Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Competitors $178.57 +1.76 (+1.00%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends DLR vs. ARE, BXP, SLG, KRC, DEI, HIW, PDM, BDN, HPP, and EQCShould 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), Douglas Emmett (DEI), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM), Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN), Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP), and Equity Commonwealth (EQC). 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 Douglas Emmett Highwoods Properties Piedmont Office Realty Trust Brandywine Realty Trust Hudson Pacific Properties Equity Commonwealth Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Is ARE or DLR a better dividend stock? Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Digital Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out 322.0% 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 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 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. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ARE or DLR? 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Digital Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Digital Realty Trust shares are owned 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. Is ARE or DLR 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 Alexandria Real Estate Equities9.62% 1.31% 0.79% Digital Realty Trust 8.04%2.24%1.00% Does the media favor ARE or DLR? In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 11 more articles in the media than Digital Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 3 mentions for Digital Realty Trust. Digital Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' score of 0.55 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 Alexandria Real Estate Equities 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Digital Realty Trust 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, ARE or DLR? 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 RatioAlexandria Real Estate Equities$3.07B5.64$103.64M$1.6460.47Digital Realty Trust$5.49B10.79$948.84M$1.19150.06 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ARE or DLR? Digital Realty Trust received 339 more outperform votes than Alexandria Real Estate Equities when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.33% of users gave Digital Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 64.11% of users gave Alexandria Real Estate Equities an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlexandria Real Estate EquitiesOutperform Votes47764.11% Underperform Votes26735.89% Digital Realty TrustOutperform Votes81667.33% Underperform Votes39632.67% Do analysts recommend ARE or DLR? Alexandria Real Estate Equities currently has a consensus price target of $124.82, indicating a potential upside of 25.86%. Digital Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $171.68, indicating a potential downside of 3.86%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher possible upside, equities 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 Alexandria Real Estate Equities 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Digital Realty Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Which has more risk and volatility, ARE or DLR? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digital Realty Trust has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDigital Realty Trust beats Alexandria Real Estate Equities on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowIt’s here. 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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$59.23B$7.00B$10.97B$19.18BDividend Yield2.64%6.80%9.85%3.59%P/E Ratio150.0642.8028.4941.28Price / Sales10.797.8248.6117.59Price / Cash21.0017.7930.3121.28Price / Book2.872.542.735.32Net Income$948.84M$146.30M$1.03B$989.88M7 Day Performance-3.50%-3.82%-2.88%-3.56%1 Month Performance-4.76%-4.28%-2.86%-3.70%1 Year Performance32.36%1.86%11.27%12.12% Digital Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DLRDigital Realty Trust4.0147 of 5 stars$178.57+1.0%$171.68-3.9%+34.5%$59.23B$5.49B150.063,664Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.874 of 5 stars$102.39-0.3%$125.82+22.9%-21.6%$17.89B$2.89B62.60590Analyst ForecastBXPBoston Properties4.2201 of 5 stars$81.25+1.7%$81.38+0.2%+5.5%$12.85B$3.38B34.60780Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageSLGSL Green Realty1.3521 of 5 stars$76.12+2.0%$68.67-9.8%+47.8%$5.02B$852.12M-29.851,188KRCKilroy Realty3.3292 of 5 stars$42.39+1.5%$39.43-7.0%-1.0%$5.00B$1.12B25.27260Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageDEIDouglas Emmett3.0199 of 5 stars$20.35+1.9%$17.43-14.4%+19.2%$3.41B$1.00B-202.30750Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHIWHighwoods Properties2.9701 of 5 stars$31.67+1.9%$31.20-1.5%+30.9%$3.36B$827.20M23.19340Positive NewsPDMPiedmont Office Realty Trust3.3959 of 5 stars$9.44+0.9%$11.00+16.5%+23.2%$1.17B$572.42M-15.10150Positive NewsBDNBrandywine Realty Trust3.0438 of 5 stars$5.89+3.0%$5.83-1.0%+3.8%$1.02B$513.78M-3.18330Analyst DowngradePositive NewsHPPHudson Pacific Properties4.2693 of 5 stars$3.26-0.9%$6.17+89.2%-67.2%$460.42M$855.84M-1.57880Insider TradeOptions VolumeNews CoveragePositive NewsEQCEquity Commonwealth2.582 of 5 stars$1.70+0.6%N/A-90.7%$182.47M$58.43M4.4220Gap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARE Alternatives BXP Alternatives SLG Alternatives KRC Alternatives DEI Alternatives HIW Alternatives PDM Alternatives BDN Alternatives HPP Alternatives EQC 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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