Equinix, Inc. $EQIX Shares Bought by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) by 38.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 300,971 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 83,361 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned approximately 0.31% of Equinix worth $235,733,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in EQIX. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC increased its stake in Equinix by 21.1% during the 2nd quarter. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC now owns 384 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $305,000 after buying an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Equinix by 1.4% during the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 544,462 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $426,444,000 after purchasing an additional 7,409 shares in the last quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Equinix by 5.1% in the 3rd quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC now owns 36,908 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $28,908,000 after purchasing an additional 1,805 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Equinix by 25.8% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,875,355 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,252,094,000 after buying an additional 588,967 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Foresight Group Ltd Liability Partnership lifted its stake in shares of Equinix by 10.0% in the third quarter. Foresight Group Ltd Liability Partnership now owns 26,139 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $20,425,000 after buying an additional 2,378 shares in the last quarter. 94.94% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Equinix News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Equinix this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sanford C. Bernstein initiated/covered EQIX and set a high price target (strong‑buy / outperform), signaling material upside potential and boosting investor confidence. Bernstein Coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Moody’s upgraded Equinix’s senior unsecured rating to Baa1 with a stable outlook — this improves perceived credit quality and lowers refinancing/credit risk. Moody’s Upgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: Equinix closed an offering of $1.5B of senior notes (2031 & 2033 maturities at ~4.40%–4.70%), which secures funding for growth/refinancing but increases long‑term debt load. Investors will weigh use of proceeds vs. added leverage. Senior Notes Close
• Neutral Sentiment: Some outlets reported the note issuance and company filings (additional coverage via TipRanks/FinanzNachrichten), reinforcing the financing story but adding little new information. TipRanks on Notes
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short‑interest data appears anomalous (shows 0 shares / NaN change); treat that data with caution — no clear shorting pressure signal. Zacks Note on Price Move
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Chairman Charles Meyers sold ~2,716 shares and several execs reportedly sold stock recently. Executive share sales can spook investors even if pre‑planned. Insider Filing

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Equinix from $785.00 to $894.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Equinix in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. HSBC set a $1,050.00 target price on Equinix and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Zacks Research cut shares of Equinix from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Equinix from $950.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Three 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, Equinix has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,006.91.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Equinix news, insider Brandi Galvin Morandi sold 1,333 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $804.25, for a total transaction of $1,072,065.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 9,551 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,681,391.75. This trade represents a 12.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, 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 owned 26,373 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,208,375.41. This represents a 7.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 13,602 shares of company stock valued at $11,369,645 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Equinix Price Performance

EQIX stock opened at $936.90 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $852.09 and a two-hundred day moving average of $807.23. The company has a quick ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40. The stock has a market cap of $92.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.04. Equinix, Inc. has a 52-week low of $701.41 and a 52-week high of $992.90.

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

Equinix Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be given 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Equinix’s dividend payout ratio is currently 150.11%.

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.