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$177.86 -2.16 (-1.20%)
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DLR vs. EQIX, SBAC, COR, EXR, IRM, O, PLD, STAG, VICI, and ARE

Should you be buying Digital Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Digital Realty Trust include Equinix (EQIX), SBA Communications (SBAC), Cencora (COR), Extra Space Storage (EXR), Iron Mountain (IRM), Realty Income (O), Prologis (PLD), Stag Industrial (STAG), VICI Properties (VICI), and Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE).

Digital Realty Trust vs. Its Competitors

Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) and Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

In the previous week, Digital Realty Trust had 4 more articles in the media than Equinix. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Digital Realty Trust and 35 mentions for Equinix. Digital Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Equinix's score of 1.05 indicating that Digital Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Equinix
21 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Digital Realty Trust
30 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Equinix has higher revenue and earnings than Digital Realty Trust. Equinix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Digital Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Equinix$8.75B8.96$815M$9.6283.31
Digital Realty Trust$5.55B10.78$615.19M$1.07166.22

Equinix has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digital Realty Trust has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Equinix pays an annual dividend of $18.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Digital Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Equinix pays out 195.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Digital Realty Trust pays out 456.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equinix has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

94.9% of Equinix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Digital Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Equinix shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Digital Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Equinix currently has a consensus price target of $957.05, suggesting a potential upside of 19.42%. Digital Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $188.53, suggesting a potential upside of 6.00%. Given Equinix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Equinix is more favorable than Digital Realty Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Equinix
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
20 Buy rating(s)
5 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.03
Digital Realty Trust
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Digital Realty Trust has a net margin of 23.98% compared to Equinix's net margin of 10.48%. Equinix's return on equity of 6.96% beat Digital Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Equinix10.48% 6.96% 2.66%
Digital Realty Trust 23.98%6.59%3.06%

Summary

Equinix beats Digital Realty Trust on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DLR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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DLR vs. The Competition

MetricDigital Realty TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$60.63B$8.59B$12.29B$21.12B
Dividend Yield2.71%5.73%5.55%3.60%
P/E Ratio46.6830.6417.9027.40
Price / Sales10.784.9526.0360.38
Price / Cash24.6518.3021.6322.92
Price / Book2.811.682.204.69
Net Income$615.19M$128.99M$997.25M$995.51M
7 Day Performance-0.07%1.68%0.89%1.64%
1 Month Performance3.33%3.42%4.37%5.92%
1 Year Performance20.69%-6.20%540.78%11.50%

Digital Realty Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DLR
Digital Realty Trust
4.3736 of 5 stars
$177.86
-1.2%
$188.53
+6.0%
+18.9%$60.63B$5.55B46.683,936Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
EQIX
Equinix
4.8125 of 5 stars
$789.61
+1.5%
$957.05
+21.2%
-0.6%$77.24B$8.85B82.0813,606Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
SBAC
SBA Communications
4.5932 of 5 stars
$234.20
+0.1%
$255.31
+9.0%
+14.4%$25.14B$2.68B32.101,720Positive News
Analyst Forecast
COR
Cencora
4.4782 of 5 stars
$292.63
-0.1%
$309.83
+5.9%
+28.5%$56.72B$293.96B33.9546,000Positive News
Insider Trade
EXR
Extra Space Storage
3.8073 of 5 stars
$148.01
-0.1%
$159.29
+7.6%
-6.9%$31.36B$3.28B34.298,012Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
IRM
Iron Mountain
4.5078 of 5 stars
$98.73
-0.9%
$121.71
+23.3%
+2.0%$29.19B$6.15B241.2828,850Positive News
O
Realty Income
3.4829 of 5 stars
$56.37
-0.2%
$61.15
+8.5%
+1.4%$50.91B$5.27B51.25400Positive News
PLD
Prologis
4.3376 of 5 stars
$107.73
+0.9%
$120.47
+11.8%
-10.8%$100.08B$8.20B29.232,703Analyst Forecast
STAG
Stag Industrial
4.0304 of 5 stars
$35.66
+0.0%
$39.71
+11.4%
-10.3%$6.65B$785.42M26.8190Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
VICI
VICI Properties
4.3965 of 5 stars
$32.74
-0.5%
$35.38
+8.1%
+10.6%$34.64B$3.85B13.1120Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
ARE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
3.9551 of 5 stars
$78.29
+0.2%
$99.54
+27.1%
-28.9%$13.54B$3.12B103.03590Earnings Report

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This page (NYSE:DLR) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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