Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Competitors $80.58 -0.40 (-0.49%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AKAM vs. CSGP, EBAY, VRSN, SPSC, YELP, ZD, CMPR, LQDT, QNST, and OPENShould you be buying Akamai Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Akamai Technologies include CoStar Group (CSGP), eBay (EBAY), VeriSign (VRSN), SPS Commerce (SPSC), Yelp (YELP), Ziff Davis (ZD), Cimpress (CMPR), Liquidity Services (LQDT), QuinStreet (QNST), and Opendoor Technologies (OPEN). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry. Akamai Technologies vs. CoStar Group eBay VeriSign SPS Commerce Yelp Ziff Davis Cimpress Liquidity Services QuinStreet Opendoor Technologies Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) and CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AKAM or CSGP? Akamai Technologies received 561 more outperform votes than CoStar Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.17% of users gave CoStar Group an outperform vote while only 68.33% of users gave Akamai Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAkamai TechnologiesOutperform Votes123068.33% Underperform Votes57031.67% CoStar GroupOutperform Votes66975.17% Underperform Votes22124.83% Which has more volatility and risk, AKAM or CSGP? Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CoStar Group has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AKAM or CSGP? Akamai Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than CoStar Group. Akamai Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CoStar Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAkamai Technologies$3.99B2.95$504.92M$3.2624.72CoStar Group$2.74B11.12$374.70M$0.35211.91 Do analysts prefer AKAM or CSGP? Akamai Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $104.75, indicating a potential upside of 30.00%. CoStar Group has a consensus target price of $88.31, indicating a potential upside of 19.06%. Given Akamai Technologies' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Akamai Technologies is more favorable than CoStar Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Akamai Technologies 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59CoStar Group 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AKAM or CSGP? 94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of CoStar Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of CoStar Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AKAM or CSGP more profitable? Akamai Technologies has a net margin of 12.65% compared to CoStar Group's net margin of 5.07%. Akamai Technologies' return on equity of 14.35% beat CoStar Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Akamai Technologies12.65% 14.35% 6.74% CoStar Group 5.07%3.11%2.54% Does the media refer more to AKAM or CSGP? In the previous week, CoStar Group had 24 more articles in the media than Akamai Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for CoStar Group and 17 mentions for Akamai Technologies. CoStar Group's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Akamai Technologies' score of 0.74 indicating that CoStar Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Akamai Technologies 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CoStar Group 25 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAkamai Technologies beats CoStar Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Akamai Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AKAM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AKAM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAkamai TechnologiesBusiness services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$11.77B$20.48B$23.07B$7.82BDividend YieldN/A2.65%2.98%4.22%P/E Ratio24.7233.3242.1618.48Price / Sales2.957.512,077.08103.91Price / Cash8.5332.3034.7234.62Price / Book2.485.286.124.25Net Income$504.92M$676.42M$738.82M$248.23M7 Day Performance6.19%1.51%3.50%3.29%1 Month Performance0.66%2.40%2.00%2.43%1 Year Performance-20.16%20.60%52,547.40%5.54% Akamai Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AKAMAkamai Technologies4.671 of 5 stars$80.58-0.5%$104.75+30.0%-20.2%$11.77B$3.99B24.729,800Upcoming EarningsCSGPCoStar Group3.126 of 5 stars$77.81-2.4%$87.54+12.5%-19.0%$31.91B$2.74B222.315,650Analyst ForecastPositive NewsEBAYeBay4.0365 of 5 stars$65.63-1.0%$65.13-0.8%+32.2%$30.58B$10.28B16.4911,600Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeVRSNVeriSign3.3378 of 5 stars$241.34-2.2%$262.50+8.8%+66.5%$22.72B$1.56B30.17920Earnings ReportSPSCSPS Commerce3.8632 of 5 stars$126.99-1.6%$199.89+57.4%-17.5%$4.83B$637.77M62.252,220Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionYELPYelp3.4956 of 5 stars$32.59-1.4%$36.33+11.5%-12.9%$2.12B$1.41B16.974,900Upcoming EarningsZDZiff Davis4.0153 of 5 stars$30.95+1.5%$65.67+112.2%-41.1%$1.33B$1.40B26.234,900Upcoming EarningsGap DownCMPRCimpress4.8224 of 5 stars$41.42-1.6%$103.00+148.7%-50.7%$1.04B$3.36B6.8616,000Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsLQDTLiquidity Services1.9339 of 5 stars$30.18-2.6%$38.50+27.6%+84.1%$936.76M$414.32M40.24740Upcoming EarningsInsider TradePositive NewsQNSTQuinStreet3.0618 of 5 stars$15.88-1.2%$29.80+87.7%-3.2%$896.73M$928.72M-72.18790Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsOPENOpendoor Technologies3.9798 of 5 stars$0.93-2.2%$1.55+66.2%-61.9%$674.90M$5.15B-1.732,570Upcoming EarningsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CoStar Group Competitors eBay Competitors VeriSign Competitors SPS Commerce Competitors Yelp Competitors Ziff Davis Competitors Cimpress Competitors Liquidity Services Competitors QuinStreet Competitors Opendoor Technologies Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AKAM) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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