Rothschild Investment LLC Sells 488 Shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR)

Rothschild Investment LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) by 0.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 78,085 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 488 shares during the quarter. Digital Realty Trust comprises 0.9% of Rothschild Investment LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. Rothschild Investment LLC’s holdings in Digital Realty Trust were worth $13,847,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in DLR. Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new stake in Digital Realty Trust during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. FNY Investment Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Digital Realty Trust during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its stake in Digital Realty Trust by 480.6% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 209 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the period. Centricity Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Digital Realty Trust in the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. Finally, First Financial Corp IN bought a new stake in Digital Realty Trust in the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,000. Institutional investors own 99.71% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Barclays lifted their price objective on Digital Realty Trust from $135.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and issued a $220.00 price objective on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Digital Realty Trust from $210.00 to $185.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. StockNews.com downgraded Digital Realty Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Digital Realty Trust from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $147.00 to $205.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $179.95.

Digital Realty Trust Trading Down 3.9 %

Shares of NYSE DLR opened at $165.26 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $173.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $169.73. The firm has a market cap of $54.82 billion, a PE ratio of 102.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.38 and a beta of 0.63. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a twelve month low of $135.54 and a twelve month high of $198.00.

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

Insider Transactions at Digital Realty Trust

In other news, CFO Matt Mercier sold 2,518 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was 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 through this hyperlink. Corporate 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.