Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) Shares Purchased by American Century Companies Inc.

American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR - Free Report) by 3.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 656,026 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 19,133 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned about 0.20% of Digital Realty Trust worth $116,333,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in DLR. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 501.7% during the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 4,326,914 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $700,224,000 after buying an additional 3,607,802 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Digital Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at about $132,980,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Digital Realty Trust in the 4th quarter valued at about $125,336,000. National Pension Service lifted its stake in Digital Realty Trust by 88.8% in the 4th quarter. National Pension Service now owns 788,426 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $139,812,000 after purchasing an additional 370,835 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Digital Realty Trust during the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,428,000. 99.71% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Digital Realty Trust Trading Down 3.0 %

NYSE DLR traded down $4.45 during trading on Thursday, hitting $144.95. The stock had a trading volume of 2,706,444 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,876,127. The company has a market capitalization of $48.80 billion, a PE ratio of 89.48, a PEG ratio of 4.38 and a beta of 0.65. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a twelve month low of $135.54 and a twelve month high of $198.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $161.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $169.97.

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $1.46. Digital Realty Trust had a net margin of 10.85% and a return on equity of 2.97%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. will post 7.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Digital Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $1.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $4.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.37%. Digital Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 301.23%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Citizens Jmp raised Digital Realty Trust to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Scotiabank upgraded Digital Realty Trust from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector outperform" rating and set a $208.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. UBS Group raised shares of Digital Realty Trust from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $147.00 to $205.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $210.00 to $185.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, JMP Securities reissued a "market outperform" rating and issued a $220.00 price target on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Digital Realty Trust currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $179.95.

Digital Realty Trust Profile

Digital Realty Trust, Inc operates as a real estate investment trust, which engages in the provision of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. It serves the following industries: artificial intelligence (AI), networks, cloud, digital media, mobile, financial services, healthcare, and gaming.