Iron Mountain (IRM) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, IRM or EQIX?

Iron Mountain has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equinix has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, IRM or EQIX?

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
Iron Mountain	$6.15B	4.50	$180.16M	$0.14	669.62
Equinix	$8.75B	8.80	$815M	$10.21	77.03

Is IRM or EQIX a better dividend stock?

Iron Mountain pays an annual dividend of $3.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Equinix pays an annual dividend of $18.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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 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 has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Equinix has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer IRM or EQIX?

In the previous week, Equinix had 15 more articles in the media than Iron Mountain. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Equinix and 19 mentions for Iron Mountain. Iron Mountain's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Equinix's score of 1.29 indicating that Iron Mountain is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Iron Mountain	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Equinix	23 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IRM or EQIX 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
Iron Mountain	0.66%	-146.80%	2.83%
Equinix	11.11%	7.22%	2.73%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IRM or EQIX?

80.1% of Iron Mountain shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Equinix shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Iron Mountain shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Equinix shares are held 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.

Do analysts rate IRM or EQIX?

Iron Mountain presently has a consensus price target of $120.17, indicating a potential upside of 28.18%. Equinix has a consensus price target of $962.52, indicating a potential upside of 22.39%. Given Iron Mountain's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Iron Mountain is more favorable than Equinix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Iron Mountain	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14
Equinix	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Equinix beats Iron Mountain on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.