QTS Realty Trust Stock Forecast, Price & News

16 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for QTS Realty Trust in the last twelve months. There are currently 8 hold ratings, 7 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" QTS Realty Trust stock.
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QTS Realty Trust is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July 26th 2021.
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QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:QTS) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 27th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.07) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.63. QTS Realty Trust had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.30% and a net margin of 2.80%.
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QTS Realty Trust's stock was trading at $54.51 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, QTS shares have increased by 41.6% and is now trading at $77.19.
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QTS Realty Trust declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share on Wednesday, July 7th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 17th.
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QTS Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.59%. QTS Realty Trust has been increasing its dividend for 6 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of QTS Realty Trust is 70.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on EPS estimates, QTS Realty Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 78.13% in the coming year. This indicates that QTS Realty Trust may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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QTS Realty Trust issued an update on its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 4th. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.940-3.040 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $602 million-$616 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $608.63 million.

16 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for QTS Realty Trust's stock. Their forecasts range from $67.00 to $80.00. On average, they expect QTS Realty Trust's share price to reach $75.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.5%.
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204 employees have rated QTS Realty Trust CEO Chad Williams on Glassdoor.com. Chad Williams has an approval rating of 93% among QTS Realty Trust's employees. This puts Chad Williams in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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

QTS Realty Trust's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (10.14%), Cohen & Steers Inc. (7.50%), Zimmer Partners LP (4.28%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (3.34%), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (2.96%) and Alliancebernstein L.P. (2.27%). Company insiders that own QTS Realty Trust stock include Chad L Williams, Jeffrey H Berson, John W Barter, Jon D Greaves, Mazen Al-Rawashdeh, Peter Marino, Philip P Trahanas, Scott D Miller, Shirley E Goza, Stephen E Westhead, Steven C Bloom, Wayne M Rehberger and William H Schafer.
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QTS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Zimmer Partners LP, BlackRock Inc., Jennison Associates LLC, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, V3 Capital Management L.P., Northern Trust Corp, and Cbre Clarion Securities LLC. Company insiders that have sold QTS Realty Trust company stock in the last year include Chad L Williams, Jeffrey H Berson, John W Barter, Scott D Miller, Shirley E Goza, and Stephen E Westhead.
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QTS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cohen & Steers Inc., Long Pond Capital LP, Morgan Stanley, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Waterfront Capital Partners LLC, Investment Counselors of Maryland LLC, Aew Capital Management L P, and Ameriprise Financial Inc.. Company insiders that have bought QTS Realty Trust stock in the last two years include Peter Marino, and Wayne M Rehberger.
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One share of QTS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $77.19.

QTS Realty Trust has a market capitalization of $5.31 billion and generates $539.37 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $15.91 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.84 on an earnings per share basis.

QTS Realty Trust employs 634 workers across the globe.

The official website for QTS Realty Trust is www.qtsdatacenters.com.

QTS Realty Trust is headquartered at 12851 FOSTER STREET SUITE 205, OVERLAND PARK KS, 66213.

QTS Realty Trust's mailing address is 12851 FOSTER STREET SUITE 205, OVERLAND PARK KS, 66213. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 913-312-5503 or via email at [email protected]