DELL · Verdict

A summary of rules, not a profit forecast — don’t buy just because of a green verdict.

• ▼ P/E 24.7 — expensive for this stock (over 6 y: from 8.1 to 18.2)
• ▼ P/S 1.8 — expensive for this stock (over 7 y: from 0.2 to 0.8)
• ▼ EV/EBITDA 16.6 — expensive for this stock (over 7 y: from 6.4 to 10.0)
• ▲ EV/EBITDA 16.6 vs peer median 23.6 — cheaper than peers
• ▲ FCF yield 3.2% vs peer median 1.8% — cheaper than peers
• ▲ Forward P/E 14.0 is below the current one — earnings growth expected

• ▲ Share count down 9% in 3 y — buybacks grow your stake
• ▲ Piotroski 7/9 — strong financial health
• ▲ Net margin rose: 2.4% → 5.2%
• ▼ Debt / equity -12.75 — heavy debt load
• ▲ Free cash flow positive every year

• ▲ Earnings per share grows 41.9% per year (5 y)
• ▲ Analysts raised the earnings forecast by +40.7% in 90 days

• ▲ Over 6 mo stronger than its sector (XLK) by 91%
• ▲ Price above SMA200 — long-term uptrend
• ▲ SMA50 above SMA200 — trend up
• ▲ Over a year +164% vs S&P 500 +11% — stronger than the market

• ▼ Risk/reward 1:0.5 — the target is closer than the stop
• ▼ Volatility 77% per year — much higher than the market (13%)
• ▼ Max drawdown in the period -60% — deep

• ▲ Consensus of 25 analysts — buy
• ▲ Mean analyst target +40% from the current price
• ▲ Insiders buying over 6 mo

• ▲ S&P 500 above SMA200 — the market is in an uptrend
• ▲ Sector (XLK) above SMA200 — in an uptrend