Digital Realty's aggressive expansion and stronger cash position clash with Equinix's established global dominance, here's which metrics matter most.

fool.com - 2026-07-15 12:42:34

IBM just suffered its worst single-day market cap wipeout since 1987, insurance giants are getting slashed across the board, and a handful of surprising names just landed fresh Buy ratings from Wall Street's biggest banks.

247wallst.com - 2026-07-15 07:59:02

Retirement income requires more than just high yield. REIT funds may not be the best solution. A balanced REIT portfolio can offer income and growth.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-07-11 07:15:00

Cerebras CEO and co-founder Andrew Feldman made an appearance on the All-In Podcast to describe an AI infrastructure buildout so lopsided that compute suppliers are still racing to catch up with orders placed months ago.

247wallst.com - 2026-07-10 13:56:11

Futures are trading mixed as we prepare to end yet another roller-coaster week, marked by volatility across all asset classes.

247wallst.com - 2026-07-10 08:05:03

While the Federal Reserve has held rates steady since its December 2025 meeting, investor expectations for future interest rate decisions have shifted drastically over the course of the year. Early expectations for 2026 rate cuts quickly faded as stubborn inflation fueled interest rate volatility, heavily impacting real estate ETFs.

etftrends.com - 2026-07-09 15:12:55

The AI buildout has turned the old-school data center real estate investment trusts (REITs) from a niche real estate subsector into one of the clearest ways to own the physical infrastructure behind the artificial intelligence boom, and the numbers are starting to back that up.

247wallst.com - 2026-07-08 08:19:43

Mr. Aiyer most recently served as Digital Realty Trust's Chief Business Officer and brings 25 years of experience leading growth and commercial strategy across the data center and technology sectors Mr. Aiyer most recently served as Digital Realty Trust's Chief Business Officer and brings 25 years of experience leading growth and commercial strategy across the data center and technology sectors

globenewswire.com - 2026-07-06 07:05:00

DLR benefits from AI-driven demand and expansion, but competition, debt and execution risks remain.

zacks.com - 2026-07-03 13:00:39

AUSTIN, Texas, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Realty ( NYSE: DLR ), the world's largest cloud- and carrier-neutral data center platform, today announced that it will release financial results for the second quarter of 2026 after the market closes on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The company will host a conference call to discuss these results at 5:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. CT on Thursday, July 23, 2026.

globenewswire.com - 2026-06-30 16:05:00

DLR is set to acquire Blackstone's stake in three Northern Virginia data centers, strengthening its hyperscale portfolio and supporting future Core FFO growth.

zacks.com - 2026-06-30 13:51:09

Digital Realty stock (NYSE: DLR) fell about 5% in premarket trading on Tuesday after the data-centre landlord announced a $3.5 billion deal to buy out Blackstone's interests in three Northern Virginia assets. At first glance, the reaction looks expected as the transaction is large, part-funded with stock, and comes after several other capital moves.

invezz.com - 2026-06-30 06:38:08

Digital Realty said Tuesday is purchasing a $3.5 billion stake in three data centers from Blackstone. The global data center firm fell in premarket trading following the announcement.

cnbc.com - 2026-06-30 04:57:08

AUSTIN, Texas, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today the pricing of an underwritten registered public offering of 12,310,249 shares of its common stock by affiliates of Blackstone Inc. (collectively, “Blackstone”) at a public offering price of $185.00 per share. The shares of common stock being sold in this offering will be issued to Blackstone upon the closing of the acquisition by the company of Blackstone's interests in the Digital Carver Dulles 9 and Digital Carver Brickyard joint ventures (the "Blackstone Acquisition"), which is expected to occur on June 30, 2026. Each share of non-voting common stock will automatically convert into one share of the company's common stock upon its transfer by Blackstone in connection with this offering.

globenewswire.com - 2026-06-30 00:26:00

Digital Realty ​said on ‌Monday it ​would ​acquire a majority ⁠stake ​in three ​fully leased Northern ​Virginia ​data centers from ‌Blackstone-managed ⁠funds in a deal ​valuing ​the ⁠assets ​at $7.8 billion.

reuters.com - 2026-06-29 16:14:35

AUSTIN, Texas, June 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today an underwritten registered public offering of $2,346 million of shares of its common stock by affiliates of Blackstone Inc. (collectively, “Blackstone”). The shares to be sold in the offering consist of shares of non-voting common stock that will be issued to Blackstone only upon the closing of the previously announced acquisition by the company of Blackstone's interests in the Digital Carver Dulles 9 and Digital Carver Brickyard joint ventures (the “Blackstone Acquisition”), which is expected to close on June 30, 2026. Upon transfer of the non-voting common stock by Blackstone in connection with this offering, such shares will automatically convert into shares of common stock. The offering is conditioned upon the closing of the Blackstone Acquisition and the issuance of the non-voting common stock to Blackstone.

globenewswire.com - 2026-06-29 16:07:00

Increases Ownership in New, High-Quality, Fully-Leased Hyperscale Assets in Top U.S. Market Increases Ownership in New, High-Quality, Fully-Leased Hyperscale Assets in Top U.S. Market

globenewswire.com - 2026-06-29 16:04:00

Nebius Group N.V. NBIS and Digital Realty Trust, Inc. DLR are benefiting from the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure as enterprises and hyperscalers accelerate investments in high-performance computing, AI cloud platforms and next-generation data centers.

zacks.com - 2026-06-26 10:05:31

On June 24, 2026, we present a DCF analysis for Digital Realty Trust Inc (DLR), which has shown a price performance of +27.8% year-to-date and +13.1% over the p

gurufocus.com - 2026-06-24 07:12:00

Digital Realty's latest Kansas City, Teraco and Columbia Capital deals aim to expand its AI-ready data center platform and support future growth.

zacks.com - 2026-06-23 11:55:59

Investors looking for ways to find stocks that are set to beat quarterly earnings estimates should check out the Zacks Earnings ESP.

zacks.com - 2026-06-23 09:56:03

AUSTIN, Texas, June 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the world's largest cloud- and carrier-neutral data center platform, today announced a series of transactions that together bolster the company's three core pillars of growth: (i) expansion of its hyperscale data center development capacity through the acquisition of a new powered land site in the Kansas City metro, (ii) growth of its colocation and connectivity portfolio through the purchase of certain minority shareholder stakes in Teraco, and (iii) further scaling of its Strategic Private Capital platform through the acquisition of Columbia Capital a leading investment firm in the digital infrastructure space. Expansion into Kansas City Market Digital Realty has acquired approximately 1,440 acres of land at Astra Enterprise Park, located near Kansas City to support hyperscale data center development for approximately $475 million( 1) in cash and common units in its operating partnership.

globenewswire.com - 2026-06-22 07:00:00

AUSTIN, Texas, June 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the world's largest cloud- and carrier-neutral data center platform, today announced the availability of ServiceFabric® Model Context Protocol (MCP), an emerging open protocol that helps make infrastructure programmable for Private AI environments. ServiceFabric MCP extends Digital Realty's global interconnection platform with programmable controls designed for enterprise AI deployments.

globenewswire.com - 2026-06-17 12:00:00

Oppenheimer named Alphabet (GOOG) among its top stock picks while placing Meta Platforms (META) on its preferred sell list as part of its latest sector-by-secto

gurufocus.com - 2026-06-16 13:52:00

Cyberjaya campus integrates Malaysia into Digital Realty's global network, enabling customers to deploy AI and data-driven workloads across a connected infrastructure Cyberjaya campus integrates Malaysia into Digital Realty's global network, enabling customers to deploy AI and data-driven workloads across a connected infrastructure

globenewswire.com - 2026-06-08 00:46:00

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR) Presents at Nareit REITweek: 2026 Investor Conference Transcript

seekingalpha.com - 2026-06-03 11:41:58

On June 03, 2026, we present a DCF analysis for Digital Realty Trust Inc (DLR), a company that has seen varied price performance recently. The stock has experie

gurufocus.com - 2026-06-03 07:18:00

Digital Realty's cloud and AI-fueled demand, record bookings and $1.8B backlog boost growth prospects as it expands capacity worldwide.

zacks.com - 2026-06-01 14:50:09

The smartest technology analyst you've probably never heard of just published a presentation that reframes the entire AI investment thesis — and if you're still thinking about this as a software story, you're already behind.

benzinga.com - 2026-06-01 09:16:58

Smart money is piling into data centers and senior housing. One top activist REIT investor is making contrarian bets. INVH and NHI could be overlooked beneficiaries.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-06-01 07:15:00

Investor interest in the AI space continues to grow, with many focusing on AI infrastructure plays to meet the increasing demand for data centers or on semiconductor stocks building the components necessary for AI platforms to function. One potentially overlooked area that is vital to AI but not directly related to the technology itself is land.

marketbeat.com - 2026-05-31 11:06:28

The First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (NYSEARCA:FRI) gives investors exposure to American commercial real estate cash flow without picking between malls, warehouses, and senior living towers.

247wallst.com - 2026-05-30 12:39:10

Let me take you back to April 2001 for a second. Because that year brought a key turning point for income investors.

forbes.com - 2026-05-29 09:25:07

Thirty-three US REITs utilized their at-the-market (ATM) offering programs during the recent quarter, raising $4.15 billion in aggregate proceeds. Healthcare REIT Welltower Inc. raised the most capital during the first quarter, selling nearly 7.7 million shares of common stock through its ATM program for $1.56 billion in gross proceeds. In the aggregate, healthcare REITs raised $2.67 billion through their ATM programs during the first quarter, the most of any property sector. The data center REIT sector was next with $875.0 million.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-05-28 03:55:00

Achieves 93% Global Renewable Energy Coverage in 2025, up 18% Over Prior Year Achieves 93% Global Renewable Energy Coverage in 2025, up 18% Over Prior Year

globenewswire.com - 2026-05-27 16:05:00

LONDON & AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AI--ORCA Computing a leading quantum computing company, announced today its participation in the newly launched Digital Realty Innovation Lab (DRIL) in London, a next-generation infrastructure testing environment developed by Digital Realty, the world's largest cloud-and carrier-neutral data center provider. The DRIL enables customers to test emerging AI and quantum technologies in live operational conditions before full-scale deployment, helping reduce risk.

businesswire.com - 2026-05-26 04:04:00

Digital Realty opens its first Barcelona data center, BCN1, boosting Mediterranean connectivity and supporting AI and cloud infrastructure growth.

zacks.com - 2026-05-19 14:01:12

LONDON & NEW YORK & HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Options Technology, the leading managed IT services and technology solutions provider, today announced it has been named Digital Realty's Partner of the Year for EMEA for 2025. The award, presented as part of Digital Realty's annual Partner Awards program, recognizes channel and alliance partners who drive the most meaningful impact for Digital Realty and its customers. The recognition reflects the significant expertise that Options' team and tech.

businesswire.com - 2026-05-19 06:19:00

Data center REITs have delivered sector-leading, consistent outperformance, driven by secular tailwinds like AI, cloud computing, and digital transformation. DLR, EQIX, and IRM are trading at premium valuations, reflecting strong fundamentals, but current multiples suggest waiting for a pullback before adding exposure. American Tower is the top pick for new data center exposure, offering integrated connectivity and compute, trading at a discount with a 4% yield and significant upside potential.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-05-18 07:00:00

REITs may be emerging from a brutal multi-year downturn. Falling supply and stabilizing rates could drive recovery. Valuations and buyouts signal strong upside ahead.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-05-16 07:15:00

The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLRE | XLRE Price Prediction) trades around $45 with roughly $7.71 billion in assets and a trailing distribution yield of 3.4%.

247wallst.com - 2026-05-13 15:57:32

One aspect of the AI industry is ideally suited to generate recurring income and reliable dividend payments. Also, one particular corporate structure is ideally suited to ensure shareholders get the most of this income.

fool.com - 2026-05-13 11:27:00

AUSTIN, Texas, May 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the world's largest cloud- and carrier-neutral data center platform, announced today its board of directors has authorized quarterly cash dividends for common and preferred stock for the second quarter of 2026. Common Stock Digital Realty's board of directors authorized a cash dividend of $1.22 per share to common stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 15, 2026.

globenewswire.com - 2026-05-12 16:05:00

Artificial intelligence has already reshaped the stock market.

247wallst.com - 2026-05-09 15:04:30

AUSTIN, Texas, May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the world's largest cloud- and carrier-neutral data center platform, today announced a strategic partnership with DCD Academy to enhance talent development opportunities for its global operations workforce. New Hire Accelerate Pathways, Digital Realty's standardized onboarding program is designed to equip engineers, including those without engineering degrees, with the skills, training and career growth needed to support data center operations worldwide.

globenewswire.com - 2026-05-06 13:54:00

AUSTIN, Texas, May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Realty ( NYSE: DLR ), the world's largest cloud- and carrier-neutral data center platform, today announced a strategic partnership with DCD Academy to enhance talent development opportunities for its global operations workforce. New Hire Accelerate Pathways, Digital Realty's standardized onboarding program is designed to equip engineers, including those without engineering degrees, with the skills, training and career growth needed to support data center operations worldwide.

globenewswire.com - 2026-05-06 13:54:00

Digital Realty Trust offers a robust platform in data center REITs, but its preferred stocks present a superior risk-adjusted yield for conservative investors. DLR's preferred shares (DLR.PR.J, DLR.PR.K, DLR.PR.L) yield 6.4–6.5%, trade below par, and carry investment-grade ratings, outpacing both common stock and OTC bonds. Key credit metrics include a net debt/EBITDA of 5.5x, EBITDA coverage of 6x, and a low leverage ratio of 31.62%, supporting financial stability.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-05-06 09:38:37

SBAC beat Q1 estimates as international leasing revenues surge 32.6%, helping lift full-year 2026 guidance despite rising costs.

zacks.com - 2026-04-30 14:40:47

Yes, some stocks can mostly avoid exposure to these external threats.

fool.com - 2026-04-29 11:45:00

Digital Realty Trust (DLR) preferred shares, particularly Series J (DLR.PR.J) and Series L (DLR.PR.L), are rated a buy for relatively higher current income seeking investors. DLR preferreds offer a ~6.46% yield, significantly higher than the common stock's ~2.5%, with a meaningful discount to par and potential for capital appreciation if rates decline. The company's robust $1.8 billion backlog, strong demand for digital infrastructure, and stable debt maturity profile suggests the safety of preferred distributions, along with consistent payout history.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-04-29 11:06:41