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Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Competitors

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$87.96 +0.60 (+0.69%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

AKAM vs. RBA, Z, WEX, LYFT, ETSY, CSGP, EBAY, VRSN, SPSC, and ENV

Should you be buying Akamai Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Akamai Technologies include RB Global (RBA), Zillow Group (Z), WEX (WEX), Lyft (LYFT), Etsy (ETSY), CoStar Group (CSGP), eBay (EBAY), VeriSign (VRSN), SPS Commerce (SPSC), and Envestnet (ENV).

Akamai Technologies vs.

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

In the previous week, Akamai Technologies had 16 more articles in the media than RB Global. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Akamai Technologies and 7 mentions for RB Global. RB Global's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Akamai Technologies' score of 0.63 indicating that RB Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Akamai Technologies
11 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
RB Global
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Akamai Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $117.47, indicating a potential upside of 33.55%. RB Global has a consensus price target of $98.36, indicating a potential upside of 4.93%. Given Akamai Technologies' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Akamai Technologies is more favorable than RB Global.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Akamai Technologies
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.79
RB Global
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

Akamai Technologies has a net margin of 13.27% compared to RB Global's net margin of 9.06%. Akamai Technologies' return on equity of 14.63% beat RB Global's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Akamai Technologies13.27% 14.63% 6.85%
RB Global 9.06%7.41%3.15%

Akamai Technologies received 810 more outperform votes than RB Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.69% of users gave Akamai Technologies an outperform vote while only 49.64% of users gave RB Global an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Akamai TechnologiesOutperform Votes
1224
68.69%
Underperform Votes
558
31.31%
RB GlobalOutperform Votes
414
49.64%
Underperform Votes
420
50.36%

Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RB Global has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Akamai Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Akamai Technologies$3.97B3.33$547.63M$3.3826.02
RB Global$4.18B4.13$206.50M$1.8450.95

94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of RB Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of RB Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Akamai Technologies beats RB Global on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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AKAM vs. The Competition

MetricAkamai TechnologiesBusiness services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$13.21B$20.45B$24.07B$8.82B
Dividend YieldN/A2.49%2.79%4.07%
P/E Ratio26.0229.12258.4017.81
Price / Sales3.3317.003,506.6874.56
Price / Cash10.4130.3032.8932.53
Price / Book2.896.187.414.68
Net Income$547.63M$515.30M$667.83M$226.08M
7 Day Performance-0.44%8.16%0.21%-1.04%
1 Month Performance-17.14%6.14%0.76%1.04%
1 Year Performance-22.25%49.38%18.79%26.28%

Akamai Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AKAM
Akamai Technologies
4.6524 of 5 stars
$87.96
+0.7%
$117.47
+33.6%
-21.8%$13.21B$3.97B26.0210,250
RBA
RB Global
3.4623 of 5 stars
$93.74
+0.1%
$98.36
+4.9%
+51.3%$17.26B$3.68B50.959,600Positive News
Z
Zillow Group
1.8468 of 5 stars
$77.88
+3.5%
$70.33
-9.7%
+101.3%$17.58B$1.95B0.005,720
WEX
WEX
4.9473 of 5 stars
$180.31
+1.1%
$235.91
+30.8%
+2.9%$7.10B$2.55B22.885,500
LYFT
Lyft
4.0642 of 5 stars
$16.77
+1.2%
$17.48
+4.3%
+61.4%$6.87B$4.40B0.002,945
ETSY
Etsy
4.6121 of 5 stars
$50.86
+0.9%
$64.87
+27.5%
-29.4%$5.72B$2.75B25.952,420
CSGP
CoStar Group
3.9221 of 5 stars
$76.27
+5.8%
$93.25
+22.3%
-8.1%$29.55B$2.46B173.346,152Analyst Forecast
EBAY
eBay
4.4476 of 5 stars
$60.82
-0.5%
$62.87
+3.4%
+54.2%$29.13B$10.11B15.2812,300
VRSN
VeriSign
3.9587 of 5 stars
$181.41
+1.8%
$218.00
+20.2%
-14.0%$17.13B$1.49B21.09920Positive News
SPSC
SPS Commerce
2.9436 of 5 stars
$179.87
+1.3%
$223.63
+24.3%
+5.6%$6.67B$536.91M86.062,489Positive News
ENV
Envestnet
1.0695 of 5 stars
$63.09
flat
$61.88
-1.9%
+60.0%$3.49B$1.34B-13.233,100Analyst Forecast
Positive News
High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:AKAM) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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