Oppenheimer Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) Stock

Key Points

• Oppenheimer raised its price target on Akamai to $130 from $115 and kept an Outperform rating, implying a potential 34.8% upside from the current share price.
• Akamai beat Q results with EPS of $1.84 versus $1.75 expected and revenue of $1.09B (up 7.4% YoY), and issued FY2026 guidance of 6.20–7.20 EPS and Q1 guidance of 1.50–1.67 EPS.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed—nine Buys, ten Holds and two Sells—resulting in an average rating of Hold and an average target of $112.37, while the stock trades near $96.44 with a 52‑week range of $69.78–$121.12.

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM - Get Free Report) had its target price upped by analysts at Oppenheimer from $115.00 to $130.00 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. The firm presently has an "outperform" rating on the technology infrastructure company's stock. Oppenheimer's price target indicates a potential upside of 34.80% from the stock's current price.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on AKAM. UBS Group raised their target price on Akamai Technologies from $90.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. KeyCorp raised their target price on Akamai Technologies from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Scotiabank raised their target price on Akamai Technologies from $105.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on Akamai Technologies from $104.00 to $100.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Akamai Technologies from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Akamai Technologies presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $112.37.

Akamai Technologies Stock Performance

AKAM traded up $0.26 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $96.44. The company's stock had a trading volume of 122,365 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,546,611. Akamai Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $69.78 and a fifty-two week high of $121.12. The company has a current ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.98 billion, a PE ratio of 31.27, a PEG ratio of 3.34 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $105.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $92.85.

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.84 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.75 by $0.09. Akamai Technologies had a return on equity of 13.86% and a net margin of 10.74%.The firm had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.08 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.66 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Akamai Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.200-7.200 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.670 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Akamai Technologies will post 4.17 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Akamai Technologies

In other news, EVP Anthony P. Williams sold 15,000 shares of Akamai Technologies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.29, for a total transaction of $1,564,350.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 22,064 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,301,054.56. This trade represents a 40.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Mani Sundaram sold 8,642 shares of Akamai Technologies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.25, for a total value of $875,002.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 19,923 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,017,203.75. This trade represents a 30.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 57,454 shares of company stock worth $5,889,371 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 2.30% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Akamai Technologies

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AKAM. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake 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 worth $384,000 after acquiring an additional 2,022 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in shares of Akamai Technologies by 35.2% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,087 shares of the technology infrastructure company's stock worth $88,000 after acquiring an additional 283 shares in the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association bought a new stake in shares of Akamai Technologies during the 1st quarter worth $266,000. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of Akamai Technologies by 73.0% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 7,134 shares of the technology infrastructure company's stock worth $574,000 after acquiring an additional 3,010 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Akamai Technologies by 152.8% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,163 shares of the technology infrastructure company's stock worth $93,000 after acquiring an additional 703 shares in the last quarter. 94.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Akamai Technologies

Akamai Technologies, Inc is a leading provider of content delivery network (CDN) services and cloud security solutions designed to optimize and safeguard digital experiences. Leveraging a globally distributed platform, the company accelerates web and mobile content delivery for enterprises, media companies, e-commerce platforms and government agencies. Its edge computing architecture brings processing power closer to end users, reducing latency and improving application performance across geographies.

The company's core offerings include content acceleration, web and mobile performance optimization, media delivery, and a suite of cybersecurity solutions that protect against DDoS attacks, application-layer threats and bot-driven fraud.

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