2008 performance of data center stocks

Data Center Knowledge is putting together data for the 4Q and full year 2008. Worth a read, if you can stand the pain...

>>Perhaps the best thing that can be said about the 2008 performance of data center stocks is that it can no longer get any worse. All 13 stocks we track at the Data Center Investor showed losses for the year, with only Digital Realty Trust (DLR) outperforming the Dow (-33.8%) and S&P 500 (-38.5%). The performance list shows a clear bias toward the industry’s most established players, reflecting a “flight to quality” on the part of investors in the sector. The top five performers are all known quantities with track records that predate the dot-com boom and bust.