Financial Survey: Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) and Klépierre (OTCMKTS:KLPEF)

Klépierre (OTCMKTS:KLPEF) and Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Klépierre and Digital Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Klépierre	N/A	N/A	N/A
Digital Realty Trust	21.24%	6.37%	2.72%

Volatility & Risk

Klépierre has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digital Realty Trust has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Klépierre and Digital Realty Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Klépierre	1	2	0	0	1.67
Digital Realty Trust	2	7	7	1	2.41

Digital Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $142.65, suggesting a potential upside of 0.27%. Given Digital Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Digital Realty Trust is more favorable than Klépierre.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

99.7% of Digital Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Digital Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Klépierre and Digital Realty Trust’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Klépierre	$1.62 billion	N/A	$208.54 million	N/A	N/A
Digital Realty Trust	$5.48 billion	8.12	$948.84 million	$3.60	39.52

Digital Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Klépierre.

Summary

Digital Realty Trust beats Klépierre on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Klépierre

Klépierre SA is the European leader in shopping malls, combining property development and asset management skills. The Company's portfolio is valued at 19.3 billion at December 31, 2023, and comprises large shopping centers in more than 10 countries in Continental Europe which together host hundreds of millions of visitors per year. Klépierre SA holds a controlling stake in Steen & Strøm (56.1%), Scandinavia's number one shopping center owner and manager. Klépierre SA is a French REIT (SIIC) listed on Euronext Paris and is included in the CAC Next 20 and EPRA Euro Zone Indexes. It is also included in ethical indexes, such as Euronext CAC 40 ESG, Euronext CAC SBT 1.5, MSCI Europe ESG Leaders, FTSE4Good, Euronext Vigeo Europe 120, and features in CDP's A-list. These distinctions underscore the Group's commitment to a proactive sustainable development policy and its global leadership in the fight against climate change.

About Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL, the company's global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.