Research Analysts Set Expectations for Equinix Q1 Earnings

Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Equinix in a research note issued 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 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.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on EQIX. Citizens Jmp upgraded Equinix to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on Equinix from $1,085.00 to $1,065.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Moffett Nathanson upgraded Equinix from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Barclays increased their target price on Equinix from $810.00 to $822.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their target price on Equinix from $950.00 to $975.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $989.35.

Equinix Stock Performance

Shares of EQIX stock opened at $836.24 on Monday. Equinix has a 52 week low of $684.14 and a 52 week high of $994.03. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $918.81 and a 200-day moving average of $908.19. 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 company has a market cap of $81.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 97.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.74.

Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The financial services provider reported $7.92 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.75 by $5.17. Equinix had a net margin of 9.32% and a return on equity of 6.31%.

Equinix Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Stockholders 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 is a positive change from Equinix’s previous quarterly dividend of $4.26. This represents a $18.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.24%. Equinix’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 219.42%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Keith D. Taylor sold 3,184 shares of Equinix stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $909.82, for a total value of $2,896,866.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 22,076 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,085,186.32. This trade represents a 12.60 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Adaire Fox-Martin sold 1,370 shares of Equinix stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $909.51, for a total value of $1,246,028.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 4,329 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,937,268.79. This trade represents a 24.04 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 19,054 shares of company stock valued at $17,466,950 in the last ninety days. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Equinix

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EQIX. Norges Bank purchased a new stake 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 holdings in Equinix by 302.7% in the 3rd 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 acquiring an additional 813,666 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in Equinix by 65.3% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,483,781 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,399,042,000 after buying an additional 586,034 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 401,991 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Equinix during the fourth quarter valued at about $328,899,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.