V Square Quantitative Management LLC Increases Position in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR)

V Square Quantitative Management LLC raised its position in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) by 1.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,755 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the period. V Square Quantitative Management LLC’s holdings in Digital Realty Trust were worth $1,021,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Digital Realty Trust in the 4th quarter valued at $35,000. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 480.6% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 209 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. First Financial Corp IN purchased a new position in shares of Digital Realty Trust in the 4th quarter valued at $42,000. Crews Bank & Trust purchased a new position in shares of Digital Realty Trust in the 4th quarter valued at $42,000. Finally, Dunhill Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 84.4% in the 3rd quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 271 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. 99.71% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Digital Realty Trust

In other Digital Realty Trust news, CFO Matt Mercier sold 2,518 shares of Digital Realty Trust 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 legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Digital Realty Trust Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE DLR opened at $164.06 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a 52 week low of $131.42 and a 52 week high of $198.00. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $176.02 and a 200 day moving average price of $168.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 137.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.27 and a beta of 0.63.

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) last issued its quarterly 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 8.04% and a return on equity of 2.24%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. will post 6.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Raymond James raised their price objective on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $170.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com raised shares of Digital Realty Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $195.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Digital Realty Trust from $135.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Citizens Jmp raised shares of Digital Realty Trust to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Digital Realty Trust currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $179.95.

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.