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. Since then, AKAM stock has increased by 29.0% and is now trading at $112.27. 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) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 28th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.04. The technology infrastructure company had revenue of $764.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.10 EPS. View Akamai Technologies' earnings history.

Akamai Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Monday, October 29th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $1,100,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy up to 10.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Akamai Technologies updated its first quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, April, 28th. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.18-1.24 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share 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 target prices for Akamai Technologies' stock. Their forecasts range from $91.00 to $150.00. On average, they expect Akamai Technologies' stock price to reach $112.47 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Akamai Technologies.

News stories about AKAM stock have trended somewhat positive on Wednesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Akamai Technologies earned a media sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the technology infrastructure company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Akamai Technologies.

Akamai Technologies saw a increase in short interest during 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 trading volume of 2,230,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.7 days. Currently, 3.8% of the shares of the company are short sold. 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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors 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 $112.27.

Akamai Technologies has a market capitalization of $18.22 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]