Digital Realty Trust, Inc. $DLR Shares Acquired by CX Institutional

Key Points

• CX Institutional increased its Digital Realty Trust stake by 1,103.9% in the third quarter, acquiring 30,302 additional shares for a total holding of 33,047 shares valued at approximately $5.8 million. Institutional investors collectively own 99.71% of the company.
• 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 maintained fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $8.15–$8.20.
• The REIT pays a quarterly dividend of $1.22, equivalent to $4.88 annually and a 2.7% yield. Analysts maintain a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating with an average price target of $219.69, compared with shares recently trading at $178.41.

CX Institutional increased its holdings in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR - Free Report) by 1,103.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 33,047 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 30,302 shares during the period. CX Institutional's holdings in Digital Realty Trust were worth $5,801,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Gables Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Digital Realty Trust during the second quarter worth about $29,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc raised its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 62 shares during the period. Solstein Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust in the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. MCF Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Digital Realty Trust during the 4th quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in Digital Realty Trust by 157.4% during the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 242 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.71% of the company's stock.

Digital Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSE DLR opened at $178.41 on Friday. The company's fifty day moving average is $187.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $187.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $66.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 86.61, a PEG ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.99. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a one year low of $146.23 and a one year high of $208.14.

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 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $1.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.66 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.87 earnings per share. The business's revenue 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. Analysts forecast that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. will post 8.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Digital Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have issued reports on DLR. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Digital Realty Trust from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Guggenheim upgraded shares of Digital Realty Trust from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $200.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. HSBC cut their target price on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $240.00 to $235.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, September 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $207.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Evercore reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $240.00 target price on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $219.69.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Mark Patterson sold 200 shares of the company's 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 completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 6,322 shares in the company, 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 document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.15% of the company's stock.

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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