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Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$80.63 -0.01 (-0.01%)
Closing price 07/9/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$80.38 -0.25 (-0.31%)
As of 07/9/2025 07:16 PM Eastern
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About Akamai Technologies Stock (NASDAQ:AKAM)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$79.72
$81.04
50-Day Range
$75.66
$85.44
52-Week Range
$67.51
$106.80
Volume
961,509 shs
Average Volume
2.08 million shs
Market Capitalization
$11.79 billion
P/E Ratio
27.15
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$101.25
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Akamai Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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96th Percentile Overall Score

AKAM MarketRank™: 

Akamai Technologies scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 34th out of 659 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Akamai Technologies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Akamai Technologies has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Akamai Technologies' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Akamai Technologies are expected to grow by 9.35% in the coming year, from $4.60 to $5.03 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Akamai Technologies is 27.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.93.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Akamai Technologies is 27.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 37.34.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Akamai Technologies has a PEG Ratio of 2.55. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Akamai Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 2.48. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Akamai Technologies' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.51% of the float of Akamai Technologies has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Akamai Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Akamai Technologies has recently decreased by 4.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Akamai Technologies does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Akamai Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.51% of the float of Akamai Technologies has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Akamai Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Akamai Technologies has recently decreased by 4.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Akamai Technologies has a news sentiment score of 1.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Akamai Technologies this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for AKAM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Akamai Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Akamai Technologies insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,338,147.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.00% of the stock of Akamai Technologies is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    94.28% of the stock of Akamai Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Akamai Technologies' insider trading history.
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AKAM Stock News Headlines

AKAM - Akamai Technologies Inc Ownership - Morningstar
AKAM - Akamai Technologies Inc News - Morningstar
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Akamai Appoints New Board Members for Strategic Growth
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AKAM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Akamai Technologies' stock was trading at $95.65 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, AKAM shares have decreased by 15.7% and is now trading at $80.63.

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.12. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Akamai Technologies' Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, May 9th 2024, which authorizes the company to buy back $2,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 13.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Akamai Technologies subsidiaries include these companies: Linode, GuardiCore, Inverse, Asavie Technologies, ChameleonX, krypt.co, Exceda, and others.

Akamai Technologies' top institutional shareholders include Czech National Bank (0.02%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.02%), Woodstock Corp (0.01%) and Ransom Advisory Ltd. Insiders that own company stock include F Thomson Leighton, Kim Salem-Jackson, Edward J Mcgowan, Aaron Ahola, Mani Sundaram, Paul C Joseph, Robert Blumofe, William Raymond Wagner, Adam Karon, Anthony P Williams and Madhu Ranganathan.
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Shares of AKAM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Akamai Technologies investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Humana (HUM), Netflix (NFLX), Salesforce (CRM) and American Water Works (AWK).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/08/2025
Today
7/09/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
INTERNET SERVICES
Sub-Industry
Internet Software & Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:AKAM
CIK
1086222
Employees
10,700
Year Founded
1998

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$140.00
Low Price Target
$63.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+25.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
22 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
27.15
Forward P/E Ratio
17.53
P/E Growth
2.5
Net Income
$504.92 million
Pretax Margin
14.23%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.99 billion
Cash Flow
$9.17 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.79
Book Value
$32.47 per share
Price / Book
2.48

Miscellaneous

Free Float
143,282,000
Market Cap
$11.79 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.77

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This page (NASDAQ:AKAM) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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