Meta Platforms (META) Competitors

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer META or EQIX?

Meta Platforms currently has a consensus price target of $717.90, suggesting a potential upside of 4.34%. Equinix has a consensus price target of $994.82, suggesting a potential upside of 7.73%. Given Equinix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Equinix is more favorable than Meta Platforms.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Meta Platforms	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	35 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Equinix	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor META or EQIX?

In the previous week, Meta Platforms had 177 more articles in the media than Equinix. MarketBeat recorded 216 mentions for Meta Platforms and 39 mentions for Equinix. Meta Platforms' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Equinix's score of 0.97 indicating that Meta Platforms is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Meta Platforms	167 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	12 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Equinix	28 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, META or EQIX?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Meta Platforms	$164.50B	10.60	$62.36B	$23.92	28.77
Equinix	$8.75B	10.27	$815M	$8.55	108.00

Is META or EQIX more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Meta Platforms	37.91%	38.17%	25.31%
Equinix	9.32%	6.31%	2.41%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in META or EQIX?

79.9% of Meta Platforms shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Equinix shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.7% of Meta Platforms shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Equinix shares are owned by company 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.

Is META or EQIX a better dividend stock?

Meta Platforms pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Equinix pays an annual dividend of $17.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Meta Platforms pays out 8.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Equinix pays out 199.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility and risk, META or EQIX?

Meta Platforms has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equinix has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in META or EQIX?

Meta Platforms received 3672 more outperform votes than Equinix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.10% of users gave Meta Platforms an outperform vote while only 73.28% of users gave Equinix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Meta Platforms	Outperform Votes 4783 81.10%	Underperform Votes 1115 18.90%
Equinix	Outperform Votes 1111 73.28%	Underperform Votes 405 26.72%

Summary

Meta Platforms beats Equinix on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.