Zacks Research Has Bearish Outlook for Equinix Q1 Earnings

Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Equinix in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $7.95 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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.

Several other research firms have also commented on EQIX. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on shares of Equinix from $1,085.00 to $1,065.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on Equinix from $936.00 to $1,025.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Equinix from $950.00 to $975.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Equinix from $1,075.00 to $1,065.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Equinix from $995.00 to $1,080.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $995.24.

Equinix Stock Down 1.4 %

EQIX opened at $859.52 on Monday. Equinix has a fifty-two week low of $684.14 and a fifty-two week high of $994.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $83.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 100.53, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.74. The company’s 50-day moving average is $923.05 and its 200 day moving average is $908.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.63 and a quick ratio of 1.63.

Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The financial services provider reported $7.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 business also recently announced 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.18%. This is an increase from Equinix’s previous quarterly dividend of $4.26. Equinix’s dividend payout ratio is currently 219.42%.

Insider Transactions at Equinix

In other news, insider Brandi Galvin Morandi sold 684 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $940.51, for a total value of $643,308.84. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 8,377 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,878,652.27. This represents a 7.55 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Chairman Charles J. Meyers sold 3,562 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $929.04, for a total transaction of $3,309,240.48. Following the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 15,513 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,412,197.52. This represents a 18.67 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 19,054 shares of company stock valued at $17,466,950 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Equinix

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in Equinix in the 4th quarter worth about $1,067,270,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its position in shares of Equinix by 302.7% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,082,455 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $960,820,000 after purchasing an additional 813,666 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in Equinix by 65.3% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,483,781 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,399,042,000 after purchasing an additional 586,034 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in Equinix by 28.7% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,804,227 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,701,188,000 after purchasing an additional 401,991 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Equinix in the 4th quarter worth approximately $328,899,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.94% of the company’s stock.

Equinix Company Profile

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.