Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 36.690-37.510 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 38.080. The company issued revenue guidance of $9.0 billion-$9.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $9.5 billion. Equinix also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EQIX has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays raised their target price on Equinix from $810.00 to $822.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Equinix from $935.00 to $1,090.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 29th. Moffett Nathanson upgraded shares of Equinix from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $1,200.00 price target on shares of Equinix in a report on Thursday. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their price objective on Equinix from $985.00 to $1,114.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Equinix has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $999.59.

Equinix Trading Down 1.9 %

Shares of Equinix stock traded down $18.16 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $917.04. 454,611 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 488,978. The stock has a market capitalization of $88.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 82.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 0.72. Equinix has a twelve month low of $684.14 and a twelve month high of $994.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $936.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $894.76.

Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The financial services provider reported $7.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.75 by $5.17. Equinix had a net margin of 12.29% and a return on equity of 8.34%. Research analysts forecast that Equinix will post 31.09 EPS for the current year.

Equinix Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 26th will be paid a $4.69 dividend. This is a positive change from Equinix’s previous quarterly dividend of $4.26. This represents a $18.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.05%. Equinix’s dividend payout ratio is presently 153.65%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Equinix news, CEO Adaire Fox-Martin sold 2,965 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $961.62, for a total transaction of $2,851,203.30. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 3,069 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,951,211.78. This trade represents a 49.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Keith D. Taylor sold 1,500 shares of Equinix stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $971.18, for a total transaction of $1,456,770.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 18,966 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,419,399.88. This trade represents a 7.33 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 16,801 shares of company stock worth $15,530,564. 0.27% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.