Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE: DELL ) stock slid by almost 2% on Friday as investors weighed new semiconductor tariff uncertainty that could affect pricing and demand across PCs and data-center servers.
Tariff Proposal Puts Dell Hardware In Focus
The Trump administration is reportedly considering semiconductor tariffs that could extend beyond chips to products containing them, including laptops, gaming consoles and data-center servers.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reportedly favors linking tariff relief for foreign companies to investments in U.S. chip manufacturing.
The White House pushed back on the reports, saying tariff coverage should be treated as “baseless speculation” unless officially announced.
TrendingDell shares remained little changed as S&P 500 futures edged 0.10% higher at the time of publication.
Earnings & Analyst Outlook
The countdown is on: Dell Technologies is set to report earnings on September 1, 2026 (confirmed).
EPS Estimate: $4.86 (Up from $2.32 YoY) Revenue Estimate: $44.56 billion (Up from $29.78 billion YoY) Valuation: P/E of 37.6x (Indicates premium valuation relative to peers)Analyst Consensus & Recent Actions: The stock carries a Buy rating with an average price forecast of $491.44. Recent analyst moves include:
UBS: Neutral (Raises Forecast to $455.00) (August 26) Morgan Stanley: Equal-Weight (Raises Forecast to $434.00) (August 24) Evercore ISI Group: Outperform (Raises Forecast to $550.00) (August 19)Top ETF Exposure
Tortoise AI Infrastructure ETF (NYSE: TCAI ): 6.14% Weight GraniteShares 2x Long DELL Daily ETF (NASDAQ: DLLL ): 66.65% Weight American Customer Satisfaction ETF (BATS: ACSI ): 4.88% WeightSignificance: Because DELL carries such a heavy weight in these funds, any significant inflows or outflows for these ETFs will likely force automatic buying or selling of the stock.
DELL Price Action: Dell Technologies shares were down 1.56% at $464.90 at the time of publication on Friday, according to Benzinga Pro data .
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