Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for Equinix Earnings

Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) – Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Equinix in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $7.95 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $8.20. The consensus estimate for Equinix’s current full-year earnings is $33.10 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Equinix’s Q2 2025 earnings at $8.20 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $8.39 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $8.39 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $32.91 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $8.22 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $8.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $8.97 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $9.33 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $35.12 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $37.28 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on EQIX. Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of Equinix from $1,033.00 to $1,040.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of Equinix from $950.00 to $975.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Equinix from $995.00 to $1,080.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Moffett Nathanson upgraded Equinix from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price objective on Equinix from $935.00 to $1,090.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $995.24.

Equinix Stock Performance

NASDAQ:EQIX opened at $859.52 on Monday. Equinix has a twelve month low of $684.14 and a twelve month high of $994.03. The company has a quick ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 1.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $923.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $908.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $83.66 billion, a PE ratio of 100.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.74.

Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The financial services provider reported $7.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.75 by $5.17. Equinix had a return on equity of 6.31% and a net margin of 9.32%.

Equinix Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 26th will be given a dividend of $4.69 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 26th. This represents a $18.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.18%. This is a boost from Equinix’s previous quarterly dividend of $4.26. Equinix’s dividend payout ratio is 219.42%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Kurt Pletcher sold 341 shares of Equinix stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $903.72, for a total value of $308,168.52. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 1,430 shares in the company, valued at $1,292,319.60. The trade was a 19.25 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Adaire Fox-Martin sold 1,370 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $909.51, for a total transaction of $1,246,028.70. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 4,329 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,937,268.79. This represents a 24.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 19,054 shares of company stock worth $17,466,950. Company insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Equinix

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Pinney & Scofield Inc. bought a new stake in Equinix in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Equinix during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Pacific Center for Financial Services raised its position in shares of Equinix by 65.2% during the fourth quarter. Pacific Center for Financial Services now owns 38 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the period. J.Safra Asset Management Corp bought a new position in shares of Equinix in the 4th quarter worth $39,000. Finally, Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new position in shares of Equinix in the 4th quarter worth $42,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.94% of the company’s stock.

About Equinix

Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the world's digital infrastructure company . Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.