Digital Realty Acquires TelcoHub 1 Data Center in Malaysia
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Jan 19 2026
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Digital Realty announced its planned entry into Malaysia through the execution of the agreement to acquire CSF Advisers, owners of the TelcoHub 1 data center located in Cyberjaya. "Digital Realty's expansion into the Malaysian market extends its Southeast Asia platform and reinforces its commitment to support the region's growing digital," the company said. These acquisitions are expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
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Analyst Views on DLR
Wall Street analysts forecast DLR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for DLR is 189.06 USD with a low forecast of 139.00 USD and a high forecast of 220.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
18 Analyst Rating
15 Buy
2 Hold
1 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 163.160
Low
139.00
Averages
189.06
High
220.00
Current: 163.160
Low
139.00
Averages
189.06
High
220.00
About DLR
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust. The Company owns, acquires, develops, and operates data centers through its operating partnership subsidiary, Digital Realty Trust, L.P. The Company is focused on providing data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions for domestic and international customers across a variety of industry verticals ranging from cloud and information technology services, communications and social networking to financial services, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and consumer products. Its portfolio consists of over 308 data centers, of which 121 are located in the United States, 112 are located in Europe, 36 are located in Latin America, 16 are located in Africa, 16 are located in Asia, six are located in Australia and three are located in Canada. Its PlatformDIGITAL is a global data center platform for scaling digital business which enables customers to deploy their critical infrastructure with a global data center provider.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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