Equinix (EQIX) Competitors

Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) and Cencora (NYSE:COR) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is EQIX or COR more profitable?

Equinix has a net margin of 11.11% compared to Cencora's net margin of 0.60%. Cencora's return on equity of 267.36% beat Equinix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equinix	11.11%	7.22%	2.73%
Cencora	0.60%	267.36%	4.31%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EQIX or COR?

94.9% of Equinix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.5% of Cencora shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Equinix shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Cencora shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, EQIX or COR?

Cencora has higher revenue and earnings than Equinix. Cencora is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equinix, 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
Equinix	$8.75B	8.79	$815M	$10.21	76.98
Cencora	$293.96B	0.19	$1.51B	$9.72	30.07

Does the media prefer EQIX or COR?

In the previous week, Equinix had 10 more articles in the media than Cencora. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Equinix and 24 mentions for Cencora. Cencora's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Equinix's score of 1.16 indicating that Cencora is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Equinix	23 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cencora	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend EQIX or COR?

Equinix currently has a consensus price target of $962.52, suggesting a potential upside of 22.47%. Cencora has a consensus price target of $311.25, suggesting a potential upside of 6.50%. Given Equinix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Equinix is more favorable than Cencora.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Equinix	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Cencora	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is EQIX or COR a better dividend stock?

Equinix pays an annual dividend of $18.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Cencora pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Equinix pays out 183.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cencora pays out 22.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Equinix has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Cencora has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Which has more risk and volatility, EQIX or COR?

Equinix has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cencora has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Equinix beats Cencora on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.