Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Competitors $171.15 +1.66 (+0.98%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$171.36 +0.21 (+0.12%) As of 08/7/2025 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DLR vs. EQIX, SBAC, COR, EXR, IRM, O, PLD, STAG, VICI, and AREShould you be buying Digital Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Digital Realty Trust include Equinix (EQIX), SBA Communications (SBAC), Cencora (COR), Extra Space Storage (EXR), Iron Mountain (IRM), Realty Income (O), Prologis (PLD), Stag Industrial (STAG), VICI Properties (VICI), and Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE). Digital Realty Trust vs. Its Competitors Equinix SBA Communications Cencora Extra Space Storage Iron Mountain Realty Income Prologis Stag Industrial VICI Properties Alexandria Real Estate Equities Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) and Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EQIX or DLR? 94.9% of Equinix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Digital Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Equinix shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Digital Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, EQIX or DLR? Equinix has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digital Realty Trust has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, EQIX or DLR? Equinix has higher revenue and earnings than Digital Realty Trust. Digital Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equinix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEquinix$8.75B8.72$815M$10.2176.33Digital Realty Trust$5.55B10.51$615.19M$3.8144.92 Is EQIX or DLR more profitable? Digital Realty Trust has a net margin of 23.98% compared to Equinix's net margin of 11.11%. Equinix's return on equity of 7.22% beat Digital Realty Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Equinix11.11% 7.22% 2.73% Digital Realty Trust 23.98%6.46%3.00% Does the media favor EQIX or DLR? In the previous week, Equinix had 9 more articles in the media than Digital Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Equinix and 28 mentions for Digital Realty Trust. Digital Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Equinix's score of 1.17 indicating that Digital Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Equinix 27 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Digital Realty Trust 26 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts recommend EQIX or DLR? Equinix presently has a consensus target price of $959.86, indicating a potential upside of 23.16%. Digital Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $190.68, indicating a potential upside of 11.41%. Given Equinix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Equinix is more favorable than Digital Realty Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Equinix 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 20 Buy rating(s) 5 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Digital Realty Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Is EQIX or DLR a better dividend stock? Equinix pays an annual dividend of $18.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Digital Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Equinix pays out 183.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Digital Realty Trust pays out 128.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equinix has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Digital Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryEquinix beats Digital Realty Trust on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Digital Realty Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DLR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DLR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$57.80B$8.35B$12.17B$20.70BDividend Yield2.88%6.08%5.64%3.67%P/E Ratio44.9275.6619.8628.64Price / Sales10.514.8826.0057.35Price / Cash23.2117.8421.4923.59Price / Book2.581.622.114.32Net Income$615.19M$128.99M$1.00B$995.66M7 Day Performance-0.52%1.92%1.01%1.91%1 Month Performance0.22%-1.25%-0.11%-0.54%1 Year Performance14.29%-7.25%543.15%14.76% Digital Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DLRDigital Realty Trust4.7432 of 5 stars$171.15+1.0%$190.68+11.4%+16.3%$57.80B$5.55B44.923,936Positive NewsEQIXEquinix4.8636 of 5 stars$792.77-1.1%$957.05+20.7%-0.1%$77.55B$8.75B82.4113,606Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeSBACSBA Communications4.5618 of 5 stars$226.47-3.2%$257.19+13.6%+3.8%$24.33B$2.68B31.071,720Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastCORCencora4.5975 of 5 stars$285.98-1.5%$309.83+8.3%+15.4%$55.43B$293.96B33.1846,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementEXRExtra Space Storage4.2501 of 5 stars$148.36-1.7%$157.69+6.3%-14.4%$31.48B$3.26B34.428,012News CoverageAnalyst ForecastIRMIron Mountain4.7536 of 5 stars$97.99-1.4%$121.71+24.2%-12.9%$28.91B$6.15B239.0028,850Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeORealty Income2.8756 of 5 stars$56.88-1.8%$61.15+7.5%-5.2%$51.37B$5.39B51.71400Trending NewsEarnings ReportPLDPrologis4.3776 of 5 stars$107.17-2.8%$120.74+12.7%-11.6%$99.45B$8.20B29.042,703Positive NewsSTAGStag Industrial3.3751 of 5 stars$34.75-2.5%$39.71+14.3%-11.3%$6.49B$767.38M26.1390Positive NewsVICIVICI Properties3.9205 of 5 stars$32.51-2.6%$35.38+8.8%+5.1%$34.35B$3.88B13.0020Positive NewsAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.7094 of 5 stars$79.15-3.7%$99.54+25.8%-33.6%$13.69B$3.02B-608.85590Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EQIX Alternatives SBAC Alternatives COR Alternatives EXR Alternatives IRM Alternatives O Alternatives PLD Alternatives STAG Alternatives VICI Alternatives ARE Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DLR) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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