Jonathan Lin Sells 888 Shares of Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) Stock

Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) insider Jonathan Lin sold 888 shares of Equinix stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $801.78, for a total value of $711,980.64. Following the transaction, the insider owned 9,390 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,528,714.20. The trade was a 8.64% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Jonathan Lin also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, December 2nd, Jonathan Lin sold 124 shares of Equinix stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $731.18, for a total value of $90,666.32.

Equinix Stock Up 1.4%

NASDAQ EQIX opened at $795.48 on Thursday. Equinix, Inc. has a 52 week low of $701.41 and a 52 week high of $953.41. The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $764.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $782.63. The firm has a market cap of $78.11 billion, a PE ratio of 72.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.05.

Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The financial services provider reported $9.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $9.27 by $0.56. Equinix had a net margin of 11.82% and a return on equity of 7.70%. The firm had revenue of $2.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.33 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $9.05 earnings per share. Equinix’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equinix has set its FY 2025 guidance at 37.950-38.77 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Equinix, Inc. will post 33.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Equinix Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th were issued a dividend of $4.69 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 19th. This represents a $18.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Equinix’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 171.79%.

More Equinix News

Here are the key news stories impacting Equinix this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America reaffirmed a Buy and raised its target on Equinix to $950, highlighting the company’s enterprise colocation strength and providing analyst-driven upside for the stock. Enterprise Colocation Expertise Offer Fundamental Strength to Equinix
• Neutral Sentiment: Equinix clarified the tax treatment for all 2025 common‑stock distributions, removing a tax‑reporting uncertainty for income investors; this is informational rather than a fundamental change to cash flows. Equinix Announces Tax Treatment of 2025 Distributions
• Neutral Sentiment: Opinion pieces and previews are urging investors to reassess EQIX after a recent pullback; these stories can amplify near‑term volatility around results but do not by themselves change the company’s reported revenue/guidance. Is It Time To Reassess Equinix After Its Recent Share Price Pullback?
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple senior insiders disclosed sizable sales on Jan. 16 (CEO Adaire Fox‑Martin, CFO Keith Taylor, Chairman Charles Meyers, EVP Raouf Abdel and others), offloading blocks around ~$801–$804 per share. Large, clustered insider sales are weighing on sentiment and likely contributed to intraday weakness; note that sales can reflect diversification or tax planning rather than loss of confidence, but they often trigger short‑term selling pressure. (See SEC filings: CEO, CFO, Chairman, EVP.) CEO Form 4 CFO Form 4 Chairman Form 4 EVP Form 4

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EQIX has been the subject of several analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $915.00 price objective on Equinix in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. UBS Group set a $959.00 price objective on Equinix in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Daiwa Capital Markets set a $917.00 target price on shares of Equinix and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. HSBC set a $1,050.00 target price on shares of Equinix and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Equinix from $940.00 to $950.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $959.64.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Quent Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Equinix by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 298 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $233,000 after acquiring an additional 12 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. lifted its position in shares of Equinix by 1.3% during the second quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 1,040 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $827,000 after purchasing an additional 13 shares in the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC boosted its holdings in Equinix by 10.9% during the second quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 132 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $105,000 after purchasing an additional 13 shares during the last quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co. boosted its holdings in Equinix by 1.0% during the third quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co. now owns 1,295 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,014,000 after purchasing an additional 13 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Paragon Private Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Equinix by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Paragon Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 495 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $388,000 after purchasing an additional 13 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.94% of the company’s stock.

About Equinix

Equinix, Inc is a global provider of digital infrastructure and interconnection services, specializing in carrier-neutral data centers and colocation. The company operates a platform that enables enterprises, cloud and network service providers, and content companies to colocate IT infrastructure, interconnect directly with partners and providers, and access cloud on-ramps and network services in a secure, low-latency environment.

Equinix’s offerings include traditional colocation space and power, cross-connects and meet-me rooms, and a suite of connectivity and on-demand services designed for hybrid multicloud architectures.