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Barron's Picks And Pans: Abercrombie, Equinix, Kraft Heinz, Twitter And More
Sunday, August 12, 2018 - 4:29pm | 769The cover story in this weekend's Barron's examines Jack Dorsey's success as a double-duty CEO. Other featured articles include four undiscovered small-cap gems and why retailers are on the rebound. Also, see the prospects for leading food maker and a petrochemical giant. "...
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Equinix Investors Rewarded After Stifel Unveils Bullish Thesis
Tuesday, January 5, 2016 - 5:24pm | 314Equinix Inc (NASDAQ: EQIX) investors are getting rewarded on Tuesday. The REIT was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a "hold" to a "buy" rating. The firm has issued a $340.00 price objective on the stock; shares rose in response to the ratings change. Stifel's price...
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All 5 Data Center REITs Hit 52-Week Highs After Equinix's Q3 Earnings Call
Friday, October 31, 2014 - 9:15am | 954Owning shares of companies that specialize in owning and operating facilities that support big data and cloud computing can be quite lucrative for investors. Global data center leader Equinix Inc (NASDAQ: EQIX) hosted its Q3 earnings conference call after the bell on October 29. The next day,...
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Sears And Others Insiders Have Been Buying
Sunday, April 20, 2014 - 11:13am | 843Both Sears Holdings and Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores have seen insider buying lately. So have Aircastle and Opko Health, which frequently see insiders scooping up shares. Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but conventional wisdom says that insiders really only buy shares of a...
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Cloud Infrastructure Stocks Ready to Boom? (AKAM, EQIX, INXN, RAX)
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 12:23pm | 826In the wake of the Hosting and Cloud Transformation Summit in Las Vegas, analysts at Cowen & Co. have released a new report suggesting that merger and acquisition activity in the sector could occur soon. So far this year, little of the increased spending on storage and networking that...
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Four REITs That May Join The S&P 500
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 10:18am | 990In a recent research report, analysts from Credit Suisse updated their list of possible candidates to join the S&P 500. The firm used qualities such as market cap, liquidity, domicile, public float and financial viability to determine those companies Standard & Poor's selection committee...
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Barron's Recap (2/16/12): A Special Report on the Debt Crisis
Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 10:54am | 813This weekend in Barron's online: a special report on the debt crisis, the coming smartphone slowdown, and the prospects for Linn Energy, American Eagle Outfitters and Rochester Medical. Cover Story "Next Stop, Greece" by Gene Epstein. This part of the special report on the debt crisis suggests...
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Equinix Leaps on REIT Conversion News
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 12:53pm | 347Equinix (NASDAQ: EQIX), one of the world's largest owners of data centers, has decided to convert its structure a real estate investment trust or REIT. The company plans on finalizing the conversion and operating as a REIT beginning January 1, 2015. Equinix shares jumped 13.6 percent to a record $...
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Barclays, Telefonica and Other European Stocks Favored by Analysts
Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 7:23am | 820There is no question that economic conditions are rough in Europe, where a number of countries have fallen back into recession. American companies with exposure in Europe are seeing the effects on their bottom lines, but there are always silver linings. Judging by the consensus Strong Buy...
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Hewlett-Packard, Yahoo! and Other Stocks Insiders Are Buying
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 7:01am | 1093Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...
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Verizon Communications Earnings Preview: Double-Digit EPS Growth Expected
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 7:01am | 913Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is scheduled to report its first-quarter 2012 results tomorrow, April 19, before the markets open. Verizon ended 2011 with improving top and bottom lines. Its wireless business remained healthy, with strong gross subscriber additions. The company also reduced its...
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Piper Jaffray on Why Equinix Remains at the Top
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 7:28am | 104“Post the Fall 2010 miss, Equinix's (NASDAQ: EQIX) stock has gone from boom to bust to boom again,” Piper Jaffray wrote in a report. “While some might argue that the stock is fairly valued given that it has recovered to near pre-miss levels, we believe that additional upside remains. “Business...
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Benchmark Reiterates Buy on Equinix
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 6:27am | 43Benchmark reiterated its Buy rating on Equinix (NASDAQ: EQIX). At the moment, Benchmark has a price target of $115 placed on the company's stock. On Monday, Equinix lost 0.07% of its value to close the day at $98.85.
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Goldman Sachs Maintains Neutral and PT of $99 on Equinix (EQIX)
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 8:45am | 128Goldman Sachs maintained its Neutral rating on Equinix (NASDAQ: EQIX). At the same time, Goldman left its price target unchanged at $99, following a meeting with Steve Smith, Equinix's CEO. In a research report published today, Goldman stressed that Equinix's fundamentals remain healthy, leaving no...
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Equinix 1Q Growth Necessitates Higher Expansion Capex, Morgan Stanley Reports (EQIX)
Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 8:18am | 88According to a recent report by Morgan Stanley, Equinix Inc's (NASDAQ: EQIX) 1Q results show increasing revenue growth but insists it needs 42% materially higher expansion capex for 2011. Morgan Stanley explains, “We are raising our 2011 revenue and EBITDA to reflect the 1Q bookings momentum,...