There are some REITs to avoid in this continued “higher for longer” interest rate environment. These investment vehicles are particularly sensitive to rising interest rates due to their reliance on debt financing. In this economic climate, REITs with high leverage ratios, short-term debt maturities and limited cash flows may struggle to maintain profitability and dividend payouts.Moreover, certain sectors within the REIT universe are more vulnerable than others. For instance, mortgage REITs (mREITs), which ...

The Federal Reserve is not purposefully trying to crash the economy, but it might end up doing so anyway. Because out-of-hand government spending reignited inflation’s rise, the Fed is no longer eager to cut sky-high interest rates. It’s even being whispered the central bank could even raise rates again.Threading the needle between interest rates, politician-induced inflation and the economy is no easy task, and why central bankers are a problem for the average consumer. The whole enterprise can end up in a ...

Wall Street analysts forecast that Digital Realty Trust (DLR) will report quarterly earnings of $1.63 per share in its upcoming release, pointing to a year-over-year decline of 1.8%. It is anticipated that revenues will amount to $1.36 billion, exhibiting an increase of 1.8% compared to the year-ago quarter.Over the last 30 days, there has been a downward revision of 1.2% in the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter, leading to its current level. This signifies the covering analysts' collective reconsidera ...

AUSTIN, Texas, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today that Susan Swanezy, a 30-year veteran of institutional real estate and infrastructure private capital raising, has been appointed to the company's Board of Directors as an independent director, effective April 23, 2024. "We are delighted to welcome Susan to our Board of Directors," said Mary Hogan Preusse, C ...

MoMo Productions/DigitalVision via Getty Images Snark alert! We recently published a big piece on Equinix, Inc. (EQIX). In that article, I determined Hindenburg’s accusations regarding maintenance capital expenditures were mostly on point. I'm not optimistic about EQIX, either, given their high multiple (even before adjusting recurring capital expenditures). As part of my research, I ran a review of maintenance capital expenditures across several types of equity REITs. Based on that review, I determined ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is Wall Street’s new obsession, with companies discussing the technology in a snowballing fashion and helping to keep market sentiment positive.Interestingly enough, there are several stocks investors can tap into for AI exposure, including Vertiv (VRT) , Digital Realty Trust (DLR) , Iron Mountain (IRM) , Modine Manufacturing (MOD) , and Comfort Systems USA (FIX) .For those interested in exposure to the technology, more specifically the data center side of things, let’s take a c ...

DNY59 Last week, I shared some bad news about Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs. In short: The apartment and self storage markets are oversupplied. Rent growth is slowing down in the industrial sector. Sticky inflation could delay potential cuts to interest rates. Healthcare properties are still suffering from the pandemic. Mortgage REITs are facing growing loan defaults. REITs cannot grow accretively by raising new capital. A wave of debt refinancing could cause chaos in the coming years. But ther ...

Digital Realty Trust (DLR) announced that it has been chosen to host NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD, one of the most powerful AI supercomputers in the world, at its AI-ready data center in Copenhagen, Denmark.A significant milestone has been achieved in Denmark's AI research and innovation landscape after the collaboration between Digital Realty, the Novo Nordisk Foundation, the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark and NVIDIA.Digital Realty's advanced, AI-ready infrastructure will provide the foundation for this powe ...

AUSTIN, Texas, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions, today announced that it has been selected to host one of the world's most powerful AI supercomputers at an AI-ready data center in Copenhagen, Denmark. This collaboration, spearheaded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO), will grant researchers from Denmark's public and private ...

AUSTIN, Texas, April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions, announced today that it will release financial results for the first quarter of 2024 after the market closes on Thursday, May 2, 2024. The company will host a conference call to discuss these results at 5:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. CT on Thursday, May 2, 2024. To participate in the live call, investors are invited to dial +1 (8 ...