WINTON GROUP Ltd Makes New $9.48 Million Investment in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. $DLR

Key Points

• WINTON GROUP Ltd initiated a $9.48 million position in Digital Realty Trust during the second quarter, purchasing 52,800 shares. Institutional investors collectively own 99.71% of the company.
• Analyst sentiment remains favorable, with a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $219.45, above the reported share price of $189.42.
• Digital Realty reported quarterly revenue of $1.92 billion, up 28.9% year over year, but missed earnings estimates. The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.22 per share, representing a 2.6% yield.

WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new stake in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 52,800 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $9,482,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in DLR. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its holdings in Digital Realty Trust by 20,892.8% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 89,457,597 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $16,064,795,000 after purchasing an additional 89,031,462 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in Digital Realty Trust during the 2nd quarter valued at $7,277,032,000. Cohen & Steers Inc. increased 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 acquiring an additional 4,276,073 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Digital Realty Trust in the 4th quarter worth $3,402,995,000. Finally, State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 20,649,053 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $3,219,256,000 after acquiring an additional 231,933 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.71% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on DLR. Evercore reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $240.00 price objective on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. KeyCorp reiterated a "sector weight" rating on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a report on Friday, July 24th. Guggenheim upgraded shares of Digital Realty Trust from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $200.00 price target on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $211.00 to $221.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Digital Realty Trust presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $219.45.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Mark Patterson sold 200 shares of Digital Realty Trust stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.96, for a total transaction 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 trade represents 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 company insiders.

Digital Realty Trust Stock Performance

Shares of DLR opened at $189.42 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $186.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of $186.86. The stock has a market cap of $70.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 91.95, a P/E/G ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 1.02. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a one year low of $146.23 and a one year high of $208.14. 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 issued its quarterly 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). The business had revenue of $1.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.66 billion. Digital Realty Trust had a return on equity of 3.34% and a net margin of 11.80%.Digital Realty Trust's quarterly revenue was up 28.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last 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 predict that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. will post 8.4 EPS for the current year.

Digital Realty Trust Announces Dividend

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

Digital Realty Trust Company 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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