NASDAQ:AKAM Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Stock Price, News & Analysis $99.51 +0.07 (+0.07%) (As of 09/20/2024 08:53 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About Akamai Technologies Stock (NASDAQ:AKAM) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Key Stats Today's Range$98.36▼$99.8650-Day Range$91.32▼$102.1152-Week Range$87.59▼$129.17Volume1.88 million shsAverage Volume1.64 million shsMarket Capitalization$15.16 billionP/E Ratio24.75Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$116.47Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewAkamai 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. It also provides web and mobile performance solutions to enable dynamic websites and applications; media delivery solutions, including video streaming and video player services, game and software delivery, broadcast operations, authoritative domain name system, resolution, and data and analytics; and cloud computing services, such as compute, storage, networking, database, and container management services to build, deploy, and secure applications and workloads. In addition, the company offers content delivery solutions; and an array of service and support to assist customers with integrating, configuring, optimizing, and managing its offerings. It sells its solutions through various channel partners. Akamai Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Read More… The election trade you can't lose (Ad)Politics is an unpredictable game. But no matter what happens in the next few months... There's one thing that can't be stopped by anything: Dividends.Download my Dividend Calendar here Akamai Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ StocksOverall MarketRank™: 85th PercentileAkamai Technologies scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 172nd out of 664 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingAkamai Technologies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on 11 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageAkamai Technologies has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Akamai Technologies' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth6.79% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Akamai Technologies are expected to grow by 6.79% in the coming year, from $4.42 to $4.72 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Akamai Technologies is 24.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 132.42.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Akamai Technologies is 24.75, 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 249.67.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAkamai Technologies has a PEG Ratio of 3.10. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAkamai Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 3.26. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Akamai Technologies' valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted5.69% of the float of Akamai Technologies has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAkamai Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.6.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Akamai Technologies has recently increased by 6.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldAkamai Technologies does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthAkamai Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESG2.8 / 5Environmental Score-1.04 Percentage of Shares Shorted5.69% of the float of Akamai Technologies has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAkamai Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.6.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Akamai Technologies has recently increased by 6.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.6 / 5News Sentiment0.66 News SentimentAkamai Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.66. 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 0.49 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Akamai Technologies this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 7 people have searched for AKAM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -71% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 6 people have added Akamai Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -54% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $741,655.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.80% of the stock of Akamai Technologies is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions94.28% 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. AKAM Stock News HeadlinesAkamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) EVP Paul C. Joseph Sells 4,000 SharesSeptember 14, 2024 | insidertrades.comMarketBeat Week in Review – 8/26 - 8/30 (AKAM)The major indexes moved between gains and losses to end the month, but the volatility may ramp back up with the release of the jobs report next FridayAugust 31, 2024 | marketbeat.comForget Trump and KamalaI hope you're deleting all those emails telling you how to make "1,000% gains" from the magic "Kamala Trade". It's nonsense. No one knows what's going to happen in November.September 23, 2024 | Investors Alley (Ad)William Raymond Wagner Sells 1,000 Shares of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) StockAugust 30, 2024 | insidertrades.comAkamai: AI Tailwinds Drive Edge Computing and Security GrowthAkamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) is a leading content delivery network (CDN) that also provides cloud security and edge computing solutions.August 28, 2024 | marketbeat.comCraig-Hallum Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Akamai (AKAM)September 21 at 10:06 PM | markets.businessinsider.comAkamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) Sees Significant Increase in Short InterestSeptember 19, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comAkamai Technologies (AKAM) Dips More Than Broader Market: What You Should KnowSeptember 19, 2024 | msn.comSee More Headlines AKAM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AKAM shares performed this year? Akamai Technologies' stock was trading at $118.35 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, AKAM shares have decreased by 15.9% and is now trading at $99.51. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Akamai Technologies' earnings last quarter? Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 8th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.05. Akamai Technologies's quarterly revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Is Akamai Technologies doing a stock buyback? Akamai Technologies' Board of Directors approved a share repurchase plan on Thursday, May 9th 2024, which allows the company to repurchase $2,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 13.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued. Does Akamai Technologies have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Akamai Technologies: Linode, GuardiCore, Inverse, Asavie Technologies, ChameleonX, krypt.co, Exceda, and more. Who are Akamai Technologies' major shareholders? Akamai Technologies' top institutional investors include Mackenzie Financial Corp (1.47%), Earnest Partners LLC (1.40%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.14%) and Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN (0.93%). Insiders that own company stock include F Thomson Leighton, Paul C Joseph, Kim Salem-Jackson, Robert Blumofe, Mani Sundaram, William Raymond Wagner, Edward J Mcgowan, Aaron Ahola, Anthony P Williams, Adam Karon, Madhu Ranganathan and Bernardus Johannes M Verwaayen. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Akamai Technologies? 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of Akamai Technologies own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Akamai Technologies investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Intel (INTC), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Micron Technology (MU), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Netflix (NFLX). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/08/2024Today9/23/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)11/05/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorComputer and Technology Industry Business services, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryInternet Software & Services Current SymbolNASDAQ:AKAM CUSIP00971T10 CIK1086222 Webwww.akamai.com Phone(617) 444-3000Fax617-444-3001Employees10,250Year Founded1998Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$116.47 High Stock Price Target$140.00 Low Stock Price Target$81.00 Potential Upside/Downside+17.0%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.63 Research Coverage19 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.02 Trailing P/E Ratio24.75 Forward P/E Ratio22.51 P/E Growth3.1Net Income$547.63 million Net Margins16.01% Pretax Margin18.61% Return on Equity14.78% Return on Assets6.85% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.50 Current Ratio1.32 Quick Ratio1.32 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$3.93 billion Price / Sales3.86 Cash Flow$8.64 per share Price / Cash Flow11.52 Book Value$30.48 per share Price / Book3.26Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares152,317,000Free Float149,575,000Market Cap$15.16 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.68 Social Links This page (NASDAQ:AKAM) was last updated on 9/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe election trade you can't losePolitics is an unpredictable game. 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