Lewis Asset Management LLC Trims Stake in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR)

Lewis Asset Management LLC cut its holdings in shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLRFree Report) by 2.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,472 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 62 shares during the quarter. Lewis Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Digital Realty Trust were worth $438,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of DLR. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 1.6% during the third quarter. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC now owns 3,836 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $621,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Digital Realty Trust by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,886 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $305,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Trueblood Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Digital Realty Trust by 3.1% during the third quarter. Trueblood Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,061 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $334,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the period. Stolper Co boosted its holdings in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Stolper Co now owns 12,648 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,243,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the period. Finally, GHP Investment Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 14.3% during the third quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 527 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $85,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. 99.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Matt Mercier sold 2,518 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently commented on DLR shares. Citizens Jmp upgraded shares of Digital Realty Trust to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Digital Realty Trust from $190.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Digital Realty Trust from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 4th. HSBC raised Digital Realty Trust from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $124.00 to $160.00 in a report on Friday, October 4th. Finally, Scotiabank increased their target price on Digital Realty Trust from $178.00 to $208.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $180.95.

Get Our Latest Stock Analysis on DLR

Digital Realty Trust Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of DLR opened at $162.12 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 1.61. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a 1-year low of $131.42 and a 1-year high of $198.00. The stock has a market cap of $53.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 136.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.64 and a beta of 0.64. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $182.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $167.98.

Digital Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a $1.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th. This represents a $4.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.01%. Digital Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 410.08%.

Digital Realty Trust Profile

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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.

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