Digital Realty Trust, Inc. $DLR Shares Acquired by Metis Global Partners LLC

Metis Global Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLRFree Report) by 4.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 143,817 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,811 shares during the period. Digital Realty Trust makes up approximately 0.5% of Metis Global Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Metis Global Partners LLC’s holdings in Digital Realty Trust were worth $22,250,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 347.2% during the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 161 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd increased its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 970.6% during the third quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 182 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust during the third quarter valued at about $34,000. MCF Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust during the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Colonial Trust Co SC increased its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 43.0% during the third quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 236 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. 99.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Digital Realty Trust Trading Down 2.1%

NYSE DLR opened at $180.97 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $191.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $175.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.59 and a current ratio of 1.59. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a one year low of $146.23 and a one year high of $208.14. The firm has a market cap of $63.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.75, a PEG ratio of 5.02 and a beta of 1.02.

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLRGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.46. Digital Realty Trust had a net margin of 21.73% and a return on equity of 6.05%. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.63 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.77 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Digital Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.950-8.050 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. will post 8.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Digital Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a $1.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $4.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Digital Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 128.76%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on DLR shares. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $210.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Wolfe Research lifted their price target on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $194.00 to $211.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Raymond James Financial lifted their price target on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $210.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $230.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Mizuho raised their price objective on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $180.00 to $217.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $215.89.

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About Digital Realty Trust

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Digital Realty Trust, Inc (NYSE: DLR) is a real estate investment trust that owns, acquires and operates carrier-neutral data centers and provides related colocation and interconnection solutions. The company focuses on large-scale, mission-critical facilities that support the physical infrastructure needs of cloud providers, enterprises, network operators and content companies. Digital Realty’s offerings are designed to enable secure, reliable and highly available IT infrastructure with an emphasis on power density, cooling, and physical security.

Digital Realty’s product set spans wholesale data center space, turnkey build-to-suit facilities, and retail colocation suites, complemented by interconnection services that allow customers to establish private and public connections to networks, cloud on-ramps and other ecosystem partners.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR)

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