If You Invested $10K In Equinix Stock 10 Years Ago, How Much Would You Have Now?

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Equinix Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) is the world's digital infrastructure company, which provides colocation data centers and interconnection services, allowing businesses to connect and collaborate in a digital environment.
The company's stock traded at approximately $270.01 per share 10 years ago. If you had invested $10,000, you could have bought roughly 37 shares. Currently, shares trade at $876.84, meaning your investment's value could have grown to $32,474 from stock price appreciation alone. However, Equinix also paid dividends during these 10 years.
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Equinix's dividend yield is currently 2.17%. Over the last 10 years, it has paid about $127.10 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $4,707 from dividends alone.
Summing up $32,474 and $4,707, we end up with the final value of your investment, which is $37,181. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $10,000 in Equinix stock 10 years ago. This means a total return of 271.81%. In comparison, S&P 500 total return for the same period is 231.70%.
Equinix has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a price target of $936.33 based on the ratings of 30 analysts. The price target implies a nearly 7% potential upside from the current stock price.
On April 30, the company announced its Q1 2025 earnings, posting FFO of $9.67, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.09, and revenues of $2.23 billion, compared to the consensus of $2.22 billion, as reported by Benzinga.
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'We delivered a strong start to the year, exceeding our expectations for both bookings and financial performance,' said CEO Adaire Fox-Martin. 'Demand for our digital infrastructure and services remains robust. This, together with a healthy balance sheet and customer momentum across a full breadth of geographies, industries, segments, and products, reaffirms our confidence in our strategy and ability to create even greater value. As a result, we raised our guidance across our key financial metrics."
For its full-year 2025, the company expects revenues in the range of $9.18 to $9.28 billion. AFFO per share is expected to be $37.36 and $38.17.
Given the historical stock price appreciation and expected upside potential, growth-focused investors may find Equinix stock attractive. Furthermore, they can benefit from the company's solid dividend yield of 2.17% and consistent hikes. Equinix has raised its dividend consecutively for the last 10 years.
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