Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in owning, acquiring, and operating data centers globally. The company offers secure, reliable, and scalable data center solutions that support mission-critical infrastructure for enterprises, cloud service providers, and network operators. Digital Realty’s portfolio encompasses a diverse range of facilities designed to deliver high levels of power availability, advanced cooling systems, and strict security measures, ensuring uninterrupted operations for its customers’ IT environments.

At its core, Digital Realty provides a comprehensive suite of products and services that includes colocation, interconnection, and hybrid IT solutions. Colocation services allow businesses to house their servers and networking equipment within Digital Realty’s purpose-built facilities, while interconnection offerings enable seamless, low-latency connectivity among partners, vendors, and cloud platforms. The company also supports cloud adoption strategies through managed and on-demand connectivity to major public cloud providers, helping clients optimize performance and maintain compliance.

Founded in 2004 by investment firm GI Partners, Digital Realty has grown through a combination of strategic acquisitions and organic development. The company completed its initial public offering in 2004 and subsequently expanded its footprint through key transactions, including the acquisitions of DuPont Fabros Technology and Interxion. These moves bolstered Digital Realty’s position in North America and Europe, enhancing its ability to serve multinational customers with standardized, high-performance data center environments.

Digital Realty’s global presence spans more than 290 data centers across over 50 metros in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America. This extensive network enables customers to deploy infrastructure close to end users, supporting applications that demand low latency and high bandwidth. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Stein, who oversees a leadership team dedicated to driving operational excellence, innovation, and sustainable growth. Under his guidance, Digital Realty continues to invest in renewable energy initiatives and industry partnerships to meet evolving customer requirements and environmental goals.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $172.91 to $176.99
• 50-Day Range: $165.21 to $177.77
• 52-Week Range: $129.95 to $198.00
• Volume: 1.71 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.02 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $59.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: 165.27
• Dividend Yield: 2.76%
• Price Target: $187.16
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Digital Realty Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Digital Realty Trust scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 174th out of 939 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Digital Realty Trust has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 15 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Digital Realty Trust has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.20%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Digital Realty Trust are expected to grow by 8.20% in the coming year, from $7.07 to $7.65 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Digital Realty Trust is 165.27, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.50.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Digital Realty Trust is 165.27, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.19.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Digital Realty Trust has a PEG Ratio of 2.60. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Digital Realty Trust has a P/B Ratio of 2.79. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.17% of the float of Digital Realty Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Digital Realty Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Digital Realty Trust has recently decreased by 2.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Digital Realty Trust pays a meaningful dividend of 2.85%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Digital Realty Trust does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Digital Realty Trust is 456.07%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Digital Realty Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.79% next year. This indicates that Digital Realty Trust will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.25

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.17% of the float of Digital Realty Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Digital Realty Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Digital Realty Trust has recently decreased by 2.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.40

News Sentiment

Digital Realty Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.40. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.92 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 30 news articles for Digital Realty Trust this week, compared to 19 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

11 people have searched for DLR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 10% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Digital Realty Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 14% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Digital Realty Trust insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $30,888.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.13% of the stock of Digital Realty Trust is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.71% of the stock of Digital Realty Trust is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

DLR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DLR shares performed this year?

Digital Realty Trust's stock was trading at $177.33 at the start of the year. Since then, DLR stock has decreased by 0.3% and is now trading at $176.8390.

How were Digital Realty Trust's earnings last quarter?

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 24th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.73 by $0.04. The business's revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Digital Realty Trust have any subsidiaries?

Digital Realty Trust subsidiaries include these companies: Teraco Data Environments, Teraco Data Environments Ltd., Interxion, Ascenty, DuPont Fabros Technology, Telx, Two Datacenter Properties, and more.

Who are Digital Realty Trust's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Digital Realty Trust include Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (0.18%), Swedbank AB (0.10%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.06%) and Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Dyer Corey, Jeannie Lee, A William Stein, Jean F H P Mandeville, Jean F H P Mandeville, Peter C Olson, Mark R Patterson, Matt Mercier and Cindy Fiedelman.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Digital Realty Trust?

Shares of DLR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Digital Realty Trust own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Digital Realty Trust investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Intel (INTC) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/24/2025
• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/13/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/13/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2025
• Today: 7/17/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/24/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - OTHER
• Sub-Industry: Office REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DLR
• CIK: 1297996
• Web: www.digitalrealty.com
• Phone: (415) 738-6500
• Fax: 415-738-6501
• Employees: 3,936
• Year Founded: 2004

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Digital Realty Trust: $187.16
• High Price Target: $220.00
• Low Price Target: $128.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 24 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.07
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 165.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.01
• P/E Growth: 2.63
• Net Income: $615.19 million
• Net Margins: 7.65%
• Pretax Margin: 8.10%
• Return on Equity: 2.07%
• Return on Assets: 0.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.81
• Current Ratio: 1.92
• Quick Ratio: 1.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.55 billion
• Price / Sales: 10.72
• Cash Flow: $7.46 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 23.69
• Book Value: $63.34 per share
• Price / Book: 2.79

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 336,790,000
• Free Float: 336,353,000
• Market Cap: $59.56 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.95