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☆ Cramer's Lightning Round: Energy Transfer is a buy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

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Persons: Salesforce, I'm, it's, you've, Let's Organizations: Communities, Energy, Realty, Realty Trust, Oracle

The AI boom has triggered a surge in spending on data centers. The AI boom has supercharged a wave of spending on data centers. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe data center boom is set to double or triple the amount of energy consumed by these data centers. A recent Cowen research report estimated that AI data centers could require more than five times the power of traditional facilities. Amazon does not disclose how many data centers it occupies, where they are located, or how much electricity they consume.

Persons: —, ChatGPT, it's, Jonathan Gray, Cowen, Marc Ganzi, Shaolei Ren, Tom Keane, Keane, Bernstein, Mark Moerdler, Jahi, Matt McCollister, Pena Popo, Blackstone, Karla Moran, Moran Organizations: Service, McKinsey, Nvidia, UC Riverside, Microsoft, Washington, Getty, Lincoln Property Company, Harrison Street, Google, Meta, Amazon, Blackstone, Income Trust, QTS Realty Trust, Amazon Web Services, AP, Phoenix Locations: America, Rural America, Loudoun Meadows, Aldie , VA, Ohio, New Albany, Columbus, Northern Virginia, Dallas, Phoenix, Silicon Valley, Chicago, Washington, DC, Virginia, New York City, Salt

☆ Defensive stocks for worried investors to buy if upcoming threats rattle the market
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

With the market on edge ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, here's a way to play it safe. In anticipation of the Fed's decision, stocks are losing their momentum this week while oil prices surge and consumer sentiment sours. These stocks have a dividend yield of greater than 3% and are still in the green this year, making them a strong hedge against potential near-term volatility. Oil and natural gas producer Coterra Energy has the highest dividend yield of the list and has popped 12% so far this year. The company also offers a dividend yield of 3.83%.

Organizations: Federal, CNBC Pro, Coterra Energy, Digital Realty Trust, Essex Property Trust, Business Machines, Hasbro Locations: Central, Essex, U.S

☆ These are the most expensive stocks today and analysts hate them
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

For investors worried over how expensive the entire stock market has gotten, some stocks are more concerning than others. Among those expensive stocks, we filtered for names that are also hated by analysts because of their valuations. Take a look at the list of Wall Street's 10 most expensive stocks and what analysts have to say about them. Seagate Technology Holdings also made the list of stocks trading more expensive to their historic levels. Only 30% of analysts covering Seagate rate it a buy, and analysts believe the stock run has just about topped out, according to FactSet data.

Organizations: CNBC, Intel, Dow Jones, Investment, Seagate Technology Holdings, Seagate, Barclays, Company, Digital Realty Trust, Business Machines

☆ There's a little-known way to invest in the AI revolution: real estate. Bank of America breaks down the opportunity to profit from the under-the-radar stocks powering it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Mark Reeth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Data centers are perfectly positioned to take advantage of this trend, according to BofA. David Barden breaks down the opportunity for data center REITs, and which companies will profit. 2 data center giants ready for liftoffWith data centers poised to profit from the AI explosion, the only question remaining is which data center providers make the best investments now. "DLR's business model should, however, position it to develop facilities with the power density required to host large AI model Training," Barden wrote. While Equinix can capitalize on AI sooner rather than later, Digital Realty Trust's larger capacity makes it perfect for "larger, longer-dated AI training model environments," Barden wrote.

Persons: David Barden, Haim Israel, Barden, EQIX Organizations: Semiconductors, Software, Bank of America, Realty Trust, Digital Realty Trust, Digital Realty

☆ AI could be biggest growth opportunity for data center stocks since the cloud, says Bank of America. Two picks to play it
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The rise of artificial intelligence could revolutionize data center stocks, according to Bank of America. Analyst David Barden wrote in a Thursday note that "AI could evolve to be the largest data center growth opportunity since the cloud," and added that growing demand for computing will underpin the expansion. Barden expects that interest will soon spill over to data center firms. To play the growth of AI in the data center segment, Barden pointed toward Digital Realty Trust and Equinix . Shares of Digital Realty and Equinix have soared roughly 50% and 13% since Nvidia's May 24 earnings report.

Persons: David Barden, Barden, " Barden, Equinix, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Bank of America, Digital Realty Trust, Digital Realty, Nvidia's, Digital

☆ CVS Health is among the most oversold stocks in the S&P 500. Here are the others
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

After losing nearly 30% this year, shares of CVS Health could see a comeback according to one popular metric. Conversely, a reading lower than 30 typically means that a stock is oversold and could be a signal of a possible buying opportunity. CVS Health is another one of the most oversold companies in the S & P 500. Competitor pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance was also on the oversold list, with just 5.9% of analysts rating the stock a buy. Chipmaker and artificial-intelligence leader Nvidia , Mastercard , and Cisco Systems are also among the most overbought companies in the S & P 500.

Persons: Mills Organizations: CVS, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, CNBC Pro, Alaska Air Group, CVS Health, Wall Street, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Citi, Digital Realty Trust, Telecommunications, Verizon, Wall, Companies, Jefferies, Nvidia, Mastercard, Cisco Systems

☆ The technical trade: T, BMY & DLR
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe technical trade: T, BMY & DLRKatie Stockton, Fairlead Strategies founder, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss the technical support for AT&T, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Digital Realty Trust.

Persons: Katie Stockton Organizations: Myers Squibb, Digital Realty Trust Locations: Bristol

☆ Blackstone's data center gamble
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Daniel Geiger | Rebecca Ungarino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The firm has recently touted its data center investments amid the artificial intelligence boom. Blackstone's push into data centers comes with its own set of challenges and questions. "You might not own apartment buildings in 10 years, but the largest data center company in the world." Meghji said in the company's video that interest from data center users in QTS data centers had doubled "since ChatGPT came out." Gerber said he had recently discussed data center investments with Blackstone representatives and has confidence in the strategy.

Persons: Blackstone, —, Glenn Schorr, Schorr, outflows, Stephen Tuckwood, Tuckwood, Jonathan Gray, Gray, Jeenah, Chad Williams, BREIT, they're, Patrick Davitt, QTS, Nadeem Meghji, Meghji, ChatGPT, Matthew Barakat, Prince William County, redemptions, Selwyn Gerber, Gerber, Matt Malone Organizations: Blackstone, Income Trust, QTS Realty Trust, Evercore, Wealth Management, Reuters, Autonomous Research, Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, McKinsey, AP, Starwood, MSCI's, Los, RVW, Opto Investments, FS Investments Locations: California, BREIT, QTS, Americas, CBRE, Manassas , Virginia, Prince William, Virginia, Brookfield, Los Angeles, Bellagio, Las Vegas

☆ Tudor, Adage Capital among hedge funds making bets on NYC office space
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( David Randall | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

NEW YORK, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Basswood Capital, Adage Capital Partners and Paul Tudor Jones' Tudor Investment Corp were among the hedge funds that took new positions in real estate investment trusts that specialize in New York City office space last quarter, despite questions over how long work-from-home policies will weigh on the market, securities filings released on Monday showed. Basswood Capital purchased roughly 360,000 shares of Vornado Realty Trust and nearly 72,000 shares of SL Green, while Adage Capital Partners bought 205,000 shares of SL Green. Tudor Investment Corp bought nearly 152,000 shares of SL Green. Shares of Vornado are up nearly 7% for the year to date, while shares of SL Green are up slightly less than 1%. Basswood, Adage Capital, and Tudor Investment Corp did not respond to requests for comment.

Persons: Paul Tudor Jones, KBRA, David Randall, Richard Chang Organizations: Basswood, Capital Partners, Tudor Investment Corp, Basswood Capital, Vornado Realty Trust, SL Green, SL, New, Reuters, Nationwide, Thomson Locations: New York City

☆ Tenants and brokers want landlords with the best balance sheet, says State Realty's Anthony Malkin
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTenants and brokers want landlords with the best balance sheet, says State Realty's Anthony MalkinAnthony Malkin, chairman and CEO, Empire State Realty Trust, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss new leases for Manhattan offices, the value of access to public transportation, and trends indicating a return to office.

Persons: Realty's Anthony Malkin Anthony Malkin Organizations: Empire, Realty Trust Locations: Manhattan

☆ A.I. has created a long runway for data infrastructure growth, says Digital Realty's Andy Power
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailA.I. has created a long runway for data infrastructure growth, says Digital Realty's Andy PowerAndy Power, CEO of Digital Realty Trust, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss building physical data infrastructures for cloud players, tailwinds from AI growth, and establishing the first data center REIT.

Persons: Andy Power Andy Power Organizations: Digital Realty Trust

☆ On tap this week: Jobs report plus 10 key earnings. Here's what we want to see
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +18 min

All three major averages advanced for the week, powered by strong mega-cap earnings and favorable inflation data. Looking to next week, earnings season enters its second half with the last of our mega-caps — Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN) — set to report on Thursday. We'll get a better read on the employment picture on Wednesday with the ADP report and then, more importantly, on Friday's nonfarm payrolls report for July. Thursday after the close brings us to the main events of the week: Earnings from Apple and Amazon. For those looking to review first quarter performance ahead of these releases, be sure to keep our first-quarter earnings report card handy.

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☆ Morgan Stanley reveals the 'top' property stocks to buy and short right now
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Morgan Stanley has named three stocks to buy and three to short as it revealed a cautious stance on the global office space sector. Reflecting that view, Morgan Stanley said shares of Office Properties Income Trust and Vornado Realty Trust face significant downside to the current share price. The Wall Street bank expects both stocks to decline by more than 35% over the next 12 months. Stocks to buy Morgan Stanley also identified stocks it said were undervalued, pricing in a significantly worse trading environment than is likely to be the case. Shares of all three property companies are also traded in the U.S. "HK has been pricing in one of the highest implied cap rates across the global office markets.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Ronald Kamdem, Stocks, Morgan Stanley's, Keppel REIT, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Income, Vornado Realty, Hongkong, HK Locations: U.S, Hong Kong, Singapore, Europe, Hongkong Land

☆ Office landlord offers glimpse of what’s to come
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, July 24 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM.N) is sifting through the rubble. The $910 million owner of high-quality office buildings in Boston, Dallas and beyond just borrowed at 9.25%, more than twice the interest rate it’s replacing. It’s an ominous sign for U.S. office landlords facing $60 billion of debt maturing at the end of 2023 and 2024, per data miner RCA. Office prices have fallen so much that cap rates are approaching 10%, according to Jonathan Litt, founder of activist hedge fund Land and Buildings Investment Management. Pricier debt means less income, but if rents have stabilized and interest rates keep rising, Piedmont was wise to start reconstructing its balance sheet sooner rather than later.

Persons: Brent Smith, Jonathan Litt, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Jeffrey Goldfarb, Sharon Lam Organizations: YORK, Reuters, Realty Trust, Refinitiv, RCA, Buildings Investment Management, Twitter, Thomson Locations: Boston, Dallas, Piedmont, Spain

☆ Buyout barons feast on excesses of last boom
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Jonathan Guilford | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

That opens up plenty of potential loopholes which could allow borrowers to keep their old loans even after a deal. Lenders explicitly allow a company’s so-called “permitted holders” - typically its management or long-time investors - to assume responsibility for the debt. For example, one definition of a change of control is where the majority of board seats change hands. That means the company’s debt can stay put, news service 9fin reported. Interest rates for loans provided by private lenders have risen from 6.2% to 11.6% over a similar time frame.

Persons: Clayton, Rice, Breakingviews, 9fin, Cooper’s, Blackstone, Datacenters, Murray, dealmakers, Peter Thal Larsen, Sharon Lam, Streisand Neto Organizations: YORK, Reuters, Partners, P, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Cornerstone, Focus Financial, Stone, Point, Smart, Securities, Exchange, NRG Energy, QTS Realty Trust, Foresight Energy, American Consolidated Natural Resources, Foresight, P Global Market Intelligence, Thomson, & $ Locations: Dubilier, Delaware

☆ Huge New York landlord admits Fridays in the office are 'dead forever' — and Mondays are 'touch-and-go'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mondays in the office could be "dead forever," one of New York's biggest landlords says. One of New York's biggest private landlords, Vornado Realty Trust, is betting on hybrid work being here to stay. The firm's chairman, Steven Roth, told investors recently that office work on Fridays is likely "dead forever." Office visits on Mondays and Fridays, however, remain just half of what they were in 2019, according to the report. The current push toward hybrid work comes as some companies are doubling down on employees returning to the office.

Persons: —, we're, Steven Roth, Vornado, Bob Iger, that's, Kathryn Minshew Organizations: Placer.ai, Service, Vornado Realty, Street, Penn, Amazon, Meta, Disney, Employees, Kastle Systems, New York, San, Chicago, Washington D.C, Philadelphia, Houston, Austin, Dallas, Angeles Locations: Placer.ai, Arizona, Jose, San Francisco

SL Green Realty said it sold the building at 245 Park Avenue, which has 1.8 million-square-foot of office space, to a U.S. affiliate of Japanese real estate developer Mori Trust Co Ltd. Its sale represents a slight discount to the $2.21 billion that China's HNA Group paid to acquire the building in 2017 when New York City's commercial real estate market was at its peak. SL Green took control of 245 Park Avenue last year after lenders seized the building from HNA Group. Jesse Keenan, sustainable real estate professor at Tulane University, said the transaction is a speculative investment that suggests the deep downturn in the New York commercial real estate market may have bottomed out. SL Green Realty was the biggest gainer among listed REITs, leading its peers Vornado Realty Trust (VNO.N), Office Properties Income Trust (OPI.O), and Boston Properties Inc (BXP.N).

Persons: Kohn Pedersen Fox, Angelo Gordon, Jesse Keenan, Keenan, Vornado, Chibuike Oguh, Herbert Lash, Lisa Shumaker, Lance Tupper, Michelle Price Organizations: YORK, SL Green Realty Corp, Big, SL Green Realty, Mori Trust, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, Grand, Ares Management, Societe Generale, HNA, Green, HNA Group, Tulane University, New York, Green Realty, Vornado Realty, Income, Boston Properties Inc, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Manhattan, New York

☆ Here's an unusual derivative play off the A.I. boom
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

One liquid cooling stock could be an unexpected beneficiary of the artificial intelligence boom as datacenters power stronger workloads, according to RBC Capital Markets. Liquid cooling demand could add one percentage point of annual growth for the company over the next five years, according to RBC. "Rising electricity prices, cost-effectiveness, space optimization through higher densities, AI growth, and ESG considerations are among the key market drivers," Dray said. "As the digital landscape continues to evolve, liquid cooling is poised to play a pivotal role in meeting the escalating cooling demand of modern datacenters." He also highlighted Dover , Eaton and Wesco as names with exposure to liquid cooling.

Persons: Deane Dray, Dray, CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: RBC Capital Markets, RBC, datacenters, Digital Realty Trust Locations: Pentair, Dover, Eaton

☆ Going Bankrupt in the Name of Efficiency
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Jennifer Szalai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

People in favor of private equity will say that the firms serve a crucial function, making troubled businesses more robust and efficient. “Roughly one in five large companies acquired through leveraged buyouts go bankrupt in a decade,” he writes. By 2017, after years of layoffs, crushing debt and being charged regular management fees by the private equity firms “for the privilege to be owned by them,” Ballou writes, Toys “R” Us was bankrupt. Private equity firms have acquired nursing homes, provided staffing for hospitals and services for prisons. And, of course, the cost-cutting measures typically imposed on acquired companies often include slashed wages and abandoned pension obligations.

Persons: Ballou, ”, ” Ballou, Morgenson, Rosner, David Rubenstein, HCR, we’re, ” Rubenstein Organizations: KKR, Bain, Vornado Realty Trust, Carlyle Group, ” Industries

☆ Oracle says it's seeing 'exploding AI demand' and Deutsche Bank touts one stock as a big beneficiary
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A surge in demand for artificial intelligence at Oracle should have a positive effect on Digital Realty Trust , Deutsche Bank said. Analyst Matt Niknam pointed to commentary from Oracle CEO Safra Catz around "exploding AI demand" and "unprecedented" demand for the company's cloud services. Niknam has a $112 price target on Digital Realty, which implies shares could rally about 8% from Tuesday's close. As a real estate investment trust, Digital Realty also pays a dividend yield of about 4.6%. Demand is picking up for AI offerings from Digital Realty despite the company not doing much related leasing activity to date, Niknam said.

Persons: Matt Niknam, Safra, Niknam, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Oracle, Digital Realty Trust, Deutsche Bank, Safra Catz, Digital Realty Locations: Tuesday's

The S & P 500 is up 1.8% week to date, on pace for a third consecutive week in the green. Cruise companies Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line also had a strong week, gaining 7.8% and 9.3%, respectively. The consensus price target for shares implies just 7.2% additional upside, per FactSet data. Another cruise line on the list is Carnival , which saw shares rise 6.7% week to date. Dish could soar an additional 124.1% based off the average price target on shares.

Organizations: Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Match, Cruise, Royal, Royal Caribbean, Dish, Bloomberg News, Enphase Energy, Intel, Netflix, Digital Realty Trust Locations: Royal Caribbean

☆ This under-the-radar real estate stock could be a winner of the A.I. boom
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The boom in artificial intelligence should create a big winner in one of the economic areas investors are most worried about, according to Jefferies. Analyst Jonathan Petersen said in a Tuesday note to clients that Digital Realty Trust, a real estate company focused on housing data centers, will gain pricing power because of the extra demand for computing power created by AI. Digital Realty is part of the broader commercial real estate sector, which many investors are trying to avoid with higher rates and signs the economy is slowing. "DLR's stock is up +14% since NVDA 's earnings release, but the stock only trades at a 15.6x [adjusted funds from operations] multiple. Jefferies has a buy rating and a price target of $129 per share for Digital Realty, or about 28% above where the stock closed Tuesday.

Persons: Jonathan Petersen, Jefferies, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Jefferies, Digital Realty Trust, Digital Realty Locations: Petersen

☆ Cramer's Lightning Round: Vornado is a buy
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

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Persons: Iovance Biotherapeutics, Iovance Organizations: Palo Alto Networks, Holdings, Navigator Holdings, Vornado Realty Locations: New York

☆ Office landlords are in store for retail redux
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Jennifer Saba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, May 19 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Office landlords are in store for pain, but there’s a light at the end of the hallway. Though vacancy rates in the United States recently hit a 30-year high, owners of retail space – shopping malls and grocery stores – have shown that a bounce back is possible. A reset is in store, but the best office landlords can make it, too. But retail real estate, which includes everything from malls to shopping centers, went through its own misery. It might be a slog, as retail shows, but office could be in store for a redux.

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