Digital Realty Trust, Inc. $DLR Stock Position Lifted by National Pension Service

National Pension Service lifted its stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR - Free Report) by 1.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 578,303 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 9,843 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service owned about 0.16% of Digital Realty Trust worth $103,852,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,345,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Digital Realty Trust during the second quarter valued at approximately $9,482,000. Cidel Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 8.0% during the second quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,558 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $280,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the period. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in Digital Realty Trust by 34.2% during the second quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC now owns 1,764 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $317,000 after purchasing an additional 450 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NorthRock Partners LLC lifted its position in Digital Realty Trust by 3.9% in the second quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 3,763 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $676,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.71% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DLR has been the subject of a number of research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Digital Realty Trust from $207.00 to $227.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Evercore restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $240.00 price objective on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. KeyCorp reaffirmed a "sector weight" rating on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $229.00 target price on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Argus raised shares of Digital Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $212.00 price target for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. One equities research 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $219.61.

Digital Realty Trust Price Performance

NYSE DLR opened at $185.59 on Friday. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a 1 year low of $146.23 and a 1 year high of $208.14. The business's fifty day moving average is $187.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $186.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $68.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 90.09, a P/E/G ratio of 3.62 and a beta of 1.02. 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 released its quarterly earnings data 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). The company had revenue of $1.92 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.66 billion. Digital Realty Trust had a return on equity of 3.34% and a net margin of 11.80%.The business's revenue was up 28.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.87 earnings per share. Digital Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.200 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. will post 8.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Digital Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a $1.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $4.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. Digital Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 236.89%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Digital Realty Trust news, Director Mark Patterson sold 200 shares of the business's 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 owned 6,322 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,226,215.12. The trade was a 3.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.15% of the company's stock.

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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