5 Best American Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Next Decade

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1. Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL)

On May 31, 2026, Bernstein analyst Mark Newman raised the firm’s price target on Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) to $500 from $280 and maintained an Outperform rating on the shares. Newman said Dell reported “exceptionally strong” fiscal Q1 results and said the company is “firing on all cylinders.”

Also on May 31, Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) unveiled the XPS 13, a laptop meant to compete with Apple’s (AAPL) MacBook Neo, Reuters reported. The laptop is priced at $699 and reduced to $599 for students aged 16 and older.

On May 29, Argus analyst Jim Kelleher raised the firm’s price target on Dell Technologies to $460 from $200 and maintained a Buy rating on the shares. Kelleher said Dell’s Q1 report sharply exceeded top- and bottom-line consensus estimates, while Argus expects Infrastructure growth from AI acceleration and improving AI PC sales to offset margin pressure from higher memory costs in FY27.

A day earlier, Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) reported Q1 adjusted EPS of $4.86, ahead of the consensus estimate of $2.96. Revenue totaled $43.8B, above the consensus estimate of $35.77B. Vice Chairman and COO Jeff Clarke said the quarter reflected “strong in-quarter demand” and innovation across PCs, compute, and storage. Clarke added that Dell booked $24.4 billion in AI orders, recognized $16.1 billion of AI server revenue, and raised FY27 AI server revenue expectations to $60 billion.

Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports integrated technology solutions, products, and services internationally.

While we acknowledge the potential of DELL to grow, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than DELL and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.

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