Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Competitors $74.51 +0.36 (+0.49%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$72.75 -1.76 (-2.36%) As of 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AKAM vs. CSGP, EBAY, VRSN, SPSC, YELP, ZD, CMPR, LQDT, QNST, and OPENShould you be buying Akamai Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Akamai Technologies include CoStar Group (CSGP), eBay (EBAY), VeriSign (VRSN), SPS Commerce (SPSC), Yelp (YELP), Ziff Davis (ZD), Cimpress (CMPR), Liquidity Services (LQDT), QuinStreet (QNST), and Opendoor Technologies (OPEN). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry. Akamai Technologies vs. CoStar Group eBay VeriSign SPS Commerce Yelp Ziff Davis Cimpress Liquidity Services QuinStreet Opendoor Technologies CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) 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 dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings. Do insiders and institutionals believe in CSGP or AKAM? 96.6% of CoStar Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of CoStar Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned 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. Does the media refer more to CSGP or AKAM? In the previous week, Akamai Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than CoStar Group. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Akamai Technologies and 26 mentions for CoStar Group. CoStar Group's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Akamai Technologies' score of 0.60 indicating that CoStar Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CoStar Group 22 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Akamai Technologies 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, CSGP or AKAM? CoStar Group has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate CSGP or AKAM? CoStar Group presently has a consensus price target of $87.54, suggesting a potential upside of 8.73%. Akamai Technologies has a consensus price target of $105.55, suggesting a potential upside of 41.66%. Given Akamai Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Akamai Technologies is more favorable than CoStar Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CoStar Group 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69Akamai Technologies 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59 Is CSGP or AKAM more profitable? Akamai Technologies has a net margin of 12.65% compared to CoStar Group's net margin of 5.07%. Akamai Technologies' return on equity of 14.35% beat CoStar Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CoStar Group5.07% 3.11% 2.54% Akamai Technologies 12.65%14.35%6.74% Which has better earnings and valuation, CSGP or AKAM? Akamai Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than CoStar Group. Akamai Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CoStar Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCoStar Group$2.74B12.07$374.70M$0.35230.03Akamai Technologies$3.99B2.73$504.92M$3.2622.86 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CSGP or AKAM? Akamai Technologies received 564 more outperform votes than CoStar Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.25% of users gave CoStar Group an outperform vote while only 68.37% of users gave Akamai Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCoStar GroupOutperform Votes66675.25% Underperform Votes21924.75% Akamai TechnologiesOutperform Votes123068.37% Underperform Votes56931.63% SummaryAkamai Technologies beats CoStar Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Akamai Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AKAM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AKAM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAkamai TechnologiesBusiness services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$10.89B$19.60B$22.16B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A2.93%3.00%4.33%P/E Ratio22.8632.3039.4917.81Price / Sales2.737.161,985.9694.58Price / Cash8.5332.3034.6334.64Price / Book2.294.925.774.00Net Income$504.92M$676.33M$736.02M$247.23M7 Day Performance9.24%5.64%5.90%7.26%1 Month Performance-7.70%-7.84%-5.37%-6.26%1 Year Performance-27.11%15.51%52,661.37%-0.18% Akamai Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AKAMAkamai Technologies4.7048 of 5 stars$74.51+0.5%$105.55+41.7%-28.3%$10.89B$3.99B22.869,800Short Interest ↓CSGPCoStar Group2.3753 of 5 stars$75.72+4.3%$88.07+16.3%-12.0%$31.06B$2.74B216.355,650High Trading VolumeEBAYeBay4.0408 of 5 stars$61.16-2.0%$65.46+7.0%+28.8%$28.50B$10.28B15.3711,600VRSNVeriSign3.5528 of 5 stars$234.37-2.4%$262.50+12.0%+33.3%$22.17B$1.56B29.30920Analyst UpgradePositive NewsSPSCSPS Commerce4.2037 of 5 stars$123.21-3.7%$207.11+68.1%-23.3%$4.69B$637.77M60.392,489Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeYELPYelp3.9363 of 5 stars$33.45-6.2%$37.17+11.1%-16.7%$2.18B$1.41B17.424,872Insider TradeShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownZDZiff Davis4.3349 of 5 stars$32.44-3.1%$65.67+102.4%-40.5%$1.39B$1.40B27.494,900Short Interest ↓Positive NewsCMPRCimpress4.7575 of 5 stars$41.55-4.3%$103.00+147.9%-53.3%$1.05B$3.36B6.8816,000Positive NewsLQDTLiquidity Services2.8635 of 5 stars$28.79-2.3%$38.50+33.7%+65.7%$893.52M$414.32M38.38740High Trading VolumeQNSTQuinStreet3.4523 of 5 stars$15.29-1.6%$29.80+94.8%-11.3%$863.64M$928.72M-69.52790Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownOPENOpendoor Technologies3.8639 of 5 stars$1.03+3.7%$1.70+65.9%-59.3%$741.61M$5.15B-1.901,982 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CoStar Group Competitors eBay Competitors VeriSign Competitors SPS Commerce Competitors Yelp Competitors Ziff Davis Competitors Cimpress Competitors Liquidity Services Competitors QuinStreet Competitors Opendoor Technologies Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AKAM) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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