Equinix (EQIX) Competitors

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) and Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Is WELL or EQIX more profitable?

Equinix has a net margin of 12.29% compared to Welltower's net margin of 12.22%. Equinix's return on equity of 8.34% beat Welltower's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Welltower	12.22%	3.20%	2.00%
Equinix	12.29%	8.34%	3.18%

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

94.8% of Welltower shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Equinix shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Welltower shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Equinix shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, WELL or EQIX?

Equinix has higher revenue and earnings than Welltower. Equinix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Welltower, 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
Welltower	$6.64B	12.89	$340.09M	$1.52	90.43
Equinix	$8.19B	10.83	$969.18M	$11.09	82.86

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WELL or EQIX?

Equinix received 371 more outperform votes than Welltower when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.04% of users gave Equinix an outperform vote while only 60.35% of users gave Welltower an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Welltower	Outperform Votes 726 60.35%	Underperform Votes 477 39.65%
Equinix	Outperform Votes 1097 73.04%	Underperform Votes 405 26.96%

Which has more volatility and risk, WELL or EQIX?

Welltower has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equinix has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WELL or EQIX a better dividend stock?

Welltower pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Equinix pays an annual dividend of $17.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Welltower pays out 176.3% 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 153.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media refer more to WELL or EQIX?

In the previous week, Equinix had 16 more articles in the media than Welltower. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Equinix and 20 mentions for Welltower. Welltower's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Equinix's score of 0.80 indicating that Welltower is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Welltower	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Equinix	24 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend WELL or EQIX?

Welltower currently has a consensus price target of $116.68, suggesting a potential downside of 15.11%. Equinix has a consensus price target of $952.88, suggesting a potential upside of 3.69%. Given Equinix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Equinix is more favorable than Welltower.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Welltower	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Equinix	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Equinix beats Welltower on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.