Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) Maintains Strong Rating Despite Q3 Miss and Conservative Q4 Guidance

We recently published a list of 15 AI News Updates That Investors Are Watching. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) stands against other AI news updates that investors are watching.

The chip wars between the United States and China are in full swing. After reports that the US was considering additional curbs on the export of advanced AI chips to Chinese companies, Beijing responded by saying it would take necessary actions to protect Chinese firms if the US escalated chip control measures. According to a report by news agency Reuters, when quizzed about reports that the US was planning to add 200 Chinese firms to a trade blacklist, a Chinese government spokesperson said China strongly opposes the US broadening the concept of national security, and the abuse of control measures targeting Chinese companies.

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He Yadong, a commerce ministry spokesman, said that these actions severely disrupt the international economic and trade order, destabilise global industrial security, and harm the cooperative efforts between China and the US, as well as the global semiconductor industry, per Reuters. If the US insists on escalating control measures, China will take necessary actions to resolutely protect the legitimate rights of Chinese enterprises, he added. The report adds that the US fears China using chips to strengthen military capabilities.

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Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) Maintains Strong Rating Despite Q3 Miss and Conservative Q4 Guidance

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Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL)

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Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports various comprehensive and integrated solutions, products, and services. On November 27, Morgan Stanley maintained an Overweight rating on the stock with a price target of $154. In an investor note, it detailed that Dell Technologies outperformed most of the key metrics investors were focused on for fiscal Q3, but given that the stock is a crowded consensus buyside long, along with a Q3 CSG miss and conservative Q4 guidance, the advisory notes the after-market reaction, which it calls overdone.

Overall, DELL ranks 10th on our list of AI news updates that investors are watching. While we acknowledge the potential of DELL as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than DELL but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.

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