EQIX:NGS-Equinix Inc. (USD)

EQUITY | REIT - Specialty | Nasdaq Global Select

Last Closing

USD 940

Change

-19.97 (-2.08)%

Market Cap

USD 24.55B

Volume

0.40M

Analyst Target

USD 733.00
Analyst Rating

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Equinix Inc provides data center offerings services. The Company offer its services to enterprises, financial services companies and content and network service providers.

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ETFs Containing EQIX

SRHR Elevation Series Trust 15.30 % 0.00 %

-0.55 (-1.20%)

USD 0.05B
DTCR Global X Data Center & Di.. 13.40 % 0.00 %

+0.03 (+-1.20%)

USD 0.16B
V9N:XETRA Global X Data Center REIT.. 13.27 % 0.00 %

+0.07 (+-1.20%)

USD 5.09M
VPNU:SW Global X Data Center REIT.. 13.27 % 0.00 %

+0.04 (+-1.20%)

USD 0.02B
VPN:LSE Global X Data Center REIT.. 12.86 % 0.00 %

+0.09 (+-1.20%)

USD 0.02B
JRE Janus Henderson U.S. Real.. 11.03 % 0.00 %

-0.13 (-1.20%)

USD 0.03B
VPNG:LSE Global X Data Center REIT.. 10.92 % 0.00 %

+0.11 (+-1.20%)

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IDGT iShares Trust - iShares U.. 10.09 % 0.00 %

-0.71 (-1.20%)

USD 0.12B
TOWR:CA BMO Brookfield Global Rea.. 9.85 % 0.00 %

-0.39 (-1.20%)

CAD 4.27M
JPRE JPMorgan Realty Income ET.. 8.97 % 0.00 %

-0.28 (-1.20%)

USD 0.38B
IUSP:LSE iShares US Property Yield.. 8.01 % 0.00 %

-21.00 (-1.20%)

USD 0.65B
DTRE:LSE First Trust Alerian Disru.. 8.00 % 0.00 %

-10.70 (-1.20%)

USD 0.71M
BWEB Bitwise Funds Trust - Bit.. 7.90 % 0.00 %

-2.15 (-1.20%)

N/A
ASRM:XETRA BNP Paribas Easy FTSE EPR.. 7.58 % 0.00 %

-2.00 (-1.20%)

N/A
BYTE 7.10 % 0.00 %

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DFAR Dimensional ETF Trust 6.90 % 0.00 %

-0.13 (-1.20%)

USD 1.24B
DTRE First Trust Exchange-Trad.. 6.70 % 0.00 %

-0.19 (-1.20%)

N/A
FTGT:XETRA First Trust Alerian Disru.. 6.69 % 0.00 %

-0.14 (-1.20%)

N/A
BYRE Principal Exchange-Traded.. 6.66 % 0.00 %

-0.12 (-1.20%)

USD 0.01B
SPY2:F SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe I P.. 6.18 % 0.00 %

-0.14 (-1.20%)

USD 0.27B
GLRA:LSE SPDR® Dow Jones Global R.. 6.18 % 0.00 %

-0.24 (-1.20%)

USD 0.40M
GBRE:SW SPDR® Dow Jones Global R.. 6.18 % 0.00 %

-0.33 (-1.20%)

USD 0.26B
GLRA:SW SPDR® Dow Jones Global R.. 6.18 % 0.00 %

-0.18 (-1.20%)

USD 0.04B
RMAX:CA Hamilton REITs YIELD MAXI.. 5.93 % 0.00 %

-0.10 (-1.20%)

CAD 0.07B
DJRE:AU SPDR Dow Jones Global Rea.. 5.92 % 0.00 %

-0.40 (-1.20%)

USD 0.43B
WNER:LSE WisdomTree New Economy Re.. 5.91 % 0.00 %

-0.11 (-1.20%)

USD 1.31M
WTNR:LSE WisdomTree New Economy Re.. 5.91 % 0.00 %

-15.10 (-1.20%)

USD 0.45M
WTRE WisdomTree New Economy Re.. 5.89 % 0.00 %

-0.14 (-1.20%)

USD 0.02B
REIT:AU VanEck FTSE International.. 5.70 % 0.00 %

-0.17 (-1.20%)

USD 0.32B
GLPR:AU Ishares Core Ftse Global .. 5.65 % 0.00 %

-0.49 (-1.20%)

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WTRE:XETRA WisdomTree New Economy Re.. 5.62 % 0.00 %

-0.19 (-1.20%)

USD 2.55M
WTER:XETRA WisdomTree New Economy Re.. 5.62 % 0.00 %

-0.18 (-1.20%)

USD 4.31M
IWDP:LSE iShares Developed Markets.. 5.57 % 0.00 %

-19.50 (-1.20%)

USD 1.32B
IWDP:SW iShares Developed Markets.. 5.52 % 0.00 %

-0.15 (-1.20%)

USD 1.31B
CGRN:CA CI Global Sustainable Inf.. 5.48 % 0.00 %

-0.01 (-1.20%)

N/A
AVRE Avantis Real Estate ETF 5.37 % 0.00 %

-0.20 (-1.20%)

USD 0.52B
HPRA:LSE HSBC FTSE EPRA NAREIT Dev.. 5.22 % 0.00 %

-0.30 (-1.20%)

USD 0.04B
HPRS:LSE HSBC FTSE EPRA NAREIT Dev.. 5.19 % 0.00 %

-0.21 (-1.20%)

USD 0.04B
XAXD:SW Xtrackers MSCI AC Asia ex.. 5.12 % 0.00 %

-0.43 (-1.20%)

USD 0.29B
R8T:XETRA abrdn Global Real Estate .. 5.07 % 0.00 %

-0.07 (-1.20%)

USD 0.08B
R8TA:XETRA abrdn Global Real Estate .. 5.07 % 0.00 %

-0.10 (-1.20%)

USD 0.08B
HPRD:SW HSBC FTSE EPRA NAREIT Dev.. 5.00 % 0.00 %

-0.22 (-1.20%)

USD 1.08B
NBGR Neuberger Berman ETF Trus.. 4.95 % 0.00 %

+0.01 (+-1.20%)

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BLLD J.P. Morgan Exchange-Trad.. 4.90 % 0.00 %

-0.05 (-1.20%)

USD 0.02B
CSYZ:XETRA UBS (Irl) ETF plc - FTSE .. 4.90 % 0.00 %

-0.98 (-1.20%)

USD 0.22B
CSYZ:F Credit Suisse Index Fund .. 4.90 % 0.00 %

-0.52 (-1.20%)

USD 0.13B
GREIT:SW UBS (Irl) ETF plc - FTSE .. 4.90 % 0.00 %

-0.78 (-1.20%)

USD 0.18B
XDGI:XETRA Xtrackers MSCI Global SDG.. 4.79 % 0.00 %

-0.18 (-1.20%)

USD 0.01B
XG12:XETRA Xtrackers MSCI Global SDG.. 4.69 % 0.00 %

-0.25 (-1.20%)

USD 4.21M
XG12:SW Xtrackers MSCI Global SDG.. 4.69 % 0.00 %

-0.10 (-1.20%)

USD 4.21M
ICAP InfraCap Equity Income Fu.. 4.50 % 0.00 %

-0.25 (-1.20%)

USD 0.06B
DFGR Dimensional ETF Trust - D.. 4.43 % 0.00 %

-0.14 (-1.20%)

N/A
H4Z7:XETRA HSBC FTSE EPRA NAREIT Dev.. 4.34 % 0.00 %

-0.24 (-1.20%)

N/A
QRET:CA Mackenzie Developed Marke.. 4.20 % 0.00 %

-6.09 (-1.20%)

CAD 0.01B
GRCTB:PA BNP Paribas Easy FTSE EPR.. 4.10 % 0.00 %

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FCLD Fidelity Covington Trust .. 4.10 % 0.00 %

-0.67 (-1.20%)

USD 0.09B
FAPI:LSE Fidelity Cloud Computing .. 3.61 % 0.00 %

-0.09 (-1.20%)

USD 0.01B
FMTV:LSE Fidelity Metaverse UCITS .. 3.55 % 0.00 %

-0.06 (-1.20%)

USD 4.79M
FMET Fidelity® Metaverse ETF 3.49 % 0.00 %

-0.50 (-1.20%)

USD 0.03B
GLDB Strategy Shares Gold-Hedg.. 3.42 % 0.00 %

N/A

USD 0.01B
RSPR Invesco S&P 500 Equal Wei.. 3.26 % 0.00 %

-0.32 (-1.20%)

USD 0.11B
TEKX SPDR Galaxy Transformativ.. 3.15 % 0.00 %

-1.06 (-1.20%)

USD 6.20M
FCLD:XETRA Fidelity Cloud Computing .. 3.07 % 0.00 %

-0.13 (-1.20%)

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IQRA IndexIQ Active ETF Trust 3.05 % 0.00 %

-0.07 (-1.20%)

N/A
FMTV:XETRA Fidelity Metaverse UCITS .. 3.03 % 0.00 %

-0.08 (-1.20%)

N/A
HPES:LSE HSBC FTSE EPRA NAREIT Dev.. 2.87 % 0.00 %

-0.11 (-1.20%)

USD 0.02B
HPNS:LSE HSBC FTSE EPRA NAREIT Dev.. 2.87 % 0.00 %

-0.11 (-1.20%)

USD 0.06B
SPUD:LSE SPDR® MSCI USA Climate P.. 2.37 % 0.00 %

-0.17 (-1.20%)

USD 1.43M
SPUD:SW SPDR® MSCI USA Climate P.. 2.37 % 0.00 %

-0.10 (-1.20%)

USD 1.41M
PAUS:SW Invesco MSCI USA ESG Clim.. 2.35 % 0.00 %

-0.08 (-1.20%)

USD 0.44B
UNIC:PA Lyxor Index Fund - Lyxor .. 2.34 % 0.00 %

-0.24 (-1.20%)

N/A
QBIT:SW Amundi MSCI Disruptive Te.. 2.34 % 0.00 %

-0.02 (-1.20%)

USD 0.15B
AW16:XETRA UBS (Irl) ETF plc - MSCI .. 2.33 % 0.00 %

-0.22 (-1.20%)

USD 0.12B
USAPA:SW UBS (Irl) ETF plc - MSCI .. 2.33 % 0.00 %

N/A

USD 0.47B
HPAU:XETRA HSBC MSCI USA Climate Par.. 2.32 % 0.00 %

-0.46 (-1.20%)

USD 0.03B
PAUS:LSE Invesco MSCI USA ESG Clim.. 2.32 % 0.00 %

-0.10 (-1.20%)

USD 0.44B
RDOG ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs E.. 2.30 % 0.00 %

-0.27 (-1.20%)

USD 0.01B
PABU iShares Paris-Aligned Cli.. 2.28 % 0.00 %

-0.78 (-1.20%)

USD 2.11B
NZUS SPDR MSCI USA Climate Par.. 2.27 % 0.00 %

-0.46 (-1.20%)

USD 2.63M
DGTL:SW iShares Digitalisation UC.. 2.26 % 0.00 %

-0.09 (-1.20%)

N/A
HPAS:LSE HSBC MSCI USA CLIMATE PAR.. 2.22 % 0.00 %

-0.33 (-1.20%)

USD 0.03B
NFRA:LSE Rize Global Sustainable I.. 2.04 % 0.00 %

-0.02 (-1.20%)

USD 0.09B
REC 1.92 % 0.00 %

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REAI Tidal ETF Trust - Intelli.. 1.83 % 0.00 %

+0.02 (+-1.20%)

USD 3.63M
PAWD:SW Invesco MSCI World ESG Cl.. 1.73 % 0.00 %

-0.05 (-1.20%)

USD 0.01B
PAWD:LSE Invesco MSCI World ESG Cl.. 1.73 % 0.00 %

-0.05 (-1.20%)

USD 0.01B
PAUX:LSE Invesco MSCI USA ESG Clim.. 1.69 % 0.00 %

-4.10 (-1.20%)

N/A
SWPA:LSE SPDR® MSCI World Climate.. 1.47 % 0.00 %

-0.07 (-1.20%)

USD 0.15M
PABW:PA Amundi MSCI World Climate.. 1.47 % 0.00 %

-0.56 (-1.20%)

USD 0.56B
PABW:XETRA Amundi MSCI World Climate.. 1.47 % 0.00 %

-0.76 (-1.20%)

USD 0.56B
GPAB:SW 1.47 % 0.00 %

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AW10:XETRA UBS (Irl) ETF plc - MSCI .. 1.46 % 0.00 %

-0.14 (-1.20%)

USD 7.69M
WOPA:SW UBS (Irl) ETF plc - MSCI .. 1.46 % 0.00 %

N/A

USD 0.01B
HPAW:XETRA HSBC MSCI WORLD CLIMATE P.. 1.45 % 0.00 %

-0.23 (-1.20%)

USD 0.51B
HPAW:LSE HSBC MSCI WORLD CLIMATE P.. 1.41 % 0.00 %

-0.39 (-1.20%)

USD 0.48B
WPAB:SW iShares MSCI World Paris-.. 1.40 % 0.00 %

N/A

USD 0.36B
ZGRN:CA BMO MSCI ACWI Paris Align.. 0.99 % 0.00 %

-0.11 (-1.20%)

CAD 4.63M
CGR 0.00 % 1.58 %

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CGR:CA iShares Global Real Estat.. 0.00 % 0.71 %

-0.26 (-1.20%)

CAD 0.21B
CRED Columbia ETF Trust I 0.00 % 0.15 %

-0.23 (-1.20%)

N/A
DRN Direxion Daily Real Estat.. 0.00 % 1.09 %

-0.21 (-1.20%)

USD 0.07B
DRV Direxion Daily Real Estat.. 0.00 % 0.99 %

+0.68 (+-1.20%)

N/A
DRW 0.00 % 0.58 %

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EWRE 0.00 % 0.40 %

N/A

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FFR 0.00 % 0.60 %

N/A

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FREL Fidelity® MSCI Real Esta.. 0.00 % 0.08 %

-0.22 (-1.20%)

USD 0.99B
FRI First Trust S&P REIT Inde.. 0.00 % 0.50 %

-0.12 (-1.20%)

USD 0.18B
ICF iShares Cohen & Steers RE.. 0.00 % 0.34 %

-0.38 (-1.20%)

USD 3.24B
LRET 0.00 % 0.00 %

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PERM 0.00 % 0.48 %

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PHR:CA 0.00 % 0.78 %

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PRA:CA Purpose Diversified Real .. 0.00 % 0.73 %

-0.08 (-1.20%)

CAD 0.05B
PRME Prime Medicine, Inc. Comm.. 0.00 % 0.95 %

+0.01 (+-1.20%)

N/A
REET iShares Global REIT ETF 0.00 % 0.14 %

-0.12 (-1.20%)

USD 3.66B
REK ProShares Short Real Esta.. 0.00 % 0.95 %

+0.11 (+-1.20%)

N/A
SRVR Pacer Benchmark Data & In.. 0.00 % 0.60 %

-0.19 (-1.20%)

USD 0.41B
BKCH:CA 0.00 % 0.75 %

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FCLH:CA 0.00 % 0.43 %

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ROOF 0.00 % 0.70 %

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RORE 0.00 % 0.45 %

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RWO SPDR® Dow Jones Global R.. 0.00 % 0.50 %

-0.27 (-1.20%)

N/A
RWR SPDR® Dow Jones REIT ETF 0.00 % 0.25 %

-0.52 (-1.20%)

N/A
SCHH Schwab U.S. REIT ETF 0.00 % 0.07 %

-0.15 (-1.20%)

N/A
SRS ProShares UltraShort Real.. 0.00 % 0.95 %

+0.82 (+-1.20%)

N/A
URE ProShares Ultra Real Esta.. 0.00 % 0.95 %

-0.91 (-1.20%)

USD 0.07B
USRT iShares Core U.S. REIT ET.. 0.00 % 0.08 %

-0.37 (-1.20%)

USD 2.77B
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Inde.. 0.00 % 0.12 %

-0.84 (-1.20%)

USD 34.26B
WREI 0.00 % 0.32 %

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XLRE The Real Estate Select Se.. 0.00 % 0.13 %

-0.30 (-1.20%)

USD 7.02B
DGIT:LSE iShares Digitalisation UC.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-3.50 (-1.20%)

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DGTL:LSE iShares Digitalisation UC.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.09 (-1.20%)

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GLRE:LSE SPDR® Dow Jones Global R.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.63 (-1.20%)

N/A
HPRD:LSE HSBC FTSE EPRA NAREIT Dev.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.25 (-1.20%)

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HPRO:LSE HSBC ETFs Public Limited .. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-13.50 (-1.20%)

N/A
EPRA:LSE Amundi Index Solutions - .. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-48.00 (-1.20%)

N/A
GBRE:LSE SPDR® Dow Jones Global R.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-25.00 (-1.20%)

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XMXD:LSE db x-trackers MSCI EM EME.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.38 (-1.20%)

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EPRA:PA Amundi Index Solutions - .. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.63 (-1.20%)

USD 0.29B
10AJ:F Amundi Index Solutions - .. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.47 (-1.20%)

USD 0.06B
DXSN:F Xtrackers - ShortDAX Dail.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.08 (-1.20%)

N/A
H4ZL:F HSBC FTSE EPRA NAREIT Dev.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.16 (-1.20%)

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SPYJ:F SSgA SPDR ETFs Europe I P.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.29 (-1.20%)

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10AJ:XETRA Amundi Index Solutions - .. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.63 (-1.20%)

USD 0.07B
H4ZL:XETRA 0.00 % 0.00 %

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IQQ6:XETRA iShares Developed Markets.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.22 (-1.20%)

USD 1.16B
IQQ7:XETRA iShares US Property Yield.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.31 (-1.20%)

USD 0.53B
IUSP:XETRA iShares US Property Yield.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

+0.08 (+-1.20%)

USD 4.31B
SPYJ:XETRA SPDR® Dow Jones Global R.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.36 (-1.20%)

USD 0.27B
1659:TSE iShares US REIT ETF 0.00 % 0.00 %

-45.00 (-1.20%)

USD 10.28B
2515:TSE NEXT FUNDS International .. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-14.00 (-1.20%)

USD 21.19B
CGRE:CA CI Global REIT Private Po.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.25 (-1.20%)

CAD 0.06B
CINF:CA CI Global Infrastructure .. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.30 (-1.20%)

CAD 0.28B
TGRE:CA TD Active Global Real Est.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.29 (-1.20%)

CAD 0.07B
PINV:CA Purpose Global Innovators.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

+0.40 (+-1.20%)

CAD 0.03B
GIGR:CA 0.00 % 0.00 %

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SPY2:XETRA SPDR® Dow Jones Global R.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.17 (-1.20%)

USD 0.27B
SPRE SP Funds S&P Global REIT .. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.15 (-1.20%)

USD 0.16B
VPN Global X Data Center REIT.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.14B
DRUP:XETRA Amundi MSCI Disruptive Te.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

-0.15 (-1.20%)

USD 0.17B
GIGR-B:CA 0.00 % 0.00 %

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Market Performance

  Market Performance vs. Industry/Classification (REIT - Specialty) Market Performance vs. Exchange (Nasdaq Global Select)
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
YTD  
Capital Gain -0.31% 45% F 29% F
Dividend Return N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total Return -0.31% 45% F 29% F
Trailing 12 Months  
Capital Gain 17.02% 100% F 71% C-
Dividend Return 2.12% 18% F 38% F
Total Return 19.14% 91% A- 71% C-
Trailing 5 Years  
Capital Gain 61.01% 100% F 78% C+
Dividend Return 11.31% 33% F 43% F
Total Return 72.33% 100% F 79% B-
Average Annual (5 Year Horizon)  
Capital Gain 5.88% 64% D 54% F
Dividend Return 7.62% 55% F 54% F
Total Return 1.73% 27% F 44% F
Risk Return Profile  
Volatility (Standard Deviation) 15.25% 73% C 83% B
Risk Adjusted Return 49.95% 73% C 77% C+
Market Capitalization 24.55B 100% F 99% N/A

Key Financial Ratios

  Ratio vs. Industry/Classification (REIT - Specialty) Ratio vs. Market (Nasdaq Global Select)
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
Market Value  
Price / Earning Ratio 326.20 44% 13%
Price/Book Ratio 6.82 29% 19%
Price / Cash Flow Ratio 27.71 10% 11%
Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio 29.72 11% 13%
Management Effectiveness  
Return on Equity 8.27% 78% 73%
Return on Invested Capital 5.10% 64% 66%
Return on Assets 2.56% 55% 75%
Debt to Equity Ratio 101.90% 27% 23%

Annual Financials (USD)

Quarterly Financials (USD)

Analyst Rating

Target Price Action Rating Action Analyst Rating Price Date

This is a composite scorecard based on the application of evaluation criteria deemed most important by analysts. This is not a buy or sell recommendation.

What to like:
Superior return on equity

The company management has delivered better return on equity in the most recent 4 quarters than its peers, placing it in the top quartile.

High market capitalization

This is one of the largest entities in its sector and is among the top quartile. Such companies tend to be more stable.

Positive cash flow

The company had positive total cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

Positive free cash flow

The company had positive total free cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

What to not like:
Highly leveraged

The company is in the bottom half compared to its sector peers on debt to equity and is highly leveraged. However, do check the news and look at its sector and management statements. Sometimes this is high because the company is trying to grow aggressively.

Overpriced on cashflow basis

The stock is trading high compared to its peers on a price to cash flow basis. It is priced above the median for its sectors. Proceed with caution if you are considering to buy.

Overpriced compared to book value

The stock is trading high compared to its peers median on a price to book value basis.

Overpriced compared to earnings

The stock is trading high compared to its peers on a price to earning basis and is above the sector median.

Below median total returns

The company has under performed its peers on annual average total returns in the past 5 years.

Overpriced on free cash flow basis

The stock is trading high compared to its peers on a price to free cash flow basis. It is priced above the median for its sectors. Proceed with caution if you are considering to buy.

Low Earnings Growth

This stock has shown below median earnings growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector

Low Dividend Growth

This stock has shown below median dividend growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector.