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DLR vs IRT

Side-by-side comparison of Digital Realty Trust Inc. (DLR) and Independence Realty Trust Inc. (IRT): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both DLR and IRT operate in Real Estate Investment Trusts (Real Estate), so they compete in similar markets.
  • DLR is the larger of the two at $65.64B, about 16.8x IRT ($3.92B).
  • Over the past year, DLR is up 5.0% and IRT is down 8.4% - DLR leads by 13.4 points.
  • DLR has been more active in the news (14 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for IRT).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceDLR+5.00%IRT-8.42%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricDLRIRT
Company
Digital Realty Trust Inc.
Independence Realty Trust Inc.
Price
$185.27-0.81%
$16.71+0.63%
Market cap
$65.64B
$3.92B
1M return
-4.67%
+2.20%
1Y return
+5.00%
-8.42%
Industry
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2004
2013
News (4w)
14
2
Recent ratings
25
25
DLR

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

Digital Realty supports the world's leading enterprises and service providers by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITALR, the company's global data center platform, provides customers a trusted foundation and proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture PDxTM solution methodology for scaling digital business and efficiently managing data gravity challenges. Digital Realty's global data center footprint gives customers access to the connected communities that matter to them with more than 284 facilities in 48 metros across 23 countries on six continents.

IRT

Independence Realty Trust Inc.

Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: IRT) is a real estate investment trust that owns and operates multifamily apartment properties across non-gateway U.S. markets, including Atlanta, Louisville, Memphis, and Raleigh. IRT's investment strategy is focused on gaining scale within key amenity rich submarkets that offer good school districts, high-quality retail and major employment centers. IRT aims to provide stockholders attractive risk-adjusted returns through diligent portfolio management, strong operational performance, and a consistent return on capital through distributions and capital appreciation.

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