Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) Shares Sold by Sanctuary Advisors LLC

Sanctuary Advisors LLC reduced its stake in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR - Free Report) by 32.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 82,008 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 39,627 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC's holdings in Digital Realty Trust were worth $13,468,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Sierra Ocean LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Digital Realty Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in Digital Realty Trust by 480.6% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 209 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. First Financial Corp IN purchased a new stake in Digital Realty Trust in the 4th quarter valued at about $42,000. Finally, Crews Bank & Trust acquired a new position in shares of Digital Realty Trust during the 4th quarter valued at about $42,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.71% of the company's stock.

Digital Realty Trust Stock Down 3.9 %

Shares of DLR stock traded down $6.74 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $165.26. 2,498,440 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,345,157. 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 business's 50 day simple moving average is $173.91 and its 200 day simple moving average is $169.29. The company has a market capitalization of $54.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 102.01, a P/E/G ratio of 4.33 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 announced its quarterly earnings data 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%. Research analysts predict that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. will post 7.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling 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 transaction of $471,873.20. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.17% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on DLR. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Digital Realty Trust from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector outperform" rating and set a $208.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday. StockNews.com raised shares of Digital Realty Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Digital Realty Trust from $185.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Barclays boosted their price target on Digital Realty Trust from $135.00 to $142.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on 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. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Digital Realty Trust presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $179.95.

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.