Dell Stock Rallies on Record AI Backlog and Forecast

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Dell stock rose about 9% after record AI infrastructure demand drove stronger results and higher forecasts. Second-quarter revenue reached $46.97 billion, up 57.7% year on year, while adjusted earnings per share rose 203% to $7.04. Net profit increased 255% to $4.13 billion. Dell booked $60.9 billion in AI server orders and generated $16.4 billion in AI-optimised server revenue. Its backlog reached a record $95 billion. The company raised its fiscal 2027 revenue forecast to $192 billion from $167 billion and lifted adjusted full-year EPS guidance to $25.50 from $17.90. Its AI server revenue forecast increased to $74 billion from $60 billion. Growth extended beyond AI servers. Traditional server and networking revenue rose 122%, while storage revenue increased 26%. Analysts raised Dell stock price targets, including a Street-high $735 target from Melius Research. At about $461.50, that implies roughly 59% upside. Traders will monitor backlog conversion, supply constraints and margins. Dell stock trades at about 18 times forward earnings, leaving valuation and component shortages as risks. The results may support sentiment toward semiconductor, cloud and data-centre stocks, while providing a positive demand signal for companies linked to AI infrastructure and wider technology spending.
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The article does not mention any cryptocurrency, token or blockchain project, so it has no direct price impact on a specific cryptocurrency. The news could indirectly improve sentiment toward technology and data-centre infrastructure, sectors that can influence broader risk appetite and crypto-linked equities. However, such effects are indirect and do not establish a clear bullish or bearish signal for Bitcoin, Ethereum or other digital assets. For crypto traders, the main relevance is as a macro technology-demand indicator. Short-term reactions are likely to remain limited unless the report changes expectations for interest rates, semiconductor demand or broader risk sentiment. Longer term, sustained AI infrastructure investment could support risk appetite, but valuation concerns and supply constraints may also increase market volatility.