Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$170.10 -0.69 (-0.40%)

As of 05/20/2025 03:58 PM Eastern

Digital Realty Trust - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 25 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
5

Buy
19

Based on 25 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Digital Realty Trust in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 25 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 5 have given a hold rating, 17 have given a buy rating, and 2 have given a strong buy rating for DLR.

Consensus Price Target

$185.10
8.82% Upside

According to the 25 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Digital Realty Trust, the average price target is $185.10. The highest price target for DLR is $220.00, while the lowest price target for DLR is $128.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 8.82% from the current price of $170.10.

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DLR Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 5/21/24 to 5/21/25	1 Month Ago 4/21/24 to 4/21/25	3 Months Ago 2/21/24 to 2/20/25	1 Year Ago 5/22/23 to 5/21/24
Strong Buy	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	17 Buy rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)
Hold	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$185.10	$183.79	$179.95	$142.65
Forecasted Upside	8.82% Upside	25.59% Upside	4.66% Upside	-1.10% Downside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Hold

DLR Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

DLR Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Digital Realty Trust Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Digital Realty Trust	Finance Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.80	2.53	2.54
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	8.82% Upside	26.37% Upside	13.03% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Very Positive News See Recent DLR News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
5/19/2025	Bank of America 4 of 5 stars		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$210.00	+23.41%
5/14/2025	Oppenheimer 3 of 5 stars	Timothy Horan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$200.00	+20.80%
5/12/2025	Truist Financial 2 of 5 stars	Anthony Hau Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$185.00 ➝ $184.00	+9.85%
4/28/2025	New Street Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Chaplin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold
4/28/2025	JMP Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Greg Miller Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Market Outperform ➝ Market Outperform	$220.00 ➝ $220.00	+36.94%
4/25/2025	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Jonathan Petersen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$190.00 ➝ $193.00	+21.68%
4/22/2025	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	M. Yaghi Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Sector Outperform ➝ Sector Outperform	$208.00 ➝ $206.00	+38.23%
4/17/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Rollins Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$188.00 ➝ $174.00	+15.33%
3/28/2025	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Omotayo Okusanya Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$211.00 ➝ $177.00	+22.11%
3/20/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Brendan Lynch Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$142.00 ➝ $139.00	-7.91%
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2/14/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Richard Choe Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$185.00 ➝ $190.00	+18.22%
2/4/2025	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Eric Luebchow Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$210.00 ➝ $185.00	+14.89%
1/27/2025	Citizens Jmp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	G. Miller Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
1/15/2025	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Matthew Niknam Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$185.00 ➝ $194.00	+11.54%
1/7/2025	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Hodulik Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$147.00 ➝ $205.00	+14.28%
11/21/2024	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$195.00 ➝ $205.00	+9.18%
10/28/2024	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$177.00 ➝ $207.00	+12.20%
10/25/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$120.00 ➝ $128.00	-29.05%
10/25/2024	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Strong-Buy ➝ Strong-Buy	$170.00 ➝ $190.00	+4.41%
10/23/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$160.00 ➝ $175.00	+5.43%
10/4/2024	Hsbc Global Res Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	P. Kanumuri Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Moderate Sell ➝ Hold
10/4/2024	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Reduce ➝ Hold	$124.00 ➝ $160.00	+1.72%
8/1/2024	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	M. Ferguson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold
7/1/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Schneider Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$175.00	+15.09%
6/26/2024	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	A. Klein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$144.00 ➝ $170.00	+16.07%
4/2/2024	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$100.00 ➝ $108.00	-22.58%
12/6/2023	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Sector Weight
7/28/2023	BNP Paribas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Outperform	$138.00	+19.84%
5/30/2023	22nd Century Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Reiterates

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Should I Buy Digital Realty Trust Stock? DLR Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Friday, May 16, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these Digital Realty Trust pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Digital Realty Trust
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Digital Realty Trust, Inc.:

The current stock price is around $152, which may present a buying opportunity for investors looking for growth in the data center sector.
The company reported a year-over-year revenue increase of 5.7%, indicating strong operational performance and potential for future growth.
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a solid earnings per share (EPS) of $1.77, surpassing analysts' expectations, which reflects its profitability and operational efficiency.
The firm offers a quarterly dividend of $1.22 per share, resulting in an annualized dividend yield of approximately 2.87%, providing income for investors.
Analysts have a consensus target price of around $183.85, suggesting potential upside for investors based on current market evaluations.

Digital Realty Trust
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. for these reasons:

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is quite high at 104.95, which may indicate that the stock is overvalued compared to its earnings, posing a risk for new investors.
The dividend payout ratio is exceptionally high at 456.07%, suggesting that the company is paying out more in dividends than it earns, which could be unsustainable in the long run.
Recent price target adjustments by analysts, with some lowering their expectations, may indicate a lack of confidence in the stock's near-term performance.
The beta of 0.93 suggests that the stock is less volatile than the market, which may limit potential gains during bullish market conditions.
With a return on equity of only 2.97%, the company may not be effectively utilizing its equity to generate profits, raising concerns about its financial efficiency.

DLR Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 25 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Digital Realty Trust is $185.10, with a high forecast of $220.00 and a low forecast of $128.00.
: 25 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Digital Realty Trust in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings, 17 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" DLR shares.
: According to analysts, Digital Realty Trust's stock has a predicted upside of 8.82% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Digital Realty Trust's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.
: Digital Realty Trust has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Jefferies Financial Group, JMP Securities, Mizuho, New Street Research, Oppenheimer, Scotiabank, and Truist Financial in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Digital Realty Trust more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating score for Digital Realty Trust is 2.80 while the average consensus rating score for "finance" companies is 2.53. Learn more on how DLR compares to other companies.

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Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Stock Forecast & Price Target