United Capital Financial Advisors LLC Makes New $5.14 Million Investment in Equinix, Inc. $EQIX

Posted by Stanley Muller on Aug 29th, 2026

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX – Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 4,933 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $5,142,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Equinix by 28.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 326 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $307,000 after buying an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its position in shares of Equinix by 11.5% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 522 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $425,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in shares of Equinix by 21.8% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 3,050 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,487,000 after acquiring an additional 546 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. purchased a new position in Equinix during the second quarter valued at approximately $231,000. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. grew its stake in Equinix by 2.8% during the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 1,074 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $854,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. 94.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have commented on EQIX shares. HSBC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $1,400.00 price target on shares of Equinix in a report on Friday, August 14th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Equinix from $1,109.00 to $1,130.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Equinix from $1,125.00 to $1,225.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Equinix from $1,250.00 to $1,265.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $1,270.00 target price on shares of Equinix in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,203.40.

Check Out Our Latest Research Report on Equinix

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Equinix news, Director Christopher B. Paisley sold 125 shares of Equinix stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,103.58, for a total transaction of $137,947.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 13,734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,156,567.72. The trade was a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Brandi Galvin Morandi sold 3,726 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,076.36, for a total value of $4,010,517.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 6,132 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,600,239.52. The trade was a 37.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 7,986 shares of company stock valued at $8,370,777 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Equinix Price Performance

EQIX stock opened at $1,044.41 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $1,050.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1,031.29. The stock has a market cap of $103.05 billion, a PE ratio of 67.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.99. Equinix, Inc. has a one year low of $720.62 and a one year high of $1,128.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 1.13.

Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The financial services provider reported $11.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.73 by $7.05. Equinix had a net margin of 15.64% and a return on equity of 10.76%. The firm had revenue of $2.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.59 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $9.91 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. Equinix has set its FY 2026 guidance at 42.690-43.290 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Equinix, Inc. will post 38.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equinix Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be given a dividend of $5.16 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 19th. This represents a $20.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. Equinix’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 132.90%.

About Equinix

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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.