Michael Shane Paladin Sells 327 Shares of Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) Stock

Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) insider Michael Shane Paladin sold 327 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $804.36, for a total value of $263,025.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 952 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $765,750.72. The trade was a 25.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Equinix Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:EQIX opened at $795.48 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. The firm has a market cap of $78.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 72.85, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.05. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $764.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $782.63. Equinix, Inc. has a 12-month low of $701.41 and a 12-month high of $953.41.

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

Equinix Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Trading of Equinix

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of Equinix by 28.9% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 326 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $307,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its stake in Equinix by 11.5% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 522 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $425,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in Equinix by 21.8% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 3,050 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,487,000 after buying an additional 546 shares in the last quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Equinix in the 2nd quarter valued at about $284,000. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Equinix by 13.4% during the second quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,169 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,068,000 after acquiring an additional 612 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.94% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently weighed in on EQIX shares. Scotiabank cut their target price on Equinix from $965.00 to $959.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on Equinix in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $950.00 price target for the company. BMO Capital Markets upgraded Equinix from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $900.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Equinix from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $795.00 target price for the company. in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Equinix from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $959.64.

Equinix News Roundup

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

Equinix Company Profile

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.