Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR - Get Free Report) is expected to be announcing its Q1 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, April 24th. Analysts expect Digital Realty Trust to post earnings of $1.72 per share and revenue of $1.43 billion for the quarter. Digital Realty Trust has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.000-7.100 EPS.

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by $1.46. Digital Realty Trust had a net margin of 10.85% and a return on equity of 2.97%. On average, analysts expect Digital Realty Trust to post $7 EPS for the current fiscal year and $8 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Digital Realty Trust Stock Performance

Shares of DLR stock traded up $2.76 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $149.10. 2,096,917 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,039,133. The company's 50 day moving average is $150.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $167.72. The company has a market cap of $50.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 92.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.38 and a beta of 0.92. Digital Realty Trust has a 1 year low of $129.95 and a 1 year high of $198.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 2.07 and a quick ratio of 1.61.

Digital Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were given a dividend of $1.22 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $4.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.27%. Digital Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio is currently 301.23%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Scotiabank dropped their price target on Digital Realty Trust from $208.00 to $206.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Citigroup decreased their target price on Digital Realty Trust from $188.00 to $174.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. StockNews.com cut shares of Digital Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Saturday, February 22nd. Barclays decreased their price objective on Digital Realty Trust from $142.00 to $139.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Digital Realty Trust from $185.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Digital Realty Trust currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $183.68.

About Digital Realty Trust

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.