Please Watch My New YouTube Video: Quick Pick Digital Realty Trust
Today’s Quick Pick is Digital Realty Trust (DLR). This dividend stock, currently pays at 3.46% (previously a bit higher) but the stock has done well on price appreciation too. This is a different way to play the AI boom–by investing in the data center realty space. Data centers are the hottest part of the real estate market at the moment and AI data center capacity is likely to double in the next 6-10 years. Digital Realty has about 300 data centers worldwide with 40 million square feet of rentable space. They recently made a deal with Brookfield in order to raise more capital to build out more facilities and expand their business. The stock is up only about 5.6% year to date which isn’t great if you’re looking at the AI boom. It is up 43% over the last year but recent guidance from the company disappointed investors. The “meh” stock performance recently marks a good time to get in on a stock that has good dividends and a potential for capital appreciation when growth picks up again. The stock has been a member of my Dividend Portfolio since March 16, 2019. The shares are up 161% since then as of March 25.
