Digital Realty Trust and More Big Movers in Real Estate Operations on November 23, 2012

It's been a good morning for the market. The Nasdaq has climbed 1.3%; the S&P 500 is up 1%; and the Dow has risen 1%.

The Real Estate Operations sector (IYR) is up 0.3%, underperforming the market overall. The biggest movers in the sector are currently:

Company	Market Cap	Percentage Change
Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR)	$507.9 million	-3%
Hospitality (NYSE:HPT)	$2.71 billion	+2%
Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR)	$7.82 billion	+1.4%
LaSalle Hotel (NYSE:LHO)	$2.02 billion	+1.4%
Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL)	$3.39 billion	+1.2%
Alexander\'s (NYSE:ALX)	$2.18 billion	+1%
Marriott Vacations (NYSE:VAC)	$1.36 billion	-0.9%

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Slipping 3%, Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR) is currently trading at $14.20 per share. This morning, the company is trading a volume of 24,221 shares.

Hospitality (NYSE:HPT) has risen 2% and is currently trading at $22.37 per share. So far today, the company's volume is 176,187 shares, 0.2 times its current daily average.

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) has risen 1.4% to hit a current price of $64.30 per share. The company's volume for the day so far is 134,975 shares. At this rate, trading activity will likely be down from yesterday when 1.1 million shares changed hands.

LaSalle Hotel (NYSE:LHO) is currently trading at $23.79 per share, a 1.4% increase. So far today, the company's volume is 92,042 shares, 0.1 times the current three-month average.

Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) has increased to a share price of $77.77, a 1.2% rise. The company is currently trading a volume of 25,359 shares.

After rising 1%, Alexander's (NYSE:ALX) is currently trading at a share price of $429.59. So far today, the company's volume is 1,336 shares, 0.3 times the average daily volume.

Falling 0.9%, Marriott Vacations (NYSE:VAC) is currently at a share price of $39.16. The company's volume is currently 53,316 shares. At this rate, trading activity will likely be down from yesterday when 183,074 shares changed hands.

The Bottom Line No matter the economic climate, Wall Street will always have stocks that make major moves each week. It is important to weigh current activity against historical performance when making any investment decisions. Tools like valuation ratios and profit margins, however, are only as useful as the context you put them in; remember to take historical data and competitor performance into account.