Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) Issues Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Akamai Technologies has issued Q3 2025 earnings guidance with an EPS estimate of 1.620-1.660, exceeding the consensus estimate of 1.515.
• The company projects revenue between $1.0 billion and $1.1 billion, slightly above the consensus estimate of $1.0 billion.
• Multiple analysts have downgraded Akamai's stock ratings, with the average rating now at "Hold" and a consensus price target of $99.58.

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM - Get Free Report) issued an update on its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.620-1.660 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.515. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.0 billion-$1.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.0 billion. Akamai Technologies also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 6.600-6.800 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AKAM has been the subject of several research reports. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Akamai Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, July 20th. Morgan Stanley lowered Akamai Technologies from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and set a $85.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday. Scotiabank cut their price target on Akamai Technologies from $107.00 to $105.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Piper Sandler reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $88.00 price objective (up from $80.00) on shares of Akamai Technologies in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Akamai Technologies from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $99.58.

Akamai Technologies Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of AKAM traded up $0.28 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $74.76. 4,015,696 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,514,236. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $81.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.18. The company has a market cap of $10.93 billion, a PE ratio of 25.17, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.76. Akamai Technologies has a 52 week low of $67.51 and a 52 week high of $106.80.

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.12. Akamai Technologies had a return on equity of 14.09% and a net margin of 11.26%. The business had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.01 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.64 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts forecast that Akamai Technologies will post 4.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Akamai Technologies

In other Akamai Technologies news, EVP Kim Salem-Jackson sold 13,157 shares of Akamai Technologies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.33, for a total value of $1,004,273.81. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 43,575 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,326,079.75. The trade was a 23.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Paul C. Joseph sold 5,000 shares of Akamai Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.74, for a total transaction of $388,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 32,349 shares in the company, valued at $2,514,811.26. This trade represents a 13.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Akamai Technologies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of Akamai Technologies by 101.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,016 shares of the technology infrastructure company's stock valued at $384,000 after acquiring an additional 2,022 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of Akamai Technologies by 35.2% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,087 shares of the technology infrastructure company's stock valued at $88,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares during the period. United Services Automobile Association bought a new position in shares of Akamai Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $266,000. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in shares of Akamai Technologies by 73.0% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 7,134 shares of the technology infrastructure company's stock worth $574,000 after purchasing an additional 3,010 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.28% of the company's stock.

Akamai Technologies Company Profile

Akamai Technologies, Inc provides cloud computing, security, and content delivery services in the United States and internationally. The company offers cloud solutions to keep infrastructure, websites, applications, application programming interfaces, and users safe from various cyberattacks and online threats while enhancing performance.

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