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Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$74.38 -1.93 (-2.53%)
Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$73.88 -0.50 (-0.68%)
As of 08/1/2025 07:10 PM Eastern
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About Akamai Technologies Stock (NASDAQ:AKAM)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$73.76
$76.50
50-Day Range
$74.38
$80.75
52-Week Range
$67.51
$106.80
Volume
2.53 million shs
Average Volume
1.28 million shs
Market Capitalization
$10.88 billion
P/E Ratio
25.04
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$99.84
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Akamai Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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94th Percentile Overall Score

AKAM MarketRank™: 

Akamai Technologies scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 57th out of 659 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Akamai Technologies has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.48, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Akamai Technologies has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Akamai Technologies' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Akamai Technologies are expected to grow by 9.35% in the coming year, from $4.60 to $5.03 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Akamai Technologies is 25.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.11.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Akamai Technologies is 25.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 48.17.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Akamai Technologies has a PEG Ratio of 2.41. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Akamai Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 2.29. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Akamai Technologies' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.27% of the float of Akamai Technologies has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Akamai Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Akamai Technologies has recently decreased by 8.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Akamai Technologies does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Akamai Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.27% of the float of Akamai Technologies has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Akamai Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Akamai Technologies has recently decreased by 8.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Akamai Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.97. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Akamai Technologies this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    5 people have searched for AKAM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    6 people have added Akamai Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Akamai Technologies insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,726,847.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.00% of the stock of Akamai Technologies is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    94.28% of the stock of Akamai Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Akamai Technologies' insider trading history.
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AKAM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Akamai Technologies' stock was trading at $95.65 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, AKAM shares have decreased by 22.2% and is now trading at $74.38.

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.12. The firm's revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Akamai Technologies' Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase plan on Thursday, May 9th 2024, which permits the company to repurchase $2,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 13.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Akamai Technologies subsidiaries include these companies: Linode, GuardiCore, Inverse, Asavie Technologies, ChameleonX, krypt.co, Exceda, and more.

Akamai Technologies' top institutional shareholders include Nordea Investment Management AB (1.68%), Vontobel Holding Ltd. (1.01%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.70%) and VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al (0.49%). Insiders that own company stock include F Thomson Leighton, Kim Salem-Jackson, Edward J Mcgowan, Paul C Joseph, Aaron Ahola, Mani Sundaram, Robert Blumofe, William Raymond Wagner, Adam Karon, Anthony P Williams and Madhu Ranganathan.
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Shares of AKAM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Akamai Technologies investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Humana (HUM), Netflix (NFLX), Salesforce (CRM) and American Water Works (AWK).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/08/2025
Today
8/02/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/07/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
INTERNET SERVICES
Sub-Industry
Internet Software & Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:AKAM
CIK
1086222
Employees
10,700
Year Founded
1998

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$140.00
Low Price Target
$63.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+34.2%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.48
Research Coverage
21 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.97
Trailing P/E Ratio
25.04
Forward P/E Ratio
16.17
P/E Growth
2.35
Net Income
$504.92 million
Net Margins
11.26%
Pretax Margin
14.23%
Return on Equity
14.09%
Return on Assets
6.59%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.52
Current Ratio
1.18
Quick Ratio
1.18

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.99 billion
Price / Sales
2.72
Cash Flow
$8.99 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.27
Book Value
$32.47 per share
Price / Book
2.29

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
146,210,000
Free Float
143,282,000
Market Cap
$10.88 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.76

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This page (NASDAQ:AKAM) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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