Zacks Research Has Pessimistic View of Equinix Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Equinix to $8.21 from $8.27, while the consensus estimate for the full-year earnings stands at $33.10 per share.
• Equinix reported a Q2 earnings per share of $9.91, significantly surpassing the consensus estimate of $3.49 and showing a quarterly revenue increase of 4.5% year-over-year.
• The company has announced a quarterly dividend of $4.69, reflecting an annualized yield of 2.4%, despite a high dividend payout ratio of 183.74%.

Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Equinix in a report issued on Wednesday, August 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $8.21 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $8.27. The consensus estimate for Equinix's current full-year earnings is $33.10 per share.

Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The financial services provider reported $9.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.49 by $6.42. Equinix had a return on equity of 7.22% and a net margin of 11.11%.The business had revenue of $2.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.26 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $9.22 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. Equinix has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 37.670-38.480 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on EQIX. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Equinix from $1,050.00 to $1,010.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Cowen reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Equinix in a report on Thursday, July 3rd. Barclays upped their target price on Equinix from $798.00 to $804.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Equinix from $935.00 to $940.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Equinix from $1,065.00 to $925.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Equinix has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $962.52.

Equinix Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of EQIX stock opened at $786.47 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $796.24 and a 200 day simple moving average of $837.77. Equinix has a fifty-two week low of $701.41 and a fifty-two week high of $994.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 77.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29.

Equinix Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 20th will be paid a $4.69 dividend. This represents a $18.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 20th. Equinix's dividend payout ratio is currently 183.74%.

Insider Transactions at Equinix

In other news, CEO Adaire Fox-Martin sold 2,949 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $884.91, for a total transaction of $2,609,599.59. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,615 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,508,409.65. This represents a 23.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Christopher B. Paisley sold 75 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $781.50, for a total value of $58,612.50. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 17,832 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,935,708. This represents a 0.42% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.27% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Equinix

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EQIX. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of Equinix by 28.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 326 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $307,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the period. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG bought a new stake in shares of Equinix in the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,027,000. MGO One Seven LLC lifted its position in shares of Equinix by 20.3% in the 4th quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 599 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $565,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its position in shares of Equinix by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 468 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $441,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the period. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Equinix by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,458 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,375,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.94% of the company's stock.

Equinix Company Profile

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.

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