Dell faces heavy selling pressure as the Dell Foundation has filed to sell $1.2 billion of Dell shares. The last time it did so, the stock fell 24% in just six days. x.com
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Dell has a decent shot at fading because the cycle is clearly at the point where it should crest. x.com
Dell is heavily overearning heading into a two-sigma melt-up, leaving the stock exposed to a reversal. x.com
Dell was set to rise as analysts raise their estimates, and the shares were up 8% after hours. x.com
Dell is still a hardware company with low pricing power and only an 18% margin profile, which the FOMO chasers now piling in overlook. The stock may still go higher. x.com
Dell looks overvalued, trading about seven turns above its historical multiple range and at a premium to many AI semiconductor bottleneck names despite not providing a bottleneck solution. Michael Dell spiking the ball on the latest quarter might mark the top. x.com
Dell should easily trade above $500 after a very strong Q2 FY27 report. Revenue rose about 58% to roughly $47B, AI server backlog hit a record of about $95B, FY27 revenue guidance rose by about $25B, and management now expects AI server revenue to triple this year rather than double. That the stock sat at morning lows after such results says a lot about the current state of the AI trade. x.com x.com
Dell's jump to about $470 on earnings may not hold, because system integrator and hardware vendor margins are notoriously fickle. A fall back to the normal trendline around $300-350 would not be surprising. x.com
Dell's 12% jump on claims that Trump told people to buy the stock was a coordinated social media pump, and it is now dumping. Trump praised the Dell family and said people should buy a Dell computer, not Dell shares, and Dell is not like Intel or the administration's four other holdings. As an American company Dell is probably not a bad investment, but there are better things to wait for. x.com
Dell ranks among the best on buybacks and low stock-based compensation, with strong expansion in both profit margin and revenue. x.com
Dell still looks expensive at about 20x FY28 estimated EPS, since the expected AI server guidance raise to about $75bn is already priced in; the rating stays Hold. Fiscal Q2 looks soft, with revenue estimated at $42.2bn versus a $44.5bn guidance midpoint and EPS of $4.70 versus $4.84 consensus. NVL72 shipment estimates are cut, enterprise and PC demand show early cooling, and Hon Hai is winning more SpaceX Rubin orders. Tier-2 neocloud buildouts and Vera CPU racks are positives. x.com