Integral Investment Advisors Inc. Raises Stock Position in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR)

Integral Investment Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) by 2.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,881 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 198 shares during the quarter. Integral Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Digital Realty Trust were worth $1,398,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc grew its holdings in Digital Realty Trust by 17.7% during the 4th quarter. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc now owns 66,374 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $11,768,000 after buying an additional 9,959 shares in the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 26.4% during the fourth quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 54,599 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $9,682,000 after acquiring an additional 11,405 shares during the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its stake in Digital Realty Trust by 6.4% during the third quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 381,001 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $61,643,000 after acquiring an additional 23,028 shares in the last quarter. Cumberland Partners Ltd increased its holdings in Digital Realty Trust by 207.3% in the 3rd quarter. Cumberland Partners Ltd now owns 46,595 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $7,540,000 after acquiring an additional 31,430 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Leavell Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Digital Realty Trust by 74.1% in the 4th quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 18,283 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $3,262,000 after purchasing an additional 7,781 shares in the last quarter. 99.71% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on DLR shares. Citizens Jmp raised Digital Realty Trust to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Digital Realty Trust from $195.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Digital Realty Trust from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $185.00 to $194.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, Scotiabank raised shares of Digital Realty Trust from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and set a $208.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $179.95.

Insider Buying and Selling at Digital Realty Trust

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

Digital Realty Trust Trading Down 3.9 %

DLR stock opened at $165.26 on Friday. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a 12 month low of $135.54 and a 12 month high of $198.00. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $173.51 and its 200 day moving average is $169.58. The company has a market capitalization of $54.82 billion, a PE ratio of 102.01, a P/E/G ratio of 4.38 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 2.07 and a quick ratio of 1.61.

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.73 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $1.46. Digital Realty Trust had a net margin of 10.85% and a return on equity of 2.97%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. will post 7.07 EPS for the current year.

Digital Realty Trust 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.