Digital Realty Trust, Inc. $DLR Shares Purchased by Vontobel Holding Ltd.

Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) by 1,255.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 230,431 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 213,426 shares during the quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. owned about 0.06% of Digital Realty Trust worth $40,448,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in DLR. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Digital Realty Trust during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $7,277,032,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 6.0% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 9,470,695 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,706,714,000 after purchasing an additional 534,158 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new position in shares of Digital Realty Trust in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,178,095,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its holdings in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 17,256.9% in the second quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 4,890,993 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $878,325,000 after purchasing an additional 4,862,814 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 0.7% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,850,416 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $874,046,000 after purchasing an additional 35,850 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.71% of the company’s stock.

Digital Realty Trust Stock Performance

Shares of DLR stock traded up $1.61 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $176.08. 3,483,933 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,843,424. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.06. The company’s 50 day moving average is $185.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is $187.15. The company has a market cap of $65.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 85.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.34 and a beta of 0.99. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a 1 year low of $146.23 and a 1 year high of $208.14.

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The real estate investment trust reported $1.21 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.98 by ($0.77). Digital Realty Trust had a net margin of 11.80% and a return on equity of 3.34%. The business had revenue of $1.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.66 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.87 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 28.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Digital Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.200 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. will post 8.40 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Digital Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were issued a $1.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $4.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. Digital Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 236.89%.

Insider Activity at Digital Realty Trust

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 shares were sold at an average price of $193.96, for a total transaction of $38,792.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 6,322 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,226,215.12. The trade was a 3.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on DLR. HSBC decreased their price target on Digital Realty Trust from $240.00 to $235.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 23rd. Argus upgraded shares of Digital Realty Trust from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $212.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $229.00 target price on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $207.00 to $227.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $219.69.

Digital Realty Trust Company Profile

Digital Realty Trust, Inc is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops data centers and related digital infrastructure. The company provides facilities and technology environments that support the computing, storage, networking and connectivity needs of enterprises, cloud service providers, telecommunications companies and other organizations.

Through its PlatformDIGITAL platform, Digital Realty offers data center colocation, interconnection and hyperscale data center solutions.