Equinix (EQIX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EQIX) is a global digital infrastructure company specializing in data center services and interconnection solutions. The company designs, builds and operates carrier-neutral International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers, enabling enterprises, network service providers and cloud operators to colocate critical IT infrastructure and directly interconnect with customers and partners. Equinix’s ecosystem approach facilitates low-latency, high-bandwidth exchange of digital information across public and private networks.

Founded in 1998 by Jay Adelson and Al Avery and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Equinix completed its initial public offering in 2000. Since its inception, the company has expanded steadily through both organic development and strategic acquisitions, establishing a presence in key business markets worldwide. Equinix now operates in more than 70 data centers across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific, serving a diverse mix of multinational corporations, cloud service providers and network operators.

Equinix’s core product portfolio includes colocation space and power services, Equinix Fabric™ software-defined interconnection, Equinix Metal™ automated bare metal servers and Network Edge services for virtual network functions. These offerings enable customers to deploy hybrid and multi-cloud architectures, exchange data securely with trading partners and optimize application performance. The company also provides managed services for remote hands, customer support and professional consulting to accelerate digital transformation initiatives.

Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Charles Meyers, Equinix continues to invest in sustainability, renewable energy and network diversity. By leveraging its global platform and open-architecture design, the company aims to support the evolving connectivity needs of digital businesses and foster innovation across industries.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $783.24 to $790.32
• 50-Day Range: $745.53 to $906.50
• 52-Week Range: $701.41 to $994.03
• Volume: 321,930 shs
• Average Volume: 398,050 shs
• Market Capitalization: $76.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 77.00
• Dividend Yield: 2.39%
• Price Target: $962.52
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Equinix Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Equinix scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 67th out of 935 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Equinix has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 19 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Equinix has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.03%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Equinix are expected to grow by 9.03% in the coming year, from $33.10 to $36.09 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Equinix is 77.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 270.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Equinix is 77.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 228.34.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Equinix has a PEG Ratio of 1.40. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Equinix has a P/B Ratio of 5.46. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.03% of the float of Equinix has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Equinix has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Equinix has recently increased by 3.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Equinix pays a meaningful dividend of 2.37%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Equinix has been increasing its dividend for 10 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Equinix is 183.74%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Equinix will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.98% next year. This indicates that Equinix will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.18

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.03% of the float of Equinix has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Equinix has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Equinix has recently increased by 3.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.34

News Sentiment

Equinix has a news sentiment score of 1.34. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 1.18 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 32 news articles for Equinix this week, compared to 31 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 34 people have searched for EQIX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -26% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 7 people have added Equinix to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Equinix insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,668,212.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.27% of the stock of Equinix is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.94% of the stock of Equinix is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

EQIX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have EQIX shares performed this year?

Equinix's stock was trading at $942.89 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, EQIX stock has decreased by 16.6% and is now trading at $786.19.

How were Equinix's earnings last quarter?

Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 30th. The financial services provider reported $9.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.49 by $6.42. The company's revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Equinix have any subsidiaries?

Equinix subsidiaries include Packet, Metronode, Itconic Innovate IT, TelecityGroup, Bit-isle Equinix, Nimbo, Alog Data Centers do Brasil, and others.

Who are Equinix's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Equinix include Vanguard Group Inc. (13.42%), Valeo Financial Advisors LLC (8.34%), State Street Corp (6.39%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.56%). Insiders that own company stock include Gary Hromadko, Keith D Taylor, Christopher B Paisley, Karl Strohmeyer, Charles J Meyers, Michael Earl Campbell, Adaire Fox-Martin, Brandi Galvin Morandi, Camp Peter Van, Jonathan Lin, Raouf Abdel, Simon Miller, Kurt Pletcher, Scott Crenshaw, Meredith Williamson and Fidelma Russo.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Equinix?

Shares of EQIX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Equinix own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Equinix investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), Salesforce (CRM) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/18 Dividend: 5/21/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/18 Dividend: 5/21/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/18/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2025
• Record date for 9/17 Dividend: 8/20/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/17 Dividend: 8/20/2025
• Today: 8/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/17/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - RETAIL
• Sub-Industry: Internet Software & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:EQIX
• CIK: 1101239
• Web: www.equinix.com
• Phone: (650) 598-6000
• Fax: 650-598-6900
• Employees: 13,606
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Equinix: $962.52
• High Price Target: $1,200.00
• Low Price Target: $804.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 29 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.21
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 77.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.75
• P/E Growth: 1.4
• Net Income: $815 million
• Net Margins: 11.11%
• Pretax Margin: 12.83%
• Return on Equity: 7.22%
• Return on Assets: 2.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.29
• Current Ratio: 1.54
• Quick Ratio: 1.54

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.75 billion
• Price / Sales: 8.79
• Cash Flow: $29.47 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 26.68
• Book Value: $143.89 per share
• Price / Book: 5.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 97,860,000
• Free Float: 97,600,000
• Market Cap: $76.94 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.90