Aew Capital Management L P Has $140.40 Million Position in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR)

Aew Capital Management L P raised its holdings in shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR - Free Report) by 17.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 791,745 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 116,980 shares during the quarter. Digital Realty Trust comprises 6.8% of Aew Capital Management L P's investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Aew Capital Management L P owned approximately 0.24% of Digital Realty Trust worth $140,400,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Digital Realty Trust by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 4,843,432 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $783,812,000 after purchasing an additional 117,461 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 501.7% in 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 valued at $700,224,000 after buying an additional 3,607,802 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Digital Realty Trust by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,950,237 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $700,486,000 after buying an additional 79,322 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. grew its position in Digital Realty Trust by 2.6% during the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 1,615,123 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $261,375,000 after buying an additional 40,491 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. raised its holdings in Digital Realty Trust by 16.5% in the 3rd quarter. Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. now owns 1,285,883 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $208,094,000 after acquiring an additional 181,868 shares in the last quarter. 99.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Digital Realty Trust Trading Up 1.2 %

DLR traded up $1.81 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $157.48. 2,015,861 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,468,027. The company's fifty day moving average price is $170.30 and its 200-day moving average price is $170.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a current ratio of 2.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $53.01 billion, a PE ratio of 97.21, a P/E/G ratio of 4.38 and a beta of 0.63. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $135.54 and a fifty-two week high of $198.00.

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

Digital Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a $1.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $4.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.10%. Digital Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio is 301.23%.

Insider Activity at Digital Realty Trust

In other Digital Realty Trust news, CFO Matt Mercier sold 2,518 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $187.40, for a total value of $471,873.20. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.17% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently issued reports on DLR shares. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $168.00 to $202.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. UBS Group upgraded Digital Realty Trust from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the stock from $147.00 to $205.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Digital Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the company from $185.00 to $194.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $185.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Finally, JMP Securities reiterated a "market outperform" rating and set a $220.00 target price on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Digital Realty Trust currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $181.00.

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.