Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Competitors $79.20 -0.26 (-0.33%) Closing price 03:21 PM EasternExtended Trading$79.20 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:43 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AKAM vs. EBAY, CSGP, VRSN, SPSC, YELP, ZD, CMPR, QNST, ANGI, and LQDTShould you be buying Akamai Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Akamai Technologies include eBay (EBAY), CoStar Group (CSGP), VeriSign (VRSN), SPS Commerce (SPSC), Yelp (YELP), Ziff Davis (ZD), Cimpress (CMPR), QuinStreet (QNST), Angi (ANGI), and Liquidity Services (LQDT). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry. Akamai Technologies vs. Its Competitors eBay CoStar Group VeriSign SPS Commerce Yelp Ziff Davis Cimpress QuinStreet Angi Liquidity Services Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) and eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) are both large-cap internet software & services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer AKAM or EBAY? Akamai Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $101.25, suggesting a potential upside of 27.84%. eBay has a consensus target price of $67.85, suggesting a potential downside of 11.12%. Given Akamai Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Akamai Technologies is more favorable than eBay.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Akamai Technologies 2 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50eBay 2 Sell rating(s) 17 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31 Does the media prefer AKAM or EBAY? In the previous week, eBay had 32 more articles in the media than Akamai Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for eBay and 9 mentions for Akamai Technologies. Akamai Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat eBay's score of 0.73 indicating that Akamai Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Akamai Technologies 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive eBay 23 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AKAM or EBAY? 94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of eBay shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of eBay shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, AKAM or EBAY? Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, eBay has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AKAM or EBAY more profitable? eBay has a net margin of 19.78% compared to Akamai Technologies' net margin of 11.26%. eBay's return on equity of 36.60% beat Akamai Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Akamai Technologies11.26% 14.09% 6.59% eBay 19.78%36.60%9.80% Which has higher valuation and earnings, AKAM or EBAY? eBay has higher revenue and earnings than Akamai Technologies. eBay is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Akamai Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAkamai Technologies$3.99B2.90$504.92M$2.9726.67eBay$10.28B3.42$1.98B$4.2018.18 SummaryeBay beats Akamai Technologies on 9 of the 16 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 AKAM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 TechnologiesINTERNET SERVICES IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$11.62B$98.60B$27.35B$8.95BDividend YieldN/A2.82%3.13%4.08%P/E Ratio26.6734.4736.2320.04Price / Sales2.9021.262,005.46118.60Price / Cash8.8324.3337.8357.47Price / Book2.443.057.265.67Net Income$504.92M$4.40B$762.23M$248.47M7 Day Performance-0.50%2.20%2.71%2.90%1 Month Performance2.74%0.93%6.67%5.75%1 Year Performance-12.32%26.78%52,251.43%21.36% Akamai Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AKAMAkamai Technologies4.7869 of 5 stars$79.20-0.3%$101.25+27.8%-12.5%$11.62B$3.99B26.6710,700Positive NewsEBAYeBay4.4867 of 5 stars$76.86-1.0%$67.73-11.9%+42.3%$35.43B$10.31B18.3011,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeCSGPCoStar Group2.5626 of 5 stars$80.04+0.5%$87.69+9.6%+9.7%$33.77B$2.74B276.006,593News CoveragePositive NewsVRSNVeriSign3.7793 of 5 stars$282.89+0.8%$267.50-5.4%+60.3%$26.56B$1.56B34.58920Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeSPSCSPS Commerce3.6401 of 5 stars$136.65+2.4%$192.56+40.9%-27.4%$5.19B$637.77M63.862,783Positive NewsYELPYelp3.8579 of 5 stars$34.16-0.9%$34.00-0.5%-3.3%$2.18B$1.41B16.425,116Trending NewsZDZiff Davis4.5547 of 5 stars$31.61+0.6%$47.00+48.7%-38.7%$1.33B$1.40B19.163,800News CoverageCMPRCimpress4.5888 of 5 stars$43.67+1.8%$62.50+43.1%-43.8%$1.09B$3.29B7.4516,000Positive NewsQNSTQuinStreet3.0894 of 5 stars$15.51+1.6%$29.00+87.0%+1.8%$875.85M$613.51M-1,549.45790ANGIAngi3.8473 of 5 stars$15.20+1.3%$21.36+40.5%-11.6%$729.45M$1.19B13.822,800High Trading VolumeLQDTLiquidity Services1.8771 of 5 stars$22.96-1.5%$38.50+67.7%+20.8%$716.81M$363.32M29.06740 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies eBay Competitors CoStar Group Competitors VeriSign Competitors SPS Commerce Competitors Yelp Competitors Ziff Davis Competitors Cimpress Competitors QuinStreet Competitors Angi Competitors Liquidity Services 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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