We started to flush out a thesis about data cenets and AI/ Using Iron Mountain.
-> Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 39
Internet and data center services Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) ranks 12th in our list of the best low risk high growth stocks to buy now. Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) has already gained about 16% year to date through August 11. Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) recently announced a $42 million investment in India.
As of the end of the first quarter of 2023, 39 hedge funds in Insider Monkey’s database were long Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX). The most significant hedge fund stakeholder of Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) was Ian Simm’s Impax Asset Management which owns a $461 million stake in the company.
Baron Real Estate Fund made the following comment about Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) in its second quarter 2023 investor
letter:
“We recently increased the Fund’s exposure to data center REITs by acquiring additional shares in
Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) and re-initiating a position in Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
Data center landlords such as Equinix and Digital Realty are benefiting from record low vacancy, demand outpacing supply, more constrained power availability, and rising rental rates. Several secular demand vectors, which are currently broadening, are contributing to robust fundamentals for data center space globally. They include the outsourcing of information technology infrastructure, increased cloud computing adoption, the ongoing growth in mobile data and internet traffic,
and artificial intelligence as a new wave of data center demand. Put simply, each year data continues to grow exponentially, and all of this data needs to be processed, transmitted, and stored – supporting increased demand for data center space. In addition, while it is still early innings, we believe artificial intelligence could not only provide a source of incremental demand but also further accelerate existing secular trends by driving increased prioritization and additional investment in digital transformation among enterprises.
We recently spent time with the management teams at both Equinix and Digital Realty and are optimistic about their prospects. We believe Equinix, the premier global operator of network-dense, carrier-neutral colocation data centers,
is well positioned to grow its cash flow per share by more than 10% annually for the next few years.”