Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Equinix (EQIX)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Equinix (NASDAQ: EQIX):

• 9/21/2026 – Equinix is now covered by Rothschild & Co Redburn. They set a “buy” rating and a $1,261.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/21/2026 – Equinix is now covered by Rothschild & Co Redburn. They set a “buy” rating and a $1,261.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/10/2026 – Equinix had its price target raised by BTIG Research from $1,210.00 to $1,240.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/8/2026 – Equinix had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $1,130.00 to $1,135.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 8/18/2026 – Equinix had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc. They now have a $1,270.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/14/2026 – Equinix had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by HSBC Holdings plc. They now have a $1,400.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/6/2026 – Equinix was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 8/5/2026 – Equinix had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $1,125.00 to $1,225.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/4/2026 – Equinix was downgraded by Royal Bank Of Canada from “outperform” to “buy”.
• 8/4/2026 – Equinix had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 8/3/2026 – Equinix had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They now have a $1,270.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/31/2026 – Equinix had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $1,215.00 to $1,220.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Equinix had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $1,210.00 to $1,265.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Equinix had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They now have a $1,340.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Equinix had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by Scotiabank. They now have a $1,208.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Equinix had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $1,250.00 to $1,265.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Equinix had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $1,143.00 to $1,166.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Equinix had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $1,186.00 to $1,211.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Equinix Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th were issued a dividend of $5.16 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 19th. This represents a $20.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. Equinix’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 132.90%.

Insider Activity

In other Equinix news, Director Christopher B. Paisley sold 125 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,103.58, for a total transaction of $137,947.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 13,734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,156,567.72. This trade represents a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Kurt Pletcher sold 135 shares of Equinix stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,075.50, for a total value of $145,192.50. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 4,077 shares in the company, valued at $4,384,813.50. This represents a 3.21% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 4,770 shares of company stock valued at $4,884,197. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Equinix, Inc is a global digital infrastructure company that operates data centers and provides interconnection and cloud connectivity services. Its facilities, known as International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers, enable businesses, cloud providers, network operators, financial institutions and other organizations to securely house technology infrastructure and exchange data.

The company’s Platform Equinix services include colocation, private and public cloud connectivity, network interconnection, managed infrastructure and digital services.