The stock of Digital Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:DLR) increased by $0.97 on Wednesday to $131.34, up 0.74 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 1,750,127 shares of common stock traded. 15 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a gain of $31.33. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 1,872,622, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 2,627,245.
DLR stock appreciated 6.44% since last month. On 08/08/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $117.92. The stock touched a high of $130.95 on 08/30/23, after rallying from a low of $85.76 in 52 weeks. The price of DLR stock has risen by 30.99% or $31.33 this year, reaching a new high 15 times. Still, the stock price is up 0.30% from the 52-week high.
Insider Transactions
DLR stock investors should be aware that Digital Realty Trust Inc. (DLR) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 33 days ago on Jul 28. On Jul 28, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER Fiedelman Cindy sold 2,770 shares at $125.00 each. This transaction resulted in the insider making $346,250. On Jun 12, Olson Peter C. sold 700 shares at a price of US$105.67. After the transaction, the insider now owns 7,134 shares. Director MANDEVILLE JEAN F H P had earlier sold 1,500 shares on May 15 for $97.47 a share. The transaction was completed for $146,205.
Valuation Metrics
Digital Realty Trust Inc. (DLR) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 100.18. Beta for the stock is 0.56. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 7.84, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 2.30.
Company paid $1.22 per share in dividends, remained unchanged from $1.22 last year.
Financial Health
The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the recent quarter is 1.05, and the total debt to equity ratio is 1.05. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 57.50% percent. Digital Realty Trust Inc.’s operating margin stood at 11.90% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $589.97 million and revenue of $4.69 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. DLR’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 1.00%. There was a 1.50% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 2.40%.
Earnings Surprise
A higher net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $1.37 billion, while revenues rose by 16.61% to $1.34 billion. EBITDA was $626.33 million for the quarter. At the end of Digital Realty Trust Inc.’s most recent quarter, its total debt was $19.27 billion. Equity owned by shareholders amounts to $302.71 million.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at Digital Realty Trust Inc.’s (DLR) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 29 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 78.17%, suggesting the stock is Overbought, with a 17.53% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 88.09% and 77.41% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 2.89. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 98.75%, the RSI (14) reading is 72.68%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at 3.67, and the 14-day reading is at 5.37.
Analyst Ratings
Digital Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: DLR) was downgraded by Deutsche Bank to a a Hold rating in its latest research report. The stock was previously rated as a a Buy.
What is DLR’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $94.00 and $144.00, with a median target price of $130.50. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for Digital Realty Trust Inc. (DLR) is $124.06.
