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Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions.
It is set to report its Q1 2025 earnings on May 1. Wall Street analysts expect the company to post revenues of $1.46 billion, up from $1.33 billion in the year-ago period.
If You Bought Digital Realty Stock 10 Years Ago
The company's stock traded at approximately $67.93 per share 10 years ago. If you had invested $10,000, you could have bought roughly 147 shares. Currently, shares trade at $172, meaning your investment's value could have grown to $25,320 from stock price appreciation alone. However, Digital Realty Trust also paid dividends during these 10 years.
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Digital Realty Trust's dividend yield is currently 2.84%. Over the last 10 years, it has paid about $42.76 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $6,295 from dividends alone.
Summing up $25,320 and $6,295, we end up with the final value of your investment, which is $31,615. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $10,000 in Digital Realty Trust stock 10 years ago. This means a total return of 216.15%. However, this figure is below the S&P 500 total return for the same period, which was 228.96%.
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What Could The Next 10 Years Bring?
Digital Realty Trust has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a price target of $172.09 based on the ratings of 25 analysts. This price target is roughly equal to the stock’s current price, suggesting little to no expected upside.
On Feb. 13, the company announced its Q4 2024 earnings, posting FFO of $1.61, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.70, and revenues of $1.4 billion, compared to the consensus of $1.462 billion, as reported by Benzinga.
“2024 was a remarkable year for Digital Realty, with record leasing driving impressive growth in our revenue backlog, and providing compelling visibility into our accelerating earnings growth,” said CEO Andy Power.