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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on EQIX. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Equinix from $945.00 to $975.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Equinix from $995.00 to $1,080.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Citizens Jmp raised Equinix to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Equinix from $1,075.00 to $1,065.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on Equinix from $1,085.00 to $1,065.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $994.82.

Equinix Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EQIX traded up $24.50 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $947.50. The stock had a trading volume of 157,576 shares, compared to its average volume of 493,786. The business’s fifty day moving average is $935.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $894.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.16. The company has a market cap of $91.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 85.41, a PEG 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.

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

Equinix Increases Dividend

The business 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 $4.69 dividend. This represents a $18.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.98%. This is a boost from Equinix’s previous quarterly dividend of $4.26. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 26th. Equinix’s dividend payout ratio is 153.65%.

Insider Transactions at Equinix

In other news, CEO Adaire Fox-Martin sold 2,965 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $961.62, for a total transaction of $2,851,203.30. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 3,069 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,951,211.78. This represents a 49.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Christopher B. Paisley sold 100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $891.00, for a total value of $89,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 17,794 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,854,454. This represents a 0.56 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 16,801 shares of company stock worth $15,530,564. Insiders own 0.27% 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.