Digital Realty Trust, Inc. $DLR Shares Newly Purchased by Ayalon Insurance Comp Ltd.

Key Points

• Ayalon Insurance Comp Ltd. acquired 91,197 Digital Realty Trust shares worth approximately $16.0 million, making DLR about 1.4% of its portfolio. Institutional investors collectively own 99.71% of the stock.
• Digital Realty reported quarterly revenue of $1.92 billion, up 28.9% year over year and above expectations, but EPS of $1.21 missed the $1.98 consensus estimate. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $8.15–$8.20.
• DLR pays a quarterly dividend of $1.22, or $4.88 annually, yielding about 2.7%. Analysts maintain a Moderate Buy consensus rating with an average price target of $219.69, versus a share price of $180.41.

Ayalon Insurance Comp Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR - Free Report) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 91,197 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $16,008,000. Digital Realty Trust comprises approximately 1.4% of Ayalon Insurance Comp Ltd.'s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in Digital Realty Trust in the second quarter valued at approximately $7,277,032,000. Cohen & Steers Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 18.0% in the 4th quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. now owns 28,001,340 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $4,332,366,000 after purchasing an additional 4,276,073 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 6.0% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 9,470,695 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,706,714,000 after purchasing an additional 534,158 shares during the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,178,095,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its holdings in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 17,256.9% during the 2nd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 4,890,993 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $878,325,000 after buying an additional 4,862,814 shares during the last quarter. 99.71% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Mark Patterson sold 200 shares of Digital Realty Trust stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.96, for a total transaction of $38,792.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 6,322 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,226,215.12. The trade was a 3.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.15% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Digital Realty Trust Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:DLR opened at $180.41 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $66.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 87.58, a PEG ratio of 3.54 and a beta of 0.99. 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 one year low of $146.23 and a one year high of $208.14. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $187.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is $187.17.

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $1.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.66 billion. Digital Realty Trust had a return on equity of 3.34% and a net margin of 11.80%.The firm's revenue was up 28.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.87 EPS. Digital Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.200 EPS. On average, sell-side 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were issued a $1.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $4.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. Digital Realty Trust's payout ratio is currently 236.89%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

DLR has been the topic of several research reports. Wall Street Zen raised Digital Realty Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, July 25th. TD Cowen upgraded Digital Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $192.00 to $222.00 in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Citigroup restated a "market outperform" rating on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a report on Friday, July 24th. 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. Finally, HSBC dropped their target price on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $240.00 to $235.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 23rd. One investment 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $219.69.

Digital Realty Trust Company 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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