Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Competitors $77.64 +1.32 (+1.73%) Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$78.04 +0.40 (+0.51%) As of 08/22/2025 07:07 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. AVDX, IDCC, VSAT, FSLY, NET, CSGP, VRSN, SPSC, OPEN, and YELPShould you be buying Akamai Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Akamai Technologies include AvidXchange (AVDX), InterDigital (IDCC), Viasat (VSAT), Fastly (FSLY), Cloudflare (NET), CoStar Group (CSGP), VeriSign (VRSN), SPS Commerce (SPSC), Opendoor Technologies (OPEN), and Yelp (YELP). Akamai Technologies vs. Its Competitors AvidXchange InterDigital Viasat Fastly Cloudflare CoStar Group VeriSign SPS Commerce Opendoor Technologies Yelp AvidXchange (NASDAQ:AVDX) and Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations. Is AVDX or AKAM more profitable? Akamai Technologies has a net margin of 10.40% compared to AvidXchange's net margin of -1.80%. Akamai Technologies' return on equity of 14.26% beat AvidXchange's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AvidXchange-1.80% 1.15% 0.39% Akamai Technologies 10.40%14.26%6.50% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AVDX or AKAM? 80.6% of AvidXchange shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of AvidXchange shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AVDX or AKAM? Akamai Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than AvidXchange. AvidXchange is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Akamai Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvidXchange$438.94M4.69$8.15M-$0.05-198.40Akamai Technologies$3.99B2.79$504.92M$2.8227.53 Does the media prefer AVDX or AKAM? In the previous week, Akamai Technologies had 16 more articles in the media than AvidXchange. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Akamai Technologies and 3 mentions for AvidXchange. AvidXchange's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Akamai Technologies' score of 0.98 indicating that AvidXchange is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AvidXchange 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Akamai Technologies 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer AVDX or AKAM? AvidXchange presently has a consensus target price of $10.04, suggesting a potential upside of 1.17%. Akamai Technologies has a consensus target price of $94.89, suggesting a potential upside of 22.22%. Given Akamai Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Akamai Technologies is more favorable than AvidXchange.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AvidXchange 2 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.94Akamai Technologies 4 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.32 Which has more risk and volatility, AVDX or AKAM? AvidXchange has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAkamai Technologies beats AvidXchange on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 AKAM 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 TechnologiesINTERNET SERVICES IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$11.13B$110.90B$29.80B$9.76BDividend YieldN/A1.86%3.09%4.06%P/E Ratio27.5337.3554.5026.05Price / Sales2.7949.311,262.4988.42Price / Cash8.6325.3835.9859.36Price / Book2.493.069.606.60Net Income$504.92M$4.40B$805.43M$265.65M7 Day Performance4.33%3.35%1.69%2.00%1 Month Performance-3.80%11.96%0.02%0.46%1 Year Performance-23.76%37.54%24,310.30%18.88% Akamai Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AKAMAkamai Technologies4.6776 of 5 stars$77.64+1.7%$94.89+22.2%-23.8%$11.13B$3.99B27.5310,700News CoverageInsider TradeAVDXAvidXchange2.194 of 5 stars$9.91-0.1%$10.04+1.3%+25.7%$2.06B$438.94M-198.161,600Positive NewsIDCCInterDigital2.1284 of 5 stars$269.87+0.4%$160.00-40.7%+97.1%$6.96B$892.58M19.24420News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeVSATViasat3.5214 of 5 stars$27.39+1.1%$21.13-22.9%+63.0%$3.68B$4.52B-5.937,000News CoveragePositive NewsFSLYFastly2.9154 of 5 stars$7.08+1.9%$8.69+22.7%+17.6%$1.04B$543.68M-6.871,100Insider TradeNETCloudflare3.9715 of 5 stars$202.31+0.7%$191.28-5.5%+137.8%$70.50B$1.67B-595.034,263News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeCSGPCoStar Group3.3266 of 5 stars$88.16-1.7%$93.25+5.8%+18.5%$37.35B$2.74B352.646,593Positive NewsVRSNVeriSign3.6192 of 5 stars$267.65-0.8%$277.50+3.7%+50.3%$25.00B$1.56B31.94920Positive NewsEx-DividendInsider TradeSPSCSPS Commerce3.6946 of 5 stars$114.50+2.2%$165.80+44.8%-41.6%$4.34B$637.77M52.522,783News CoveragePositive NewsOPENOpendoor Technologies2.2362 of 5 stars$3.78+19.2%$1.26-66.6%+122.7%$2.76B$5.18B-8.791,470Options VolumeHigh Trading VolumeYELPYelp3.8058 of 5 stars$30.98-0.2%$34.00+9.7%-7.1%$1.98B$1.45B14.025,116 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AvidXchange Competitors InterDigital Competitors Viasat Competitors Fastly Competitors Cloudflare Competitors CoStar Group Competitors VeriSign Competitors SPS Commerce Competitors Opendoor Technologies Competitors Yelp 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 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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