Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) Shares Sold by Telos Capital Management Inc.

Telos Capital Management Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) by 0.9% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 8,647 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 77 shares during the period. Telos Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Digital Realty Trust were worth $1,164,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Schechter Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Digital Realty Trust by 18.5% during the 3rd quarter. Schechter Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,269 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $396,000 after purchasing an additional 511 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in Digital Realty Trust by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 720,618 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $87,209,000 after purchasing an additional 19,931 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates grew its stake in Digital Realty Trust by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 299,551 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $40,314,000 after purchasing an additional 16,101 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Digital Realty Trust by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 47,390,848 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $5,735,240,000 after purchasing an additional 971,032 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in Digital Realty Trust by 6,208.6% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 43,403 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $5,841,000 after purchasing an additional 42,715 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.71% of the company’s stock.

Digital Realty Trust Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE DLR opened at $135.75 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $142.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $135.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. The company has a market cap of $42.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.54. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a 12-month low of $86.33 and a 12-month high of $154.18.

Digital Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 15th were paid a dividend of $1.22 per share. This represents a $4.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.59%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 14th. Digital Realty Trust’s payout ratio is currently 164.31%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Citigroup lifted their target price on Digital Realty Trust from $154.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 29th. Scotiabank lowered Digital Realty Trust from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $157.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Friday, February 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Digital Realty Trust from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 20th. Evercore ISI reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $154.00 target price on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research report on Wednesday, March 27th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $144.00 target price on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research report on Friday, February 16th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Digital Realty Trust has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $143.33.

Insider Buying and Selling at Digital Realty Trust

In other Digital Realty Trust news, Director Jean F. H. P. Mandeville sold 3,400 shares of Digital Realty Trust stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.50, for a total transaction of $494,700.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 8,413 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,224,091.50. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.39% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Digital Realty Trust Company Profile

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL, the company's global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges.