Editor's Note: Any reference to TheStreet Ratings and its underlying recommendation does not reflect the opinion of TheStreet, Inc. or any of its contributors including Jim Cramer or Stephanie Link. Digital Realty ( DLR) pushed the Financial sector lower today making it today's featured Financial laggard. The sector as a whole closed the day up 0.3%. By the end of trading, Digital Realty fell $0.62 (-1.3%) to $46.92 on light volume. Throughout the day, 1,198,610 shares of Digital Realty exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1,778,200 shares. The stock ranged in price between $46.50-$47.69 after having opened the day at $47.45 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $47.54. Other companies within the Financial sector that declined today were: Tile Shop Holdings ( TTS), down 12.3%, Institutional Financial Markets ( IFMI), down 11.3%, IFM Investments ( CTC), down 8.7% and Credit Suisse ( DGAZ), down 6.6%. Digital Realty Trust, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT), through its controlling interest in Digital Realty Trust, L.P., engages in the ownership, acquisition, development, redevelopment, and management of technology-related real estate. Digital Realty has a market cap of $6.0 billion and is part of the real estate industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 21.9, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 30.0% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 5 analysts that rate Digital Realty a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 10 rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates Digital Realty as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth and compelling growth in net income. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including poor profit margins and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself.
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