Digital Realty Trust, Inc. $DLR Holdings Increased by Mather Group LLC.

Key Points

• Mather Group LLC increased its Digital Realty Trust position by 573.2% in the third quarter, adding 22,349 shares and bringing its holdings to 26,248 shares valued at approximately $4.6 million.
• Digital Realty reported quarterly revenue of $1.92 billion, up 28.9% year over year, but earnings per share of $1.21 fell short of the $1.98 analyst consensus. The company maintains FY 2026 EPS guidance of $8.15–$8.20.
• The REIT pays a quarterly dividend of $1.22 per share, or $4.88 annually, representing a 2.8% yield. Analysts maintain a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating with an average price target of $219.69, above the reported share price of $174.23.

Mather Group LLC. increased its position in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR - Free Report) by 573.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 26,248 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 22,349 shares during the quarter. Mather Group LLC.'s holdings in Digital Realty Trust were worth $4,607,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in DLR. Cherry Creek Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Digital Realty Trust by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Cherry Creek Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 18,745 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $3,378,000 after buying an additional 51 shares during the period. Columbia Bank grew its holdings in Digital Realty Trust by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Columbia Bank now owns 6,167 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,111,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. increased its position in Digital Realty Trust by 9.1% in the 1st quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 657 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $118,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the period. Denali Advisors LLC increased its position in Digital Realty Trust by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 4,359 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $783,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the period. Finally, Twin Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Digital Realty Trust by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Twin Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,618 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,012,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.71% of the company's stock.

Digital Realty Trust Price Performance

Digital Realty Trust stock opened at $174.23 on Friday. The stock's 50 day moving average is $185.40 and its 200 day moving average is $187.23. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a one year low of $146.23 and a one year high of $208.14. The firm has a market cap of $64.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 84.58, a P/E/G ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.06.

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

Digital Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a dividend of $1.22 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $4.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Digital Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio is 236.89%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Mark Patterson sold 200 shares of Digital Realty Trust stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $193.96, for a total transaction of $38,792.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 6,322 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,226,215.12. This trade represents a 3.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.15% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on DLR. TD Cowen raised shares of Digital Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the company from $192.00 to $222.00 in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Argus raised shares of Digital Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $212.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Citigroup reissued a "market outperform" rating on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Barclays increased their price objective on Digital Realty Trust from $189.00 to $197.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald raised their target price on Digital Realty Trust from $211.00 to $221.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $219.69.

Digital Realty Trust Profile

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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