Flputnam Investment Management Co. Purchases Shares of 20,365 Digital Realty Trust, Inc. $DLR

Key Points

• Flputnam Investment Management acquired 20,365 shares of Digital Realty Trust in the second quarter, valued at approximately $3.66 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 99.71% of the company.
• Digital Realty reported quarterly revenue of $1.92 billion, up 28.9% year over year and above estimates, but earnings per share of $1.21 missed consensus by $0.77. The company provided fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $8.15–$8.20.
• The REIT declared a quarterly dividend of $1.22 per share, or $4.88 annually, representing a 2.4% yield. Analysts remain broadly positive, with a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and an average price target of $219.13.

Flputnam Investment Management Co. acquired a new stake in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 20,365 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $3,657,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its stake in Digital Realty Trust by 347.2% in the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 161 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc raised its holdings in Digital Realty Trust by 56.9% during the 1st quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 171 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd raised its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 970.6% in the 3rd quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 182 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Digital Realty Trust during the 4th quarter valued at $35,000. 99.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Digital Realty Trust Trading Down 0.0%

Digital Realty Trust stock opened at $200.07 on Monday. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a 1 year low of $146.23 and a 1 year high of $208.14. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $185.78 and its 200-day moving average price is $184.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.06. The stock has a market cap of $74.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 97.12, a PEG ratio of 5.67 and a beta of 1.03.

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The real estate investment trust reported $1.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $1.92 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.66 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.87 earnings per share. The business's 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. On average, equities analysts predict that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. will post 8.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Digital Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The firm 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. This represents a $4.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Digital Realty Trust's payout ratio is currently 236.89%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have commented on DLR shares. Evercore lifted their price objective on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Guggenheim upgraded Digital Realty Trust from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $200.00 price target for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of Digital Realty Trust from an "overweight" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Digital Realty Trust from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $205.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $219.13.

Digital Realty Trust Company Profile

Digital Realty Trust, Inc NYSE: DLR is a real estate investment trust that owns, acquires and operates carrier-neutral data centers and provides related colocation and interconnection solutions. The company focuses on large-scale, mission-critical facilities that support the physical infrastructure needs of cloud providers, enterprises, network operators and content companies. Digital Realty's offerings are designed to enable secure, reliable and highly available IT infrastructure with an emphasis on power density, cooling, and physical security.

Digital Realty's product set spans wholesale data center space, turnkey build-to-suit facilities, and retail colocation suites, complemented by interconnection services that allow customers to establish private and public connections to networks, cloud on-ramps and other ecosystem partners.

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