Iron Mountain (IRM) Competitors

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

Is EQIX or IRM more profitable?

Equinix has a net margin of 11.11% compared to Iron Mountain's net margin of 0.66%. Equinix's return on equity of 7.22% beat Iron Mountain's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equinix	11.11%	7.22%	2.73%
Iron Mountain	0.66%	-146.80%	2.83%

Do analysts rate EQIX or IRM?

Equinix presently has a consensus target price of $962.52, suggesting a potential upside of 21.02%. Iron Mountain has a consensus target price of $120.17, suggesting a potential upside of 22.93%. Given Iron Mountain's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Iron Mountain is more favorable than Equinix.

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
Iron Mountain	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

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

94.9% of Equinix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.1% of Iron Mountain shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Equinix shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Iron Mountain shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is EQIX or IRM a better dividend stock?

Equinix pays an annual dividend of $18.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Iron Mountain pays an annual dividend of $3.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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. Iron Mountain pays out 2,242.9% 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 has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Iron Mountain has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, EQIX or IRM?

Equinix has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iron Mountain has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EQIX or IRM?

Equinix has higher revenue and earnings than Iron Mountain. Equinix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iron Mountain, 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	$8.94B	8.70	$815M	$10.21	77.90
Iron Mountain	$6.15B	4.69	$180.16M	$0.14	698.25

Does the media prefer EQIX or IRM?

In the previous week, Equinix had 8 more articles in the media than Iron Mountain. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Equinix and 28 mentions for Iron Mountain. Equinix's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Iron Mountain's score of 1.30 indicating that Equinix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Equinix	31 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Iron Mountain	23 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Equinix beats Iron Mountain on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.