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% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 78,085 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 488 shares during the quarter. Digital Realty Trust makes up 0.9% of Rothschild Investment LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. Rothschild Investment LLC’s holdings in Digital Realty Trust were worth $13,847,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Digital Realty Trust Trading Down 3.9 %

Shares of NYSE:DLR opened at $165.26 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 102.01, a PEG ratio of 4.38 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a current ratio of 2.07. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $173.51 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $169.73. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a 52-week low of $135.54 and a 52-week high of $198.00.

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Digital Realty Trust

In other news, CFO Matt Mercier sold 2,518 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on DLR shares. StockNews.com downgraded Digital Realty Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Digital Realty Trust from $195.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Citizens Jmp raised Digital Realty Trust to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Barclays increased their target price 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. Finally, JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and issued a $220.00 target price on shares of Digital Realty Trust in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price 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.