Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Competitors

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) and eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, AKAM or EBAY?

Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, eBay has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AKAM or EBAY?

eBay received 586 more outperform votes than Akamai Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.29% of users gave Akamai Technologies an outperform vote while only 64.93% of users gave eBay an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Akamai Technologies	Outperform Votes 1232 68.29%	Underperform Votes 572 31.71%
eBay	Outperform Votes 1818 64.93%	Underperform Votes 982 35.07%

Is AKAM or EBAY more profitable?

eBay has a net margin of 19.68% compared to Akamai Technologies' net margin of 12.65%. eBay's return on equity of 30.97% beat Akamai Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Akamai Technologies	12.65%	14.35%	6.74%
eBay	19.68%	30.97%	8.78%

Does the media favor AKAM or EBAY?

In the previous week, eBay had 20 more articles in the media than Akamai Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for eBay and 10 mentions for Akamai Technologies. Akamai Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat eBay's score of 0.92 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
eBay	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend AKAM or EBAY?

Akamai Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $103.26, indicating a potential upside of 33.26%. eBay has a consensus price target of $67.42, indicating a potential downside of 7.12%. Given Akamai Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Akamai Technologies is more favorable than eBay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Akamai Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
eBay	2 Sell rating(s)	17 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AKAM or EBAY?

94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of eBay shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of eBay shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Akamai Technologies	$4.02B	2.82	$504.92M	$2.97	26.09
eBay	$10.31B	3.25	$2.77B	$4.20	17.28

Summary

eBay beats Akamai Technologies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.