Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Competitors

RB Global (NYSE:RBA) and Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer RBA or AKAM?

In the previous week, Akamai Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than RB Global. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Akamai Technologies and 7 mentions for RB Global. RB Global's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Akamai Technologies' score of 1.38 indicating that Akamai Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RB Global	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Akamai Technologies	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RBA or AKAM?

Akamai Technologies received 807 more outperform votes than RB Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.69% of users gave Akamai Technologies an outperform vote while only 49.21% of users gave RB Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RB Global	Outperform Votes 406 49.21%	Underperform Votes 419 50.79%
Akamai Technologies	Outperform Votes 1213 68.69%	Underperform Votes 553 31.31%

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

95.4% of RB Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of RB Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, RBA or AKAM?

RB Global has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend RBA or AKAM?

RB Global currently has a consensus target price of $82.33, indicating a potential upside of 6.22%. Akamai Technologies has a consensus target price of $114.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.27%. Given RB Global's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Akamai Technologies is more favorable than RB Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RB Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Akamai Technologies	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RBA or AKAM?

Akamai Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than RB Global. Akamai Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RB Global, 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
RB Global	$3.68B	3.86	$206.50M	$1.66	46.73
Akamai Technologies	$3.81B	3.59	$547.63M	$4.02	22.34

Is RBA or AKAM more profitable?

Akamai Technologies has a net margin of 16.12% compared to Akamai Technologies' net margin of 8.08%. RB Global's return on equity of 15.02% beat Akamai Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RB Global	8.08%	6.87%	2.85%
Akamai Technologies	16.12%	15.02%	7.10%

Summary

Akamai Technologies beats RB Global on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.