B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. Purchases 46,163 Shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. $DLR

Key Points

• B. Riley Wealth Advisors increased its Digital Realty Trust position by 3,369.6%, purchasing 46,163 additional shares for a total holding valued at approximately $8.34 billion.
• Digital Realty reported quarterly revenue of $1.92 billion, up 28.9% year over year, but earnings of $1.21 per share fell short of the $1.98 analyst consensus. The company reaffirmed fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $8.15–$8.20.
• The REIT paid a quarterly dividend of $1.22 per share, or $4.88 annualized, yielding about 2.7%. Analysts maintain a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating with an average price target of $219.69, versus a share price of $178.34.

B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR - Free Report) by 3,369.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 47,533 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 46,163 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc.'s holdings in Digital Realty Trust were worth $8,343,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Gables Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc boosted its stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 56.9% in the first quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 171 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the period. First Community Trust NA acquired a new stake in Digital Realty Trust during the third quarter worth approximately $31,000. Solstein Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Digital Realty Trust during the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, MV Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Digital Realty Trust during the fourth quarter worth approximately $38,000. Institutional investors own 99.71% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Digital Realty Trust news, Director Mark Patterson sold 200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.96, for a total value of $38,792.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 6,322 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,226,215.12. This trade represents a 3.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.15% of the company's stock.

Digital Realty Trust Stock Performance

NYSE:DLR opened at $178.34 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $66.16 billion, a PE ratio of 86.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.99. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a twelve month low of $146.23 and a twelve month high of $208.14. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $186.25 and its 200 day simple moving average is $187.25.

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The real estate investment trust reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.98 by ($0.77). The company had revenue of $1.92 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.66 billion. Digital Realty Trust had a return on equity of 3.34% and a net margin of 11.80%. The firm's revenue was up 28.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.87 EPS. Digital Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.200 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. will post 8.40 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Digital Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were issued a $1.22 dividend. This represents a $4.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. Digital Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio is presently 236.89%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently commented on DLR shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Digital Realty Trust from $230.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. BTIG Research upped their price objective on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $229.00 price objective on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Guggenheim raised shares of Digital Realty Trust from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $200.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $225.00 to $220.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $219.69.

About Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty Trust, Inc is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops data centers and related digital infrastructure. The company provides facilities and technology environments that support the computing, storage, networking and connectivity needs of enterprises, cloud service providers, telecommunications companies and other organizations.

Through its PlatformDIGITAL platform, Digital Realty offers data center colocation, interconnection and hyperscale data center solutions.

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