BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd Acquires Shares of 180,116 Digital Realty Trust, Inc. $DLR

Key Points

• BlueCrest Capital Management initiated a position in Digital Realty Trust, purchasing 180,116 shares valued at approximately $32.3 million. Institutional investors collectively own 99.71% of the REIT.
• Digital Realty reported quarterly revenue of $1.92 billion, up 28.9% year over year, but earnings of $1.21 per share missed the $1.98 consensus estimate. The company provided fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $8.15–$8.20.
• Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating with an average price target of $219.45, compared with a recent share price of $189.42. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $1.22 per share, yielding approximately 2.6% annually.

BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd bought a new position in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 180,116 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $32,345,000. Digital Realty Trust makes up about 1.1% of BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd's holdings, making the stock its 14th largest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in DLR. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its holdings in Digital Realty Trust by 20,892.8% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 89,457,597 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $16,064,795,000 after purchasing an additional 89,031,462 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in Digital Realty Trust during the second quarter worth about $7,277,032,000. Cohen & Steers Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 18.0% during the fourth quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. now owns 28,001,340 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $4,332,366,000 after buying an additional 4,276,073 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust during the fourth quarter worth approximately $3,402,995,000. Finally, State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 20,649,053 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $3,219,256,000 after acquiring an additional 231,933 shares during the last quarter. 99.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Digital Realty Trust

In other news, Director Mark Patterson sold 200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.96, for a total value of $38,792.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 6,322 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,226,215.12. This represents a 3.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.15% of the company's stock.

Digital Realty Trust Stock Down 0.0%

NYSE DLR opened at $189.42 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a 52 week low of $146.23 and a 52 week high of $208.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $70.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 91.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $186.78 and a 200-day moving average of $186.86.

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The real estate investment trust reported $1.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $1.92 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.66 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.87 EPS. Digital Realty Trust's revenue was up 28.9% on a year-over-year basis. Digital Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.200 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. will post 8.4 EPS for the current year.

Digital Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating and set a $229.00 price target on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Digital Realty Trust from $225.00 to $220.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. TD Cowen upgraded Digital Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $192.00 to $222.00 in a report on Friday, July 24th. HSBC upgraded Digital Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the company from $210.00 to $240.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, BTIG Research started coverage on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research report on Friday, July 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $215.00 price target on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Digital Realty Trust presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $219.45.

Digital Realty Trust Company Profile

Digital Realty Trust, Inc is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops data centers around the world. The company provides the physical infrastructure businesses need to house information technology equipment, cloud-computing resources and critical digital systems.

Its services include data center colocation, hyperscale facilities, interconnection and related infrastructure solutions. Through its PlatformDIGITAL offering, Digital Realty helps customers connect to cloud providers, network operators, internet service providers, enterprises and other digital ecosystems.

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