Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $1.46 EPS

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) announced its earnings results on Thursday. The real estate investment trust reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $1.46, Zacks reports. Digital Realty Trust had a return on equity of 2.24% and a net margin of 8.04%. Digital Realty Trust updated its FY 2025 guidance to 7.000-7.100 EPS.

Digital Realty Trust Stock Performance

Digital Realty Trust stock traded down $0.58 on Friday, reaching $164.23. 2,293,503 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,261,655. The stock has a market cap of $54.48 billion, a PE ratio of 138.01, a PEG ratio of 4.27 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. Digital Realty Trust has a twelve month low of $131.42 and a twelve month high of $198.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $176.02 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $168.66.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on DLR shares. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Digital Realty Trust from $195.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. UBS Group upgraded Digital Realty Trust from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $147.00 to $205.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Digital Realty Trust from $168.00 to $202.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Scotiabank lifted their price target on Digital Realty Trust from $178.00 to $208.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on Digital Realty Trust from $190.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $179.95.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Matt Mercier sold 2,518 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $187.40, for a total transaction of $471,873.20. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

Digital Realty Trust Company Profile

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.