BTIM Corp. boosted its stake in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) by 2.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 104,724 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 2,624 shares during the period. BTIM Corp.’s holdings in Digital Realty Trust were worth $7,919,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of DLR. Shinko Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in Digital Realty Trust by 308.7% in the fourth quarter. Shinko Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,207,621 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $91,320,000 after buying an additional 912,150 shares during the last quarter. Duff & Phelps Investment Management Company purchased a new position in Digital Realty Trust during the fourth quarter valued at $14,156,000. Sarasin & Partners increased its position in Digital Realty Trust by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Sarasin & Partners now owns 111,850 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $8,458,000 after buying an additional 1,961 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Advisors Solutions increased its position in Digital Realty Trust by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Dynamic Advisors Solutions now owns 56,049 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,238,000 after buying an additional 188 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Garland Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Digital Realty Trust by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Garland Capital Management Inc. now owns 55,150 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,170,000 after buying an additional 3,450 shares during the last quarter.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) opened at 80.08 on Friday. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a 52 week low of $60.66 and a 52 week high of $80.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.72 billion and a PE ratio of 53.39. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $75.70 and a 200-day moving average price of $69.76.

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 15th were given a $0.85 dividend. This represents a $3.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 11th.

DLR has been the subject of several analyst reports. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Digital Realty Trust from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 16th. RBC Capital raised their target price on Digital Realty Trust from $73.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on Digital Realty Trust in a research note on Tuesday, December 22nd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $76.00 target price for the company. Raymond James downgraded Digital Realty Trust from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $74.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Monday, November 2nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Digital Realty Trust from $74.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $75.94.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (NYSE:DLR) that owns, acquires, develops and manages technology-related real estate. The Company’s services include implementation services, remote hands services, data center infrastructure management (DCIM), client services and digital realty partner network. The Company is a sole general partner of Digital Realty Trust, L.P. As of December 31, 2014, Digital Realty Trust, Inc. owned 97.8% common general partnership interest in Digital Realty Trust, L.P. The remaining 2.2% common limited partnership interests are owned by non-affiliated investors and certain directors and officers of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. The Company focuses on strategically located properties containing applications and operations critical to the day-to-day operations of technology industry tenants and corporate enterprise datacenter users, including the information technology (IT) departments of Fortune 100 and financial services companies.

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