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Is Dell Technologies a buy, sell, or hold in the wake of its upbeat Q2 earnings report and raised guidance? Seeking Alpha analysts Kenio Fontes and Julia Ostian gave us their thoughts. Kenio Fontes : It’s quite hard to dislike Dell's ( DELL ) recent quarter. The growth was pretty strong, margins were good, and the prospects were even stronger. But we can “dislike” the valuation and the uncertainties; it’s not all about the financials and operating metrics. First, Dell ( DELL ) isn’t that traditional “value stock” anymore, i.e., a cash cow growing slowly but trading at low multiples. We’re talking about a company that last year traded at ~15x earnings (or even a little lower than that) and now trades at 24x forward earnings. I get it; it deserves a little multiple expansion due to the great AI momentum and robust execution. But what we can say is that the market is already pricing in some of the AI growth, mainly in the next few years. On top of that, Dell’s ( DELL ) prospects aren't "obvious." It’s a great company with strong AI tailwinds, but it also faces competition, industry risks (constrained supply and rising costs), and mainly, cyclicality. If, in a few years, Dell ( DELL ) sees a quarter of operating deleverage, this could hurt shareholder value creation and also the multiple (which could see a de-rating if the prospects change or there is some decline in margins). That’s why I think DELL stock deserves a Hold rating; it’s a fair-value company with real tailwinds and, at the same time, real uncertainties. Julia Ostian : As I wrote in my recent Dell ( DELL ) article, the numbers this company has shown were incredibly impressive. Dell is among the AI bets I made in 2025, and while I have since closed some of those positions, Dell, along with memory stocks like Micron ( MU ) and SK Hynix ( SKHY ), stays in my portfolio, although trimmed. I sold a part of that position at the end of May and consider it to be a good decision due to some of the AI-related concerns. Dell ( DELL ) is one of the cyclical companies, which have historically traded with a large discount to the market. The discount is now over, and for a good reason, since the company is on a massive AI rally with a huge backlog and mind-blowing guidance. It also means if AI demand stalls or fears drive the sentiment, this stock has a downside to visit from today's level of around $490 per share. Even though I really like Dell ( DELL ) as a business, I consider Holding to be the best decision as of today and following the company in case we get some dips to catch. Dell's peer Cisco ( CSCO ) got a Hold from me at the end of July after I rated it a Buy in 2025 as well. The only competitor I still rate as a Buy is Hewlett Packard Enterprise ( HPE ), which competes with Dell on cloud AI solutions and enterprise servers. The risks there are similar to Dell's, yet the stock is cheaper, which looks like a better opportunity as of right now. Top Technology Hardware, Storage, and Peripherals Stocks Trending AI Stocks