Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) is expected to announce its Q2 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, July 24th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.73 per share and revenue of $1.44 billion for the quarter. Digital Realty Trust has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.050-7.150 EPS.

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.73 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $1.41 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.43 billion. Digital Realty Trust had a net margin of 7.65% and a return on equity of 2.07%. Digital Realty Trust’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.67 EPS. On average, analysts expect Digital Realty Trust to post $7 EPS for the current fiscal year and $8 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Digital Realty Trust Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSE:DLR opened at $172.88 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $58.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 161.57, a PEG ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 0.95. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $172.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $164.02. The company has a quick ratio of 1.92, a current ratio of 1.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. Digital Realty Trust has a fifty-two week low of $129.95 and a fifty-two week high of $198.00.

Digital Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th were issued a $1.22 dividend. This represents a $4.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 13th. Digital Realty Trust’s payout ratio is 456.07%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Mark R. Patterson sold 175 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.50, for a total transaction of $30,887.50. Following the transaction, the director owned 6,522 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,151,133. This represents a 2.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 0.13% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Digital Realty Trust

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Digital Realty Trust stock. Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) by 9.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 6,784 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 584 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in Digital Realty Trust were worth $972,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Institutional investors own 99.71% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on DLR. New Street Research raised shares of Digital Realty Trust to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Digital Realty Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, June 1st. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $142.00 to $139.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $193.00 price objective (up previously from $190.00) on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a report on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Oppenheimer began coverage on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $200.00 price objective on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $187.16.

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.