July 19, 2016

Jefferies Downgraded Digital Realty Trust Inc. (DLR)


Digital Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:DLR) was downgraded by stock analysts at Jefferies Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a note issued to investors on Tuesday.

Other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 7.2% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 20,540,666 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,553,286,000 after buying an additional 1,374,273 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. boosted its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 3.0% in the first quarter. BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. now owns 5,358,846 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $474,204,000 after buying an additional 155,600 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 6.8% in the first quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,253,477 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $464,882,000 after buying an additional 333,477 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 76.6% in the fourth quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,416,718 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $182,752,000 after buying an additional 1,048,043 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,773,331 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $134,104,000 after buying an additional 37,947 shares during the last quarter.