Wells Fargo analyst Jennifer Fritzsche says that her top data center pick is now Digital Realty (DLR), followed by Equinix (EQIX), CyrusOne (CONE), QTS Realty Trust (QTS) and CoreSite Realty (COR). The analyst believes Digital Realty is set to benefit from improving leasing trends in early 2018, with several large hyperscale deals likely coming. Digital Realty is also the only data center REIT that can self-fund growth in 2018, without a need to tap the capital markets for debt or equity, she contends. Fritzsche reiterates an Outperform rating on Digital Realty shares.