Equinix (EQIX) Competitors

SEA (NYSE:SE) and Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SE or EQIX?

Equinix received 611 more outperform votes than SEA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.52% of users gave Equinix an outperform vote while only 63.39% of users gave SEA an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SEA	Outperform Votes 516 63.39%	Underperform Votes 298 36.61%
Equinix	Outperform Votes 1127 73.52%	Underperform Votes 406 26.48%

Is SE or EQIX a better dividend stock?

SEA pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Equinix pays an annual dividend of $18.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. SEA pays out 123.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equinix pays out 195.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equinix has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Equinix is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to SE or EQIX?

In the previous week, Equinix had 7 more articles in the media than SEA. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Equinix and 30 mentions for SEA. Equinix's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat SEA's score of 1.13 indicating that Equinix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SEA	22 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Equinix	30 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, SE or EQIX?

SEA has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equinix has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SE or EQIX?

SEA presently has a consensus price target of $145.23, indicating a potential downside of 10.59%. Equinix has a consensus price target of $1,004.65, indicating a potential upside of 14.70%. Given Equinix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Equinix is more favorable than SEA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SEA	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
Equinix	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	6 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Is SE or EQIX more profitable?

Equinix has a net margin of 9.32% compared to SEA's net margin of 0.64%. Equinix's return on equity of 6.31% beat SEA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SEA	0.64%	1.40%	0.50%
Equinix	9.32%	6.31%	2.41%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SE or EQIX?

59.5% of SEA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Equinix shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of SEA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Equinix shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SE or EQIX?

Equinix has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SEA. Equinix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SEA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SEA	$17.93B	5.34	$150.73M	$1.42	114.39
Equinix	$8.85B	9.69	$815M	$9.62	91.05

Summary

Equinix beats SEA on 18 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.