META vs. EQIX, SE, CSGP, EBAY, VRSN, AKAM, ANGI, SPSC, YELP, and ZD
Should you be buying Meta Platforms stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Meta Platforms include Equinix (EQIX), SEA (SE), CoStar Group (CSGP), eBay (EBAY), VeriSign (VRSN), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), Angi (ANGI), SPS Commerce (SPSC), Yelp (YELP), and Ziff Davis (ZD). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry.
Meta Platforms vs.
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Meta Platforms received 3672 more outperform votes than Equinix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.09% of users gave Meta Platforms an outperform vote while only 73.27% of users gave Equinix an outperform vote.
Meta Platforms has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equinix has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Meta Platforms has a net margin of 37.91% compared to Equinix's net margin of 9.32%. Meta Platforms' return on equity of 38.17% beat Equinix's return on equity.
79.9% of Meta Platforms shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Equinix shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of Meta Platforms 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.
Meta Platforms presently has a consensus target price of $718.31, indicating a potential upside of 15.94%. Equinix has a consensus target price of $990.06, indicating a potential upside of 16.14%. Given Equinix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Equinix is more favorable than Meta Platforms.
In the previous week, Meta Platforms had 161 more articles in the media than Equinix. MarketBeat recorded 188 mentions for Meta Platforms and 27 mentions for Equinix. Equinix's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Meta Platforms' score of 1.14 indicating that Equinix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Meta Platforms has higher revenue and earnings than Equinix. Meta Platforms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equinix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Meta Platforms pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Equinix pays an annual dividend of $18.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Meta Platforms pays out 8.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Equinix pays out 219.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
Meta Platforms beats Equinix on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:META) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
