Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Competitors $185.91 -1.36 (-0.73%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends DLR vs. ARE, BXP, SLG, KRC, HIW, DEI, EQC, PDM, BDN, and HPPShould you be buying Digital Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Digital Realty Trust include Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Boston Properties (BXP), SL Green Realty (SLG), Kilroy Realty (KRC), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Equity Commonwealth (EQC), Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), and Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP). These companies are all part of the "office reits" industry. Digital Realty Trust vs. Alexandria Real Estate Equities Boston Properties SL Green Realty Kilroy Realty Highwoods Properties Douglas Emmett Equity Commonwealth Piedmont Office Realty Trust Brandywine Realty Trust Hudson Pacific Properties Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) and Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DLR or ARE? Digital Realty Trust received 338 more outperform votes than Alexandria Real Estate Equities when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.27% of users gave Digital Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 64.24% of users gave Alexandria Real Estate Equities an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDigital Realty TrustOutperform Votes81467.27% Underperform Votes39632.73% Alexandria Real Estate EquitiesOutperform Votes47664.24% Underperform Votes26535.76% Which has more volatility and risk, DLR or ARE? Digital Realty Trust has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is DLR or ARE more profitable? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a net margin of 9.62% compared to Digital Realty Trust's net margin of 8.04%. Digital Realty Trust's return on equity of 2.24% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Digital Realty Trust8.04% 2.24% 1.00% Alexandria Real Estate Equities 9.62%1.31%0.79% Do insiders & institutionals believe in DLR or ARE? 99.7% of Digital Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Digital Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate DLR or ARE? Digital Realty Trust presently has a consensus target price of $169.84, indicating a potential downside of 8.64%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a consensus target price of $127.30, indicating a potential upside of 22.04%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than Digital Realty Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Digital Realty Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55Alexandria Real Estate Equities 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27 Does the media favor DLR or ARE? In the previous week, Digital Realty Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Alexandria Real Estate Equities. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Digital Realty Trust and 23 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities. Digital Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' score of 0.58 indicating that Digital Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Digital Realty Trust 20 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alexandria Real Estate Equities 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DLR or ARE? Digital Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Alexandria Real Estate Equities. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Digital Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDigital Realty Trust$5.48B11.26$948.84M$1.19156.23Alexandria Real Estate Equities$2.89B6.32$103.64M$1.6463.60 Is DLR or ARE a better dividend stock? Digital Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Digital Realty Trust pays out 410.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out 317.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryDigital Realty Trust beats Alexandria Real Estate Equities on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DLR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDigital Realty TrustReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$61.67B$7.56B$10.50B$19.89BDividend Yield2.72%6.57%10.14%3.54%P/E Ratio156.2343.9249.1442.58Price / Sales11.266.783,454.9118.13Price / Cash20.1515.9930.2617.85Price / Book2.982.692.745.59Net Income$948.84M$145.32M$992.69M$985.39M7 Day Performance4.37%-0.87%-0.34%-0.19%1 Month Performance12.41%-3.73%1.81%0.14%1 Year Performance36.77%16.12%23.64%23.70% Digital Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DLRDigital Realty Trust4.1665 of 5 stars$185.91-0.7%$169.84-8.6%+36.8%$61.67B$5.48B156.233,664Analyst ForecastPositive NewsAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.6867 of 5 stars$104.31-0.2%$127.30+22.0%-0.2%$18.23B$2.89B63.60590Short Interest ↓BXPBoston Properties4.4114 of 5 stars$79.56+0.2%$80.92+1.7%+44.4%$12.56B$3.38B34.44780Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSLGSL Green Realty1.5741 of 5 stars$77.77+0.2%$65.57-15.7%+124.6%$5.12B$913.71M0.001,188Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsKRCKilroy Realty3.2061 of 5 stars$38.75+0.7%$39.43+1.8%+25.1%$4.54B$1.12B23.20260HIWHighwoods Properties3.6252 of 5 stars$31.61+0.5%$31.20-1.3%+67.8%$3.35B$834M23.59340Ex-DividendDEIDouglas Emmett3.3638 of 5 stars$18.75+1.4%$17.43-7.0%+58.6%$3.14B$1.02B-187.45750Analyst RevisionEQCEquity Commonwealth2.2309 of 5 stars$20.12+0.1%N/A+5.9%$2.16B$60.52M51.5920News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumePDMPiedmont Office Realty Trust2.3591 of 5 stars$9.40-0.2%$11.00+17.1%+51.8%$1.17B$577.76M0.00150BDNBrandywine Realty Trust3.4929 of 5 stars$5.39+0.9%$5.83+8.2%+30.4%$930.69M$514.65M-2.99330HPPHudson Pacific Properties4.4005 of 5 stars$3.23-3.0%$6.17+91.0%-40.9%$456.18M$855.84M-1.55880Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARE Alternatives BXP Alternatives SLG Alternatives KRC Alternatives HIW Alternatives DEI Alternatives EQC Alternatives PDM Alternatives BDN Alternatives HPP Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:DLR) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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