Dallas, Texas-based Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR) operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, acquires, develops, and operates data centers. Valued at a market cap of $59.5 billion, the company delivers the full spectrum of data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions across 25+ countries on six continents.
Companies valued at $10 billion or more are generally classified as “large-cap” stocks, and Digital Realty fits this criterion perfectly. Through its global data center platform, PlatformDIGITAL, the company provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges.
Digital Realty stock has declined 10.8% from its 52-week high of $198. DLR's stock has surged 18.4% over the past three months, surpassing the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund’s (XLRE) 1.4% drop.
In the long term, shares of DLR gained 20.7% over the past 52 weeks, notably outperforming the XLRE’s 10.2% rise over the same time frame. However, Digital Realty stock has dipped marginally on a YTD basis, whereas XLRE has increased 2.9%.
DLR stock has been trading above its 50-day moving average since late April and its 200-day moving average since May.
Digital Realty stock rose nearly 4% following the release of its Q1 2025 results on Apr. 24. The company reported revenue of $1.4 billion, marking a 5.7% increase from the prior-year quarter. Adjusted EBITDA grew 11.3% year-over-year to $791.2 million, while AFFO per share rose 6% from the year-ago quarter to $1.78. Its core FFO stood at $1.77 per share.
Additionally, DLR raised its full-year 2025 guidance. The company now expects total revenue to range between $5.8 billion and $5.9 billion, and Core FFO to be between $7.05 per share and $7.15 per share.
Compared to its peer, Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) has outpaced DLR stock on a YTD basis, climbing 9.1%. Although over the past 52 weeks, CCI stock has dropped 1.6%, underperforming the DLR stock.
While DLR has outperformed relative to its industry peers over the past year, analysts are cautiously optimistic about its prospects. DLR has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the 28 analysts covering the stock. As of writing, the stock is trading below the mean price target of $186.44.
