Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for AKAM Q2 Earnings

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Akamai Technologies in a research note issued on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst A. Chatterjee now anticipates that the technology infrastructure company will post earnings of $1.01 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.02. The consensus estimate for Akamai Technologies' current full-year earnings is $4.60 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Akamai Technologies' FY2025 earnings at $4.13 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.18 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.59 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Raymond James reduced their price target on shares of Akamai Technologies from $115.00 to $110.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 21st. Bank of America cut Akamai Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their price target for the company from $125.00 to $100.00 in a report on Friday, February 21st. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $110.00 price objective on shares of Akamai Technologies in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Akamai Technologies from $76.00 to $72.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Oppenheimer assumed coverage on Akamai Technologies in a report on Thursday, March 20th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $100.00 price target on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Akamai Technologies currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $105.55.

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Akamai Technologies Price Performance

AKAM traded down $0.42 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $73.63. 363,251 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,917,525. The company has a market cap of $10.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.59, a PEG ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.23. Akamai Technologies has a 12-month low of $67.51 and a 12-month high of $106.80. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $84.24 and a 200 day simple moving average of $92.70.

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.52 by ($0.33). The business had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.02 billion. Akamai Technologies had a net margin of 12.65% and a return on equity of 14.35%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Akamai Technologies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. TCTC Holdings LLC grew its holdings in Akamai Technologies by 17.0% during the 4th quarter. TCTC Holdings LLC now owns 702 shares of the technology infrastructure company's stock worth $67,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC raised its position in Akamai Technologies by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 19,991 shares of the technology infrastructure company's stock valued at $1,912,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Akamai Technologies by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,867 shares of the technology infrastructure company's stock valued at $752,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the period. Delta Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Akamai Technologies by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Delta Capital Management LLC now owns 2,790 shares of the technology infrastructure company's stock valued at $267,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Akamai Technologies by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 30,096 shares of the technology infrastructure company's stock worth $2,879,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.28% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Akamai Technologies news, EVP Paul C. Joseph sold 4,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.57, for a total value of $366,280.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 23,104 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,115,633.28. This represents a 14.76 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Mani Sundaram sold 10,683 shares of Akamai Technologies stock in a transaction on Friday, March 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.52, for a total value of $924,293.16. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 23,988 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,075,441.76. The trade was a 30.81 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 35,394 shares of company stock valued at $3,019,323 in the last ninety days. 1.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Akamai Technologies Company Profile

Akamai Technologies, Inc provides cloud computing, security, and content delivery services in the United States and internationally. The company offers cloud solutions to keep infrastructure, websites, applications, application programming interfaces, and users safe from various cyberattacks and online threats while enhancing performance.