How These REIT Stocks are Faring? -- Digital Realty Trust, Equity Commonwealth, Liberty Property Trust, and DuPont Fabros Technology

NEW YORK, January 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

For today, Stock-Callers.com has initiated coverage on four Office REITs, namely, Digital Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: DLR), Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC), Liberty Property Trust (NYSE: LPT), and DuPont Fabros Technology Inc. (NYSE: DFT). These real estate investment trusts belong to the Financials sector, which overcame mixed results for several of its largest constituent banks on Friday, January 13^th, 2017, leading market direction for a second day in a row. As per a NASDAQ report, the NYSE Financials Sector Index rose 0.3%, while Financials companies in the S&P 500 Index climbed nearly 0.5%. Register now and get full and free access to our downloadable research reports on these stocks at:http://stock-callers.com/registration

Digital Realty Trust

San Francisco, California headquartered Digital Realty Trust Inc.'s stock saw a slight drop of 0.20%, finishing last Friday's trading session at $102.29. A total volume of 718,419 shares was traded. The Company's shares have gained 5.80% in the last month, 9.15% over the previous three months, and 4.10% since the start of this year. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 9.30% and 7.38%, respectively. Additionally, shares of Digital Realty Trust, which through its controlling interest in Digital Realty Trust, L.P., engages in the ownership, acquisition, development, redevelopment, and management of technology-related real estate, have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 65.15.

On January 03^rd, 2017, Digital Realty Trust announced that it plans to release its financial results for Q4 2016 and FY16 after the market closes on February 16^th, 2017. The Company will host a conference call to discuss these results at 5:30 p.m. ET on the same day. Digital Realty expects to deliver FY17 core FFO per share within a range of $5.90-$6.10 compared to FY16 Core FFO per share guidance of $5.65-5.75.

On January 09^th, 2017, research firm Deutsche Bank downgraded the Company's stock rating from 'Buy' to 'Hold' while revising its previous target price from $108 a share to $106 a share. Access our complete research report on DLR for free at:

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Equity Commonwealth

Shares in Chicago, Illinois-based Equity Commonwealth ended at $30.73, rising 1.29% from the last trading session. The stock recorded a trading volume of 607,694 shares. The Company's shares have advanced 3.33% in the past month, 0.26% in the previous three months, and 1.62% on an YTD basis. The stock is trading 4.03% and 4.35% above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, respectively. Moreover, shares of Equity Commonwealth, which invests in the real estate markets across US, have an RSI of 62.29.

On January 12^th, 2017, Equity Commonwealth announced that its Board of Trustees declared a quarterly dividend of $0.40625 per Series D Preferred Share, to be paid on February 15^th, 2017, to shareholders of record on January 30^th, 2017, for the period from November 15^th, 2016, to February 14^th, 2017. The complimentary research report on EQC can be downloaded at:

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Liberty Property Trust

On Friday, shares in Malvern, Pennsylvania-based Liberty Property Trust recorded a trading volume of 623,377 shares. The stock climbed 0.10%, closing the day at $40.23. The Company's shares have gained 0.41% in the last one month, 1.74% in the previous three months, and 1.85% on an YTD basis. The stock is trading 3.69% above its 50-day moving average and 6.34% above its 200-day moving average. Additionally, shares of Liberty Property Trust, which through its subsidiary, provides leasing, property management, development, acquisition, and other tenant-related services for a portfolio of industrial and office properties, have an RSI of 60.19.

On December 13^th, 2016, Liberty Property Trust announced that for FY17, the Company expects to report net income available to common shareholders in the range of $1.40-$1.75 per share, and FFO in the range of $2.40-$2.52 per share. For FY16, Liberty expects to report net income available to common shareholders in the range of $2.46-$2.54 per share and FFO in the range of $2.36-$2.38 per share. Register for free on Stock-Callers.com and get access to the latest PDF format report on LPT at:

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DuPont Fabros Technology

At the close, Washington, District of Columbia headquartered DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.'s stock recorded a trading volume of 378,294 shares, and finished 0.21% lower at $46.97. The Company's shares have gained 9.02% in the past month, 14.68% over the previous three months, and 6.92% since the start of this year. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 12.59% and 11.05%, respectively. Furthermore, shares of DuPont Fabros Technology, which engages in the ownership, acquisition, development, operation, management, and lease of large-scale data center facilities in the US, have an RSI of 68.84. Download your free research report on DFT at:

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