WINTON GROUP Ltd Acquires Shares of 52,800 Digital Realty Trust, Inc. $DLR

WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new position in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 52,800 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $9,482,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Cidel Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Digital Realty Trust by 8.0% during the second quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,558 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $280,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 34.2% during the 2nd quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC now owns 1,764 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $317,000 after buying an additional 450 shares during the period. NorthRock Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 3,763 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $676,000 after buying an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its stake in Digital Realty Trust by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 6,118 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,099,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares during the period. Finally, Maven Securities LTD purchased a new stake in Digital Realty Trust in the 2nd quarter worth $5,387,000. 99.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Digital Realty Trust Stock Performance

DLR opened at $189.42 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $70.28 billion, a PE ratio of 91.95, a PEG ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 1.02. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a twelve month low of $146.23 and a twelve month high of $208.14. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $186.78 and its 200 day moving average price is $186.86. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68.

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The real estate investment trust reported $1.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.98 by ($0.77). The business had revenue of $1.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.66 billion. Digital Realty Trust had a net margin of 11.80% and a return on equity of 3.34%. The firm’s revenue was up 28.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.87 EPS. Digital Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.200 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. will post 8.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Digital Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a $1.22 dividend. This represents a $4.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. Digital Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 236.89%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

DLR has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Mizuho set a $223.00 price objective on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a report on Monday, August 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $230.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Digital Realty Trust from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $240.00 price objective on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Finally, HSBC upgraded Digital Realty Trust from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $210.00 to $240.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Digital Realty Trust presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $219.45.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Digital Realty Trust news, Director Mark Patterson sold 200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.96, for a total transaction of $38,792.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 6,322 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,226,215.12. The trade was a 3.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

About Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty Trust, Inc is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops data centers around the world. The company provides the physical infrastructure businesses need to house information technology equipment, cloud-computing resources and critical digital systems.

Its services include data center colocation, hyperscale facilities, interconnection and related infrastructure solutions. Through its PlatformDIGITAL offering, Digital Realty helps customers connect to cloud providers, network operators, internet service providers, enterprises and other digital ecosystems.