Silver Lake Sells $30.7M Dell Stock Near 52-Week High
DELL has more than doubled off its 52-week low of $110.22.
Summary
Silver Lake sold $30.7 million of Dell Class C shares on September 17, continuing a broad insider distribution pattern near the stock's 52-week high.
Key Events · Ownership and Investor Activity · DELL
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Silver Lake Sells $30.7M in Class C Shares
Silver Lake Partners IV sold 52,488 Class C shares for $30,745,975 on September 17, 2026, at prices ranging from $577.60 to $591.24 per share.
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Sale Near 52-Week High
The sale occurred at prices just below Dell's 52-week high of $595.51, following record Q2 FY27 results and a $5B debt offering.
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Broader Insider Distribution
This sale adds to $882 million in open-market insider selling by 14 insiders over the past 90 days, with no insider purchases.
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Class B to Class C Conversion
Silver Lake converted 70,460 Class B shares to Class C shares on the same date to facilitate the sale.
Analysis · DELL · Technology
Silver Lake, Dell's largest outside shareholder, sold 52,488 Class C shares for $30.7 million on September 17 at prices between $577.60 and $591.24 — just below the stock's 52-week high of $595.51. The sale follows a $1.35 billion Form 144 disclosure in June and an 810,000-share sale in early September, confirming a sustained distribution by the private equity firm. While the dollar amount is modest relative to Dell's $365 billion market cap, the pattern of insider selling — now totaling over $882 million in open-market sales by 14 insiders over 90 days with zero purchases — is a notable negative signal for a stock trading at record highs.
How filings like this one have moved
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At the time of this filing, DELL was trading at $574.76 on NYSE in the Technology sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $365.8B. The 52-week trading range was $110.22 to $595.51. This filing was assessed with negative market sentiment and an importance score of 7 out of 10.