Blue Capital Inc. Purchases Shares of 15,023 Digital Realty Trust, Inc. $DLR

Key Points

• Blue Capital Inc. bought 15,023 shares of Digital Realty Trust during the second quarter, worth approximately $2.7 million and representing 1.7% of its portfolio. Institutional investors collectively own 99.71% of the REIT.
• Digital Realty reported quarterly revenue of $1.92 billion, up 28.9% year over year and above expectations, but earnings per share of $1.21 missed the $1.98 consensus estimate. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $8.15–$8.20.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.22 per share, or $4.88 annually, implying a 2.6% yield. Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus with an average price target of $219.45, versus a recent share price of $190.81.

Blue Capital Inc. 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 disclosure with the SEC. The fund purchased 15,023 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $2,698,000. Digital Realty Trust comprises about 1.7% of Blue Capital Inc.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bison Wealth LLC lifted its position in Digital Realty Trust by 17.2% during the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 2,653 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $471,000 after acquiring an additional 390 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 9.4% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,784 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $972,000 after buying an additional 584 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 23.0% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 21,739 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $3,790,000 after acquiring an additional 4,069 shares during the period. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina grew its stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 3.9% in the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 157,567 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $27,469,000 after acquiring an additional 5,909 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp boosted its holdings in Digital Realty Trust by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 27,631 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $4,816,000 after purchasing an additional 231 shares during the period. 99.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Digital Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:DLR opened at $190.81 on Friday. 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 moving average is $186.89 and its 200-day moving average is $185.41. 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 $70.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 92.63, a PEG ratio of 5.51 and a beta of 1.03.

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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). Digital Realty Trust had a net margin of 11.80% and a return on equity of 3.34%. The business had revenue of $1.92 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.66 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.87 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 28.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Digital Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.200 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. will post 8.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Digital Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $1.22 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $4.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. Digital Realty Trust's payout ratio is 236.89%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Raymond James Financial boosted their price target on Digital Realty Trust from $210.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Scotiabank upped their price target on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $195.00 to $222.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Evercore reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $240.00 price target on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research report on Tuesday. Argus upgraded Digital Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $212.00 target price for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Digital Realty Trust from $207.00 to $227.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $219.45.

Digital Realty Trust Profile

Digital Realty Trust, Inc NYSE: DLR is a real estate investment trust that owns, acquires and operates carrier-neutral data centers and provides related colocation and interconnection solutions. The company focuses on large-scale, mission-critical facilities that support the physical infrastructure needs of cloud providers, enterprises, network operators and content companies. Digital Realty's offerings are designed to enable secure, reliable and highly available IT infrastructure with an emphasis on power density, cooling, and physical security.

Digital Realty's product set spans wholesale data center space, turnkey build-to-suit facilities, and retail colocation suites, complemented by interconnection services that allow customers to establish private and public connections to networks, cloud on-ramps and other ecosystem partners.

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