NASDAQ:AKAMAkamai Technologies Stock Price, Forecast & News

Akamai Technologies' stock was trading at $87.02 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AKAM shares have increased by 29.7% and is now trading at $112.88. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

21 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Akamai Technologies in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 16 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Akamai Technologies.

Akamai Technologies is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Akamai Technologies.

Akamai Technologies will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, July 28th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 28th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.04. The technology infrastructure company earned $764.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $749.75 million. Akamai Technologies had a net margin of 16.74% and a return on equity of 16.54%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.10 earnings per share. View Akamai Technologies' earnings history.

Akamai Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Monday, October 29th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $1,100,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 10.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Akamai Technologies issued an update on its first quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, April, 28th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.18-1.24 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.16. The company issued revenue guidance of $752-778 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $749.75 million.

21 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Akamai Technologies' stock. Their forecasts range from $91.00 to $150.00. On average, they anticipate Akamai Technologies' stock price to reach $112.47 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.4%. View analysts' price targets for Akamai Technologies.

News stories about AKAM stock have trended negative on Wednesday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Akamai Technologies earned a coverage optimism score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the technology infrastructure company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about Akamai Technologies.

Akamai Technologies saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,050,000 shares, an increase of 5.2% from the June 15th total of 5,750,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,230,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.7 days. Currently, 3.8% of the company's shares are sold short. View Akamai Technologies' Current Options Chain.

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Akamai Technologies trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AKAM."

Akamai Technologies' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include LGT Capital Partners LTD. (0.58%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.32%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.25%), Endurance Wealth Management Inc. (0.08%), MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd (0.08%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%). Company insiders that own Akamai Technologies stock include Aaron Ahola, Adam Karon, Bernardus Johannes M Verwaayen, Edward J Mcgowan, Ewout L Steenbergen, Frederic V Salerno, James Gemmell, Jill A Greenthal, Monte E Ford, Paul Sagan, Rick M Mcconnell, Robert Blumofe and William Wheaton. View institutional ownership trends for Akamai Technologies.

AKAM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Endurance Wealth Management Inc., Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Larson Financial Group LLC, and Gateway Investment Advisers LLC. Company insiders that have sold Akamai Technologies company stock in the last year include Aaron Ahola, Adam Karon, Bernardus Johannes M Verwaayen, Edward J Mcgowan, Ewout L Steenbergen, Frederic V Salerno, James Gemmell, Jill A Greenthal, Rick M Mcconnell, and Robert Blumofe. View insider buying and selling activity for Akamai Technologies.

AKAM stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, LGT Capital Partners LTD., Gradient Investments LLC, Robecosam AG, Cottage Street Advisors LLC, Exane Derivatives, Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC, and Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan. View insider buying and selling activity for Akamai Technologies.

Shares of AKAM can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of AKAM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $112.88.

Akamai Technologies has a market capitalization of $18.32 billion and generates $2.89 billion in revenue each year. The technology infrastructure company earns $478.04 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.61 on an earnings per share basis. Akamai Technologies employs 3,639 workers across the globe.

The official website for Akamai Technologies is www.akamai.com.

Akamai Technologies' mailing address is 145 BROADWAY, CAMBRIDGE MA, 02142. The technology infrastructure company can be reached via phone at 617-444-3000 or via email at [email protected]