Arista Wealth Management LLC Buys Shares of 3,958 Digital Realty Trust, Inc. $DLR

Key Points

• Arista Wealth Management LLC has acquired a total of 3,958 shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. for approximately $690,000 during the second quarter.
• Insider Selling: CEO Andrew Power sold 53,269 shares for about $9.33 million on September 15th, 2025.
• Digital Realty Trust recently paid a quarterly dividend of $1.22 per share, with a current yield of 2.8%.

Arista Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 3,958 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $690,000.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 1.8% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 52,378,860 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $7,505,367,000 after acquiring an additional 925,674 shares in the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board increased its holdings in Digital Realty Trust by 63.0% during the 1st quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 7,144,737 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,023,769,000 after purchasing an additional 2,760,286 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in Digital Realty Trust by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,301,199 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $759,609,000 after purchasing an additional 220,649 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,714,045 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $675,456,000 after buying an additional 57,312 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 4.8% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,092,496 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $586,414,000 after buying an additional 186,613 shares in the last quarter. 99.71% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Andrew Power sold 53,269 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $175.16, for a total transaction of $9,330,598.04. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.13% of the company's stock.

Digital Realty Trust Stock Performance

Shares of DLR stock opened at $174.02 on Friday. The stock's 50-day moving average is $169.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $167.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 2.22 and a current ratio of 2.22. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a 1 year low of $129.95 and a 1 year high of $198.00. The firm has a market cap of $59.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.67, a PEG ratio of 4.93 and a beta of 0.96.

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $1.49 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.44 billion. Digital Realty Trust had a return on equity of 6.46% and a net margin of 23.98%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.65 EPS. Digital Realty Trust has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.150-7.250 EPS. Analysts predict that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. will post 7.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Digital Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were given a dividend of $1.22 per share. This represents a $4.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. Digital Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 128.08%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on DLR. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $190.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Raymond James Financial boosted their target price on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $190.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $199.00 price target on Digital Realty Trust and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $191.25.

About Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty Trust, Inc operates as a real estate investment trust, which engages in the provision of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. It serves the following industries: artificial intelligence (AI), networks, cloud, digital media, mobile, financial services, healthcare, and gaming.

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