Equinix, Inc. $EQIX Shares Acquired by Wealthfront Advisers LLC

Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its stake in shares of Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) by 15.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,936 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 678 shares during the quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC’s holdings in Equinix were worth $3,866,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Equinix during the 2nd quarter valued at about $892,431,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Equinix by 1.7% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,129,041 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $10,443,758,000 after purchasing an additional 222,221 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Equinix by 3.7% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,249,780 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,971,512,000 after purchasing an additional 220,981 shares during the period. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. purchased a new stake in Equinix in the second quarter valued at approximately $172,581,000. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in Equinix by 44.7% in the 2nd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 450,693 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $352,212,000 after buying an additional 139,170 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.94% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Guggenheim raised their price target on shares of Equinix from $933.00 to $985.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Equinix from $950.00 to $1,010.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Equinix from $785.00 to $894.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Equinix from $961.00 to $973.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Scotiabank reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Equinix in a research report on Thursday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $996.23.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Keith D. Taylor sold 2,051 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $804.17, for a total transaction of $1,649,352.67. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 26,373 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,208,375.41. This represents a 7.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Chairman Charles J. Meyers sold 2,094 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $804.14, for a total value of $1,683,869.16. Following the transaction, the chairman owned 13,253 shares in the company, valued at $10,657,267.42. This trade represents a 13.64% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 19,490 shares of company stock valued at $15,281,999. 0.27% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Key Equinix News

Here are the key news stories impacting Equinix this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management issued strong full‑year 2026 guidance (revenue and FFO growth driven by AI data‑center demand), which investors favored and which pushed the stock up after the print. Guidance, Not Earnings, Sends Equinix Stock Higher
• Positive Sentiment: Company cited strong bookings that underpin the upbeat 2026 outlook — a confirmation that sales momentum into AI infrastructure is accelerating. Equinix shares jump as bookings drive guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised targets and reiterated buy/overweight calls after the print (JPMorgan to $1,100 overweight; Jefferies to $1,000 buy; Scotiabank to $997; BMO and TD Cowen maintained bullish views), adding institutional support for higher prices. Analyst coverage/price target updates Analyst notes (TipRanks)
• Positive Sentiment: Board approved a 10% increase to the quarterly dividend (new quarterly payout $5.16), which supports the REIT income case for holders. Dividend hike and Q4 note (Zacks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest notices in some feeds show large increases but the reported figures appear to be data anomalies (zeros/NaN); overall short interest remains low versus float and isn’t a major immediate pressure point. Short interest data (MarketBeat)
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 results missed AFFO/FFO and revenue estimates as expenses rose (FFO $8.91 vs. est. $9.07), which is the reason management had to lean on forward guidance rather than the quarter itself. Q4 misses (Zacks)
• Negative Sentiment: Halper Sadeh LLC issued a shareholder notice encouraging contact about possible claims — a potential legal overhang that could create uncertainty for investors. Shareholder notice (GlobeNewswire)

Equinix Stock Down 0.2%

EQIX stock opened at $956.19 on Friday. Equinix, Inc. has a one year low of $701.41 and a one year high of $992.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 1.32. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $792.68 and its 200 day moving average is $789.66. The firm has a market cap of $93.88 billion, a PE ratio of 69.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.06.

Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The financial services provider reported $8.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $9.07 by ($0.16). Equinix had a return on equity of 9.60% and a net margin of 14.65%.The firm had revenue of $2.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.46 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $7.92 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts forecast that Equinix, Inc. will post 33.1 EPS for the current year.

Equinix Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be issued a $5.16 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 25th. This is an increase from Equinix’s previous quarterly dividend of $4.69. This represents a $20.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. Equinix’s dividend payout ratio is 150.11%.

Equinix 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.