Sei Investments Co. trimmed its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR - Free Report) by 0.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,450,182 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 3,910 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. owned 0.44% of Digital Realty Trust worth $257,161,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in Digital Realty Trust by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 656,026 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $116,333,000 after purchasing an additional 19,133 shares in the last quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC grew its stake in Digital Realty Trust by 48.1% in the fourth quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 29,553 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $5,241,000 after purchasing an additional 9,596 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new position in Digital Realty Trust in the 4th quarter worth about $210,000. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust during the 4th quarter worth about $1,226,000. Finally, Millstone Evans Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust during the 4th quarter valued at about $43,000. 99.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Digital Realty Trust Price Performance
DLR traded down $2.05 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $149.37. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,241,817 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,872,663. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $162.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $170.12. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $50.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 92.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.38 and a beta of 0.65. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a 12 month low of $135.54 and a 12 month high of $198.00.
Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) 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%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. will post 7.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Digital Realty Trust Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders 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 yield of 3.27%. Digital Realty Trust's payout ratio is 301.23%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several analysts have commented on the stock. JMP Securities reissued a "market outperform" rating and issued a $220.00 target price on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $142.00 to $139.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. UBS Group upgraded Digital Realty Trust from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $147.00 to $205.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Digital Realty Trust from $185.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Citizens Jmp upgraded shares of Digital Realty Trust to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $179.95.
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About Digital Realty Trust
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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.
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