Digital Realty surges to record high on strong AI leasing
Updates stock activity
** Digital Realty's DLR.N shares surge as much as 17.4% early Fri to record high of $193.88 after Q3 report signals artificial intelligence (AI) demand for data centers continues
** DLR last up 15.7% at $191.02 and top S&P 500 .SPX gainer. Stock on course for biggest daily pct gain since 2008
** Regarding leasing activity in Q3, real estate investment trust (REIT) late Thurs said signed total bookings of $521 mln of new annualized rental rev
** Jefferies, which rates DLR "buy", raises PT by $15 to $205, pointing out that bookings are more than 2x previous record high of $252 mln in Q124, and AI requirements comprise half of that figure
** Co also boosted lower end of 2024 core FFO/sh guidance to $6.65-$6.75, from $6.60-$6.75
** It reported core FFO/sh in Q3 of $1.67, a penny above consensus, per LSEG
** At least 7 other brokerages hike their PTs reacting to report, including JP Morgan, and Wells Fargo
** Of 26 brokerages covering DLR, recommendation breakdown is 15 "strong buy" or "buy", 10 "hold" and 1 "sell"; median PT is $170 - LSEG
** Meanwhile, s hares of peer Equinix EQIX.O rising ~5% on Fri
** With move on Fri, DLR up ~42% YTD compared to S&P 500 Real Estate index's .SPLRCR ~12% rise and SPX's nealry 23% advance
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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