies's overall score of 20.01 (as at 01/01/2019) is excellent – landing it in it in the 13rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Dell Technologies is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Dell Technologies's environmental score

Environmental score: 4.6/100

Dell Technologies's environmental score of 4.6 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Dell Technologies is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Dell Technologies's social score

Social score: 9.27/100

Dell Technologies's social score of 9.27 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Dell Technologies is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Dell Technologies's governance score

Governance score: 11.13/100

Dell Technologies's governance score puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Dell Technologies is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Dell Technologies's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Dell Technologies scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Dell Technologies has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Dell Technologies Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	20.01
Total ESG percentile	12.72
Environmental score	4.6
Environmental score percentile	5
Social score	9.27
Social score percentile	5
Governance score	11.13
Governance score percentile	5
Level of controversy	2

Have Dell Technologies's shares ever split?

Dell Technologies's shares were split on a 1806:1000 basis on 28 December 2018. So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1806 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Dell Technologies shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 44.6% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Dell Technologies shares which in turn could have impacted Dell Technologies's share price.

Dell Technologies share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Dell Technologies's shares have ranged in value from as little as $25.51 up to $81.98. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Dell Technologies's is 0.911. This would suggest that Dell Technologies's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Dell Technologies overview

Dell Technologies Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and support IT hardware, software, and services solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments: Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG), Client Solutions Group (CSG), and VMware. The ISG segment provides traditional and next-generation storage solutions; and rack, blade, tower, and hyperscale servers. It also offers networking products and services that help its business customers to transform and modernize their infrastructure, mobilize and enrich end-user experiences, and accelerate business applications and processes; and attached software and peripherals, as well as support and deployment, configuration, and extended warranty services. The CSG segment offers desktops, notebooks, and workstations; displays and projectors; attached and third-party software and peripherals, as well as support and deployment, configuration, and extended warranty services. The VMware segment supports and addresses various IT priorities of customers, including accelerating their cloud journey, modernizing their applications, empowering digital workspaces, transforming networking, and embracing intrinsic security. This segment enables its customers to digitally transform their operations as they ready their applications, infrastructure, and employees for constantly evolving business needs. It also offers cloud-native platform that makes software development and IT operations a strategic advantage for customers. The company also provides information security and cybersecurity solutions; cloud software and infrastructure-as-a-service solutions that enable customers to migrate, run, and manage mission-critical applications in cloud-based IT environments; cloud-based integration services; and financial services. The company was formerly known as Denali Holding Inc. and changed its name to Dell Technologies Inc. in August 2016. Dell Technologies Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Dell Technologies is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 2.454% of Dell Technologies shares are held by insiders and 86.688% by institutions.

• How many people work for Dell Technologies?

  Latest data suggests 165,000 work at Dell Technologies.

• When does the fiscal year end for Dell Technologies?

  Dell Technologies's fiscal year ends in January.

• Where is Dell Technologies based?

  Dell Technologies's address is: One Dell Way, Round Rock, TX, United States, 78682

• What is Dell Technologies's ISIN number?

  Dell Technologies's international securities identification number is: US24703L2025

• What is Dell Technologies's CUSIP number?

  Dell Technologies's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 24703L103