Digital Realty stock trades at USD 178.94 as AI demand expands

Published on 09/28/2026 at 16:49 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Digital Realty stock was trading at USD 178.94 on September 28, 2026, while second-quarter revenue rose 28.9 percent year over year. Analysts target USD 219.69 on average.

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Digital Realty stock was trading at USD 178.94 on the NYSE at 10:48 a.m. ET on September 28, 2026, up 0.19 percent from the previous close. The data center REIT is combining accelerating AI infrastructure demand with a second-quarter revenue increase of 28.9 percent to USD 1.92 billion, according to Yahoo Finance on September 25, 2026.

AI demand raises the operating stakes

Digital Realty's second-quarter 2026 revenue compared with USD 1.49 billion in the prior-year quarter, while core FFO per share excluding promote income increased from USD 1.87 to USD 2.13. The same report said monthly recurring revenue grew 11 percent year over year and normalized constant-currency AFFO per share rose 18 percent.

Management raised 2026 core FFO-per-share guidance excluding net promote income to USD 8.15-8.20. Yahoo Finance reported that the midpoint implies 10 percent constant-currency growth, while adjusted EBITDA margin guidance was around 51 percent.

Analysts keep targets above the market

MarketBeat listed a Moderate Buy consensus from 33 analysts on September 27, 2026, with an average target of USD 219.69, a high of USD 250.00 and a low of USD 170.00. The average target stands 22.78 percent above the USD 178.94 intraday price.

Recent views were mixed in direction but positive in rating. HSBC lowered its target from USD 240.00 to USD 235.00 on September 23, while Rothschild and Co Redburn initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a USD 227.00 target on September 21, according to MarketBeat.

Stock remains below its yearly high

Digital Realty's intraday range on September 28, 2026, ran from USD 177.32 to USD 181.02, with volume at 263,398 shares. The 52-week range was USD 146.23 to USD 208.14, placing the stock 13.99 percent below its yearly high and giving investors a clear valuation checkpoint alongside the growth figures.

The company's latest strategic updates also point to infrastructure expansion: a Los Angeles cable landing station announced on September 22 is expected to support subsea cables by 2028, according to StockTitan. The project connects Digital Realty's data center, colocation and interconnection platform with additional subsea capacity.

Digital Realty stock trades at USD 178.94

Digital Realty stock was last trading at USD 178.94 on the NYSE at 10:48 a.m. ET on September 28, 2026. Its market capitalization was USD 66.2 billion, and the company reported USD 1.92 billion in second-quarter revenue.