Q2 Earnings Estimate for AKAM Issued By DA Davidson

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM - Free Report) - Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Akamai Technologies in a report released on Friday, May 9th. DA Davidson analyst R. Kessinger expects that the technology infrastructure company will post earnings of $1.01 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Akamai Technologies' current full-year earnings is $4.60 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Akamai Technologies' FY2026 earnings at $4.23 EPS.

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.01 billion. Akamai Technologies had a return on equity of 14.35% and a net margin of 12.65%. The company's revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.64 earnings per share.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Akamai Technologies from $102.00 to $90.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Raymond James lowered their price objective on shares of Akamai Technologies from $115.00 to $110.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Bank of America downgraded shares of Akamai Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their target price for the company from $125.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Friday, February 21st. TD Cowen cut Akamai Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $125.00 to $98.00 in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Akamai Technologies from $76.00 to $72.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $103.26.

Akamai Technologies Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of Akamai Technologies stock traded up $0.15 on Monday, reaching $78.94. 2,062,140 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,926,679. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. Akamai Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $67.51 and a fifty-two week high of $106.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.82. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $78.69 and a 200-day moving average price of $89.03.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Akamai Technologies

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its holdings in shares of Akamai Technologies by 175.2% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,076 shares of the technology infrastructure company's stock worth $87,000 after purchasing an additional 685 shares during the last quarter. Aberdeen Group plc lifted its holdings in Akamai Technologies by 134.2% in the first quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 145,177 shares of the technology infrastructure company's stock valued at $11,557,000 after buying an additional 83,193 shares during the period. Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Akamai Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $322,000. Horizon Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Akamai Technologies by 7.2% during the first quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 2,220 shares of the technology infrastructure company's stock worth $179,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the period. Finally, Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund increased its stake in shares of Akamai Technologies by 30.5% in the 1st quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 76,211 shares of the technology infrastructure company's stock valued at $6,135,000 after acquiring an additional 17,815 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.28% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, COO Adam Karon sold 3,927 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.02, for a total transaction of $333,873.54. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 10,809 shares in the company, valued at $918,981.18. The trade was a 26.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO F Thomson Leighton purchased 37,670 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was bought at an average price of $79.58 per share, for a total transaction of $2,997,778.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 137,342 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,929,676.36. The trade was a 37.79% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 35,321 shares of company stock worth $2,986,916. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.