Digital Realty Trust Company Profile (NYSE:DLR)

Digital Realty Trust trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "DLR."

Digital Realty Trust announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, May 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.93 per share on Friday, June 30th. This represents a $3.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.28%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 13th. View Digital Realty Trust's Dividend History.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) released its earnings results on Thursday, April, 27th. The company reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.03. The company earned $550.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $552.59 million. Digital Realty Trust had a net margin of 20.48% and a return on equity of 12.14%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.42 earnings per share. View Digital Realty Trust's Earnings History.

Digital Realty Trust issued an update on its FY17 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 27th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $5.95-6.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $6.00.

14 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for Digital Realty Trust's stock. Their predictions range from $104.00 to $127.00. On average, they anticipate Digital Realty Trust's share price to reach $116.25 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Digital Realty Trust.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Digital Realty Trust stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Shares of Digital Realty outperformed the Zacks categorized REIT and Equity Trust – Other industry over the past six months. In Jun 2017, the company announced that it is set to acquire DuPont Fabros Technology in an all-stock transaction for an enterprise value of about $7.6 billion. The move would enhance Digital Realty’s portfolio in top U.S. data center metro areas across Northern Virginia, Chicago and Silicon Valley. Further, it is expected to be immediately accretive to financial metrics. The company is well poised to ride on the growth curve backed by robust fundamentals of the data center market. Further, its accretive acquisitions, development efforts and solid balance sheet augur well for long-term growth. However, exposure of the company’s earnings to foreign currency translation, cut-throat competition in the industry and a substantial debt burden remain concerns." (7/17/2017)
• 2. Jefferies Group LLC analysts commented, "Core 4Q16 FFO/sh of $1.43 missed Jef/Street estimates by 2c, but management maintained 2017 FFO/sh guidance. 4Q16 leasing volumes were slightly below recent quarters at $33M. Internal growth remained muted with SS NOI declining -0.5%. We expect the stock to underperform tomorrow. We are modestly reducing estimates and our PT, and we maintain our Hold rating." (2/17/2017)
• 3. Barclays PLC analysts commented, "We are updating our model to reflect 3Q16 results. DLR posted core-FFO/sh of $1.44 (+9.5% YoY), which missed our estimate ($1.47) but matched consensus ($1.44). The miss relative to our estimate was driven by both higher G&A expense and currency headwinds. Reported FFO/sh, which includes non-recurring items, was $1.31. Management suggested that 2017 FFO/CAD growth could decelerate from a strong year in 2016 (we model +8.1% FFO growth in 2016 & +5.1% in 2017) given tougher comps and ongoing FX headwinds associated with a strengthening dollar. The dollar strength was already a drag on 3Q16 results, and we model an additional $0.06/sh drag during 2017 based on additional dollar appreciation since quarter-end. Please see our 10/28/2016 DLR – Initial View – Third Quarter 2016 for further details. Earnings Conference Call Takeaways. New leasing volume accelerated in the quarter despite a sales management transition. We think the data center demand backdrop remains robust, driven by cloud adoption, internet of things, mobile usage, etc. – we expect this to continue in 2017 and beyond. We also believe that DLR has successfully grown the global business via large acquisitions, allowing for a deeper product offering and more repeat business. While we are not ruling out the possibility of another large acquisition, our expectation is that management continues to focus on integrating Telx and the acquired Equinix European assets." (12/1/2016)

Some companies that are related to Digital Realty Trust include Realty Income Corporation (O), Vornado Realty Trust (VNO), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), VEREIT (VER), Land Securities Group plc (LAND), Kilroy Realty Corporation (KRC), British Land Company PLC (BLND), Liberty Property Trust (LPT), Douglas Emmett (DEI), EPR Properties (EPR), Biomed Realty Trust (BMR), Dupont Fabros Technology (DFT), Hammerson plc (HMSO), SEGRO plc (SGRO), STORE Capital Corporation (STOR), Intu Properties PLC (INTU) and Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ).

Digital Realty Trust's management team includes the folowing people:

• Laurence A. Chapman, Chairman of the Board
• A. William Stein, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Andrew P. Power, Chief Financial Officer
• Jarrett B. Appleby, Chief Operating Officer
• Cindy A. Fiedelman, Chief Human Resource Officer
• Joshua A. Mills, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
• Daniel W. Papes, Senior Vice President - Global Sales and Marketing
• Christopher Kenney, Senior Vice President, International
• Edward F. Sham, Chief Accounting Officer
• Scott E. Peterson, Chief Investment Officer

Digital Realty Trust's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include APG Asset Management US Inc. (3.21%), PGGM Investments (1.59%), Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY (0.36%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.26%), NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. (0.24%) and Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.21%). Company insiders that own Digital Realty Trust stock include A William Stein, Bernard Geoghegan, Edward F Sham, Joshua A Mills, Laurence A Chapman and Scott E Peterson. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Digital Realty Trust.

Digital Realty Trust's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Strs Ohio, Bank of Montreal Can, Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Tealwood Asset Management Inc. and Beech Hill Advisors Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Digital Realty Trust stock in the last year include Edward F Sham and Joshua A Mills. View Insider Buying and Selling for Digital Realty Trust.

Digital Realty Trust's stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including PGGM Investments, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Forsta AP Fonden, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Cypress Asset Management Inc. TX, Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company LTD, Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. and Aperio Group LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Digital Realty Trust.

Shares of Digital Realty Trust can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Digital Realty Trust stock can currently be purchased for approximately $113.32.