Equinix (EQIX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the world's digital infrastructure company . Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $710.52 to $794.56
• 50-Day Range: $745.53 to $914.43
• 52-Week Range: $701.41 to $994.03
• Volume: 4.00 million shs
• Average Volume: 543,271 shs
• Market Capitalization: $72.93 billion
• P/E Ratio: 77.50
• Dividend Yield: 2.52%
• Price Target: $977.30
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Equinix Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Equinix scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 40th out of 929 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Equinix has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.07, and is based on 18 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Equinix has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.03%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Equinix are expected to grow by 9.03% in the coming year, from $33.10 to $36.09 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Equinix is 77.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.69.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Equinix is 77.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.71.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Equinix has a PEG Ratio of 1.07. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Equinix has a P/B Ratio of 5.32. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.78% of the float of Equinix has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Equinix has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Equinix has recently decreased by 7.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Equinix pays a meaningful dividend of 2.28%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Equinix has been increasing its dividend for 10 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Equinix is 195.01%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Equinix will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.98% next year. This indicates that Equinix will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.18

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.78% of the float of Equinix has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Equinix has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Equinix has recently decreased by 7.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.14

News Sentiment

Equinix has a news sentiment score of 1.14. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.95 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 48 news articles for Equinix this week, compared to 23 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

22 people have searched for EQIX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 214% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added Equinix to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -56% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Equinix insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,808,008.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.27% of the stock of Equinix is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.94% of the stock of Equinix is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

EQIX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have EQIX shares performed this year?

Equinix's stock was trading at $942.89 at the start of the year. Since then, EQIX shares have decreased by 20.9% and is now trading at $745.53.
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How were Equinix's earnings last quarter?

Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The financial services provider reported $9.67 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $9.01 by $0.66. The firm's revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Equinix have any subsidiaries?

Equinix subsidiaries include these companies: Packet, Metronode, Itconic Innovate IT, TelecityGroup, Bit-isle Equinix, Nimbo, Alog Data Centers do Brasil, and others.

Who are Equinix's major shareholders?

Equinix's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (13.19%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.94%), Wellington Management Group LLP (1.77%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.63%). Insiders that own company stock include Gary Hromadko, Keith D Taylor, Christopher B Paisley, Karl Strohmeyer, Charles J Meyers, Michael Earl Campbell, Adaire Fox-Martin, Brandi Galvin Morandi, Camp Peter Van, Jonathan Lin, Raouf Abdel, Simon Miller, Kurt Pletcher, Scott Crenshaw, Meredith Williamson and Fidelma Russo.
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How do I buy shares of Equinix?

Shares of EQIX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Equinix own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Equinix investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), Salesforce (CRM) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/30/2025
• Record date for 6/18 Dividend: 5/21/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/18 Dividend: 5/21/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/18/2025
• Today: 6/26/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - RETAIL
• Sub-Industry: Internet Software & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:EQIX
• CIK: 1101239
• Web: www.equinix.com
• Phone: (650) 598-6000
• Fax: 650-598-6900
• Employees: 13,606
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $977.30
• High Stock Price Target: $1,200.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $837.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +31.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.07
• Research Coverage: 28 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $9.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 77.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.52
• P/E Growth: 1.18
• Net Income: $815 million
• Net Margins: 10.48%
• Pretax Margin: 12.32%
• Return on Equity: 6.96%
• Return on Assets: 2.66%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.20
• Current Ratio: 1.65
• Quick Ratio: 1.65

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.85 billion
• Price / Sales: 8.24
• Cash Flow: $24.24 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 30.75
• Book Value: $140.19 per share
• Price / Book: 5.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 97,819,000
• Free Float: 97,555,000
• Market Cap: $72.93 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.97