Digital Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: DLR)’s stock price has soared by 1.57 in relation to previous closing price of 189.84. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 5.20% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-11-25 that The REIT sector snapped a 5-month winning streak with a -3.42% average total return in October. Micro cap (-2.04%) and mid-cap (-2.30%) REITs averaged modest declines in October, while large caps (-3.89%) and small caps (-4.62%) were deeper in the red. 72.90% of REIT securities had a negative total return in October.
Is It Worth Investing in Digital Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: DLR) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Digital Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: DLR) is above average at 164.47x. The 36-month beta value for DLR is also noteworthy at 0.63. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 10 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for DLR is 331.33M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.01% of that float. The average trading volume of DLR on November 26, 2024 was 1.87M shares.
DLR’s Market Performance
DLR’s stock has seen a 5.20% increase for the week, with a 6.52% rise in the past month and a 28.03% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.68%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.09% for Digital Realty Trust Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.01% for DLR’s stock, with a simple moving average of 26.51% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of DLR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DLR stocks, with HSBC Securities repeating the rating for DLR by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for DLR in the upcoming period, according to HSBC Securities is $160 based on the research report published on October 04, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Mizuho gave a rating of “Outperform” to DLR, setting the target price at $170 in the report published on July 11th of the current year.
DLR Trading at 13.29% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DLR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -0.55% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.09%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.68%, as shares surge +5.19% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +19.86% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DLR rose by +5.20%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +31.00% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $181.89. In addition, Digital Realty Trust Inc saw 43.28% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DLR starting from MANDEVILLE JEAN F H P, who sale 600 shares at the price of $150.26 back on Aug 01 ’24. After this action, MANDEVILLE JEAN F H P now owns 9,055 shares of Digital Realty Trust Inc, valued at $90,156 using the latest closing price.
Jean F.H.P. Mandeville, the Director of Digital Realty Trust Inc, proposed sale 600 shares at $150.26 during a trade that took place back on Aug 01 ’24, which means that Jean F.H.P. Mandeville is holding shares at $90,156 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DLR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.31 for the gross margin
The net margin for Digital Realty Trust Inc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 2.24, with 1.01 for asset returns.
Based on Digital Realty Trust Inc (DLR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.12. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.8. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.59.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.42 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 6.48. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 14.6. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.31for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.12.
Conclusion
In summary, Digital Realty Trust Inc (DLR) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
