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AKAM vs. IDCC, VSAT, FSLY, NET, and SE

Should you be buying Akamai Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Akamai Technologies include InterDigital (IDCC), Viasat (VSAT), Fastly (FSLY), Cloudflare (NET), and SEA (SE). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

How does Akamai Technologies compare to InterDigital?

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) and InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of InterDigital shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of InterDigital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Akamai Technologies had 62 more articles in the media than InterDigital. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for Akamai Technologies and 8 mentions for InterDigital. InterDigital's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Akamai Technologies' score of 0.67 indicating that InterDigital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Akamai Technologies	24 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
InterDigital	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, InterDigital has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Akamai Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $136.24, indicating a potential downside of 10.96%. InterDigital has a consensus price target of $416.67, indicating a potential upside of 54.56%. Given InterDigital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe InterDigital is more favorable than Akamai Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Akamai Technologies	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41
InterDigital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Akamai Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than InterDigital. InterDigital 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	$4.21B	5.27	$452.03M	$2.97	51.52
InterDigital	$834.02M	8.35	$406.64M	$10.62	25.38

InterDigital has a net margin of 44.20% compared to Akamai Technologies' net margin of 10.20%. InterDigital's return on equity of 35.25% beat Akamai Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Akamai Technologies	10.20%	12.96%	5.56%
InterDigital	44.20%	35.25%	18.75%

Summary

InterDigital beats Akamai Technologies on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Akamai Technologies compare to Viasat?

Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) and Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

86.1% of Viasat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Viasat shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Viasat presently has a consensus price target of $60.57, suggesting a potential downside of 17.12%. Akamai Technologies has a consensus price target of $136.24, suggesting a potential downside of 10.96%. Given Akamai Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Akamai Technologies is more favorable than Viasat.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viasat	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Akamai Technologies	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41

Akamai Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Viasat. Viasat 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
Viasat	$4.62B	2.15	-$574.96M	-$2.59	N/A
Akamai Technologies	$4.21B	5.27	$452.03M	$2.97	51.52

Viasat has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Akamai Technologies has a net margin of 10.20% compared to Viasat's net margin of -7.34%. Akamai Technologies' return on equity of 12.96% beat Viasat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viasat	-7.34%	1.73%	0.53%
Akamai Technologies	10.20%	12.96%	5.56%

In the previous week, Akamai Technologies had 62 more articles in the media than Viasat. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for Akamai Technologies and 8 mentions for Viasat. Viasat's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Akamai Technologies' score of 0.67 indicating that Viasat is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Viasat	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Akamai Technologies	24 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Akamai Technologies beats Viasat on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Akamai Technologies compare to Fastly?

Fastly (NYSE:FSLY) and Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.

In the previous week, Akamai Technologies had 30 more articles in the media than Fastly. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for Akamai Technologies and 40 mentions for Fastly. Akamai Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Fastly's score of 0.46 indicating that Akamai Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fastly	14 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Akamai Technologies	24 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Fastly has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Akamai Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Fastly. Fastly 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
Fastly	$652.57M	4.70	-$158.06M	-$0.69	N/A
Akamai Technologies	$4.21B	5.27	$452.03M	$2.97	51.52

79.7% of Fastly shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of Fastly shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Fastly presently has a consensus price target of $22.63, suggesting a potential upside of 15.55%. Akamai Technologies has a consensus price target of $136.24, suggesting a potential downside of 10.96%. Given Fastly's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Fastly is more favorable than Akamai Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fastly	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
Akamai Technologies	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41

Akamai Technologies has a net margin of 10.20% compared to Fastly's net margin of -23.49%. Akamai Technologies' return on equity of 12.96% beat Fastly's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fastly	-23.49%	-12.02%	-7.83%
Akamai Technologies	10.20%	12.96%	5.56%

Summary

Akamai Technologies beats Fastly on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Akamai Technologies compare to Cloudflare?

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

82.7% of Cloudflare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.9% of Cloudflare shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Cloudflare presently has a consensus price target of $233.50, suggesting a potential upside of 20.56%. Akamai Technologies has a consensus price target of $136.24, suggesting a potential downside of 10.96%. Given Cloudflare's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cloudflare is more favorable than Akamai Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cloudflare	3 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Akamai Technologies	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41

Akamai Technologies has a net margin of 10.20% compared to Cloudflare's net margin of -3.72%. Akamai Technologies' return on equity of 12.96% beat Cloudflare's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cloudflare	-3.72%	-5.84%	-1.36%
Akamai Technologies	10.20%	12.96%	5.56%

In the previous week, Cloudflare had 4 more articles in the media than Akamai Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 74 mentions for Cloudflare and 70 mentions for Akamai Technologies. Akamai Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Cloudflare's score of 0.40 indicating that Akamai Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cloudflare	21 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	28 Neutral mention(s)	14 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Akamai Technologies	24 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Cloudflare has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Akamai Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Cloudflare. Cloudflare 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
Cloudflare	$2.33B	29.28	-$102.27M	-$0.25	N/A
Akamai Technologies	$4.21B	5.27	$452.03M	$2.97	51.52

Summary

Akamai Technologies beats Cloudflare on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Akamai Technologies compare to SEA?

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) and SEA (NYSE:SE) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of SEA shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of SEA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Akamai Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $136.24, suggesting a potential downside of 10.96%. SEA has a consensus price target of $161.66, suggesting a potential upside of 90.03%. Given SEA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SEA is more favorable than Akamai Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Akamai Technologies	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41
SEA	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Akamai Technologies has a net margin of 10.20% compared to SEA's net margin of 6.93%. SEA's return on equity of 15.20% beat Akamai Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Akamai Technologies	10.20%	12.96%	5.56%
SEA	6.93%	15.20%	6.03%

In the previous week, Akamai Technologies had 46 more articles in the media than SEA. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for Akamai Technologies and 24 mentions for SEA. Akamai Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat SEA's score of 0.14 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	24 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SEA	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEA has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

SEA has higher revenue and earnings than Akamai Technologies. SEA 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	$4.21B	5.27	$452.03M	$2.97	51.52
SEA	$22.94B	2.27	$1.58B	$2.52	33.76

Summary

Akamai Technologies beats SEA on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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AKAM vs. The Competition

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Metric	Akamai Technologies	INTERNET SERVICES Industry	Computer Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$22.19B	$178.07B	$38.72B	$12.27B
Dividend Yield	N/A	4.02%	3.15%	5.22%
P/E Ratio	51.52	22.20	74.19	25.70
Price / Sales	5.27	112.63	622.85	64.90
Price / Cash	15.59	25.32	46.32	36.27
Price / Book	4.42	2.38	9.56	6.74
Net Income	$452.03M	$5.67B	$1.03B	$333.09M
7 Day Performance	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.52%
1 Month Performance	67.50%	5.77%	16.81%	8.98%
1 Year Performance	99.99%	-0.99%	173.99%	42.45%

Akamai Technologies Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
AKAM Akamai Technologies	2.9314 of 5 stars	$153.01 +3.6%	$136.24 -11.0%	+93.1%	$22.19B	$4.21B	51.52	11,000	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Upgrade Options Volume High Trading Volume
IDCC InterDigital	4.6486 of 5 stars	$272.96 -6.0%	$416.67 +52.6%	+31.9%	$7.51B	$834.02M	25.70	420	High Trading Volume
VSAT Viasat	1.6373 of 5 stars	$63.82 -2.0%	$60.57 -5.1%	+622.5%	$8.85B	$4.52B	N/A	7,000	Positive News
FSLY Fastly	2.38 of 5 stars	$27.49 -2.1%	$16.25 -40.9%	+167.4%	$4.30B	$624.02M	N/A	1,100	Analyst Upgrade
NET Cloudflare	3.4644 of 5 stars	$223.66 +2.8%	$232.62 +4.0%	+48.4%	$76.56B	$2.17B	N/A	5,156	Positive News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast

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Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Competitors

AKAM vs. IDCC, VSAT, FSLY, NET, and SE

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Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Competitors

AKAM vs. IDCC, VSAT, FSLY, NET, and SE

How does Akamai Technologies compare to InterDigital?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AKAM or IDCC?

Does the media favor AKAM or IDCC?

Which has more volatility & risk, AKAM or IDCC?

Do analysts rate AKAM or IDCC?

Which has better earnings & valuation, AKAM or IDCC?

Is AKAM or IDCC more profitable?

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How does Akamai Technologies compare to Viasat?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VSAT or AKAM?

Do analysts prefer VSAT or AKAM?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VSAT or AKAM?

Which has more volatility & risk, VSAT or AKAM?

Is VSAT or AKAM more profitable?

Does the media refer more to VSAT or AKAM?

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How does Akamai Technologies compare to Fastly?

Does the media prefer FSLY or AKAM?

Which has more risk & volatility, FSLY or AKAM?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FSLY or AKAM?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FSLY or AKAM?

Do analysts prefer FSLY or AKAM?

Is FSLY or AKAM more profitable?

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How does Akamai Technologies compare to Cloudflare?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NET or AKAM?

Do analysts prefer NET or AKAM?

Is NET or AKAM more profitable?

Does the media prefer NET or AKAM?

Which has more risk & volatility, NET or AKAM?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, NET or AKAM?

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How does Akamai Technologies compare to SEA?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AKAM or SE?

Do analysts prefer AKAM or SE?

Is AKAM or SE more profitable?

Does the media prefer AKAM or SE?

Which has more volatility and risk, AKAM or SE?

Which has better valuation & earnings, AKAM or SE?

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