California State Teachers Retirement System Grows Stake in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. $DLR

California State Teachers Retirement System raised its holdings in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR - Free Report) by 16.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 498,149 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 72,014 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System owned about 0.13% of Digital Realty Trust worth $89,457,597 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Gables Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust during the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc raised its stake in Digital Realty Trust by 56.9% in the 1st quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 171 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares during the period. Solstein Capital LLC acquired a new position in Digital Realty Trust during the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Danske Bank A S acquired a new stake in Digital Realty Trust during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Digital Realty Trust during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,000. 99.71% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Digital Realty Trust News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Digital Realty Trust this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure platform launch: Digital Realty introduced ServiceFabric® Model Context Protocol (MCP), an AI-native tool designed to provide programmable control across more than 800 data centers and support private-AI environments. The offering could strengthen DLR’s value proposition for enterprise and cloud customers. Digital Realty Launches ServiceFabric MCP
• Positive Sentiment: Expansion into Türkiye: DLR formed a strategic joint venture with Rönesans Infrastructure to develop and operate data centers in Türkiye. The partners plan an initial 22-megawatt-plus Ankara campus, with a potential Istanbul expansion, targeting rising cloud and AI demand. The move broadens DLR’s geographic footprint and future capacity pipeline. Digital Realty Enters Türkiye Through Formation of New Joint Venture
• Positive Sentiment: Grid-aware AI opportunity: Commentary suggests that locating AI-focused data centers near available power and managing grid constraints could create a competitive advantage for DLR as demand for high-density computing expands. AI-Focused, Grid-Aware Data Center Push
• Neutral Sentiment: Management remains constructive: CEO Andrew Power said slower growth commitments from major AI companies do not mean that development has stopped, but the comments highlight uncertainty around the timing of future AI-related leasing and capacity demand. Digital Realty CEO Discusses Potential AI Slowdown
• Negative Sentiment: AI-spending concerns weigh on sentiment: Warnings about a possible slowdown in AI investment have pressured data-center REITs, including DLR, as investors reassess the near-term growth outlook despite the company’s expansion plans and new technology offering.

Insider Buying and Selling at Digital Realty Trust

In other news, Director Mark Patterson sold 200 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the director directly owned 6,322 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,226,215.12. This represents a 3.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.15% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Digital Realty Trust Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of DLR traded down $0.85 on Tuesday, hitting $178.28. 837,010 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,364,182. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $187.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $187.03. The company has a market capitalization of $66.14 billion, a PE ratio of 86.64, a P/E/G ratio of 3.61 and a beta of 1.02. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a one year low of $146.23 and a one year high of $208.14. 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 (NYSE:DLR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The real estate investment trust reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.98 by ($0.77). Digital Realty Trust had a return on equity of 3.34% and a net margin of 11.80%.The company had revenue of $1.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.66 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.87 earnings per share. The company's quarterly 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. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. will post 8.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Digital Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on DLR shares. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Digital Realty Trust from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Argus raised shares of Digital Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $212.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued 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 Digital Realty Trust from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $200.00 price target on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $189.00 to $197.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $219.61.

Digital Realty Trust 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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