Czech National Bank Has $14.08 Million Stock Position in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. $DLR

Czech National Bank lifted its position in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) by 5.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 81,422 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 4,038 shares during the period. Czech National Bank’s holdings in Digital Realty Trust were worth $14,076,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in DLR. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Digital Realty Trust by 9.9% during the 2nd quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC now owns 17,208 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $3,000,000 after buying an additional 1,548 shares during the period. Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI increased its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 17.1% during the second quarter. Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI now owns 17,818 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $3,106,000 after acquiring an additional 2,600 shares in the last quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 1,417.7% during the second quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC now owns 27,333 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,765,000 after acquiring an additional 25,532 shares in the last quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC raised its holdings in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 399.6% during the first quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC now owns 966,936 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $138,552,000 after acquiring an additional 773,393 shares during the period. Finally, Foresight Group Ltd Liability Partnership lifted its position in Digital Realty Trust by 8.3% in the 1st quarter. Foresight Group Ltd Liability Partnership now owns 136,136 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $19,355,000 after acquiring an additional 10,427 shares in the last quarter. 99.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Digital Realty Trust

In other news, Director Mary Hogan Preusse sold 4,166 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.42, for a total transaction of $655,811.72. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.13% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Digital Realty Trust Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE DLR opened at $147.91 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.02. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $164.27 and a 200 day moving average price of $169.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $50.81 billion, a PE ratio of 38.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.83 and a beta of 1.11. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a 52 week low of $129.95 and a 52 week high of $187.74.

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

Digital Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th will be paid a $1.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 15th. This represents a $4.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. Digital Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 126.10%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

DLR has been the subject of a number of research reports. TD Cowen increased their target price on Digital Realty Trust from $163.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Digital Realty Trust from $200.00 to $212.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Digital Realty Trust from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $210.00 price target on Digital Realty Trust in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a report on Thursday, October 16th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $195.00 price objective on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $197.55.

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.