Zacks Research Comments on Akamai Technologies, Inc.'s FY2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:AKAM)

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Akamai Technologies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 1st. Zacks Research analyst A. Chatterjee now expects that the technology infrastructure company will post earnings of $5.65 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $5.66. The consensus estimate for Akamai Technologies' current full-year earnings is $4.84 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Akamai Technologies' Q1 2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS.

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 13th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.69 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.59 by $0.10. Akamai Technologies had a return on equity of 14.90% and a net margin of 14.37%. The business had revenue of $995.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $999.09 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.01 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. StockNews.com upgraded Akamai Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Akamai Technologies from $78.00 to $81.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 14th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Akamai Technologies from $134.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, January 19th. Robert W. Baird raised shares of Akamai Technologies from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $128.00 to $135.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 7th. Finally, HSBC lowered shares of Akamai Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "reduce" rating and cut their price target for the stock from $109.00 to $96.00 in a report on Thursday, February 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $121.60.

Akamai Technologies Price Performance

Shares of AKAM stock traded up $1.41 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $101.08. The company had a trading volume of 1,135,627 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,594,061. Akamai Technologies has a 12 month low of $78.35 and a 12 month high of $129.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.56, a PEG ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.72. The firm's fifty day moving average is $106.23 and its 200 day moving average is $112.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 2.16 and a current ratio of 2.16.

Insider Buying and Selling at Akamai Technologies

In other news, COO Adam Karon sold 8,394 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.26, for a total transaction of $908,734.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 21,046 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,278,439.96. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In other news, EVP Anthony P. Williams sold 3,510 shares of Akamai Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $112.55, for a total transaction of $395,050.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 4,299 shares of the company's stock, valued at $483,852.45. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, COO Adam Karon sold 8,394 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.26, for a total transaction of $908,734.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 21,046 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,278,439.96. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 30,753 shares of company stock worth $3,368,303. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Akamai Technologies

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its holdings in Akamai Technologies by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 2,935,648 shares of the technology infrastructure company's stock valued at $319,751,000 after buying an additional 32,000 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Akamai Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $325,242,000. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in Akamai Technologies during the third quarter worth about $218,201,000. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in Akamai Technologies by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,922,166 shares of the technology infrastructure company's stock valued at $204,788,000 after purchasing an additional 56,782 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Earnest Partners LLC raised its holdings in Akamai Technologies by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 1,792,571 shares of the technology infrastructure company's stock valued at $190,981,000 after acquiring an additional 82,364 shares during the period. 94.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Akamai Technologies

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.