Digital Realty Trust, Inc. $DLR Shares Purchased by Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH lifted its holdings in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,083,995 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 36,073 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.32% of Digital Realty Trust worth $188,973,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Summit Place Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 2.0% during the second quarter. Summit Place Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,857 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $498,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Nvwm LLC increased its stake in Digital Realty Trust by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Nvwm LLC now owns 3,287 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $471,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period. Riverbend Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Digital Realty Trust by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Riverbend Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,043 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $356,000 after buying an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Decatur Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Digital Realty Trust by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Decatur Capital Management Inc. now owns 16,312 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,337,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 1.3% during the first quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,766 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $683,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.71% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Digital Realty Trust

In related news, CEO Andrew Power sold 53,269 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $175.16, for a total transaction of $9,330,598.04. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.13% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently commented on DLR shares. Barclays increased their price target on Digital Realty Trust from $141.00 to $161.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Citigroup increased their target price on Digital Realty Trust from $200.00 to $212.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $210.00 price objective on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $185.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Digital Realty Trust currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $198.14.

Digital Realty Trust Trading Up 0.1%

Digital Realty Trust stock opened at $158.30 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $171.44 and a 200-day simple moving average of $171.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 2.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.38 billion, a PE ratio of 40.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.13 and a beta of 0.96. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a 12-month low of $129.95 and a 12-month high of $198.00.

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $1.58 billion for the quarter. Digital Realty Trust had a return on equity of 6.41% and a net margin of 23.67%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. will post 7.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Digital Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 15th will be given a dividend of $1.22 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 15th. This represents a $4.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.1%. Digital Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 126.10%.

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.