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AKAM vs. AVDX, IDCC, VSAT, FSLY, NET, EBAY, CSGP, VRSN, SPSC, and YELP

Should 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), eBay (EBAY), CoStar Group (CSGP), VeriSign (VRSN), SPS Commerce (SPSC), and Yelp (YELP).

Akamai Technologies vs. Its Competitors

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) and AvidXchange (NASDAQ:AVDX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Akamai Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than AvidXchange.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Akamai Technologies$3.99B2.95$504.92M$2.9727.15
AvidXchange$438.94M4.63$8.15MN/AN/A

Akamai Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $101.25, indicating a potential upside of 25.56%. AvidXchange has a consensus target price of $10.30, indicating a potential upside of 4.67%. Given Akamai Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Akamai Technologies is more favorable than AvidXchange.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Akamai Technologies
2 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
AvidXchange
2 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.94

Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AvidXchange has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of AvidXchange shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of AvidXchange shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Akamai Technologies had 9 more articles in the media than AvidXchange. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Akamai Technologies and 3 mentions for AvidXchange. AvidXchange's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Akamai Technologies' score of 1.17 indicating that AvidXchange is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Akamai Technologies
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AvidXchange
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Akamai Technologies has a net margin of 11.26% compared to AvidXchange's net margin of 0.42%. Akamai Technologies' return on equity of 14.09% beat AvidXchange's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Akamai Technologies11.26% 14.09% 6.59%
AvidXchange 0.42%1.19%0.40%

Summary

Akamai Technologies beats AvidXchange on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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 TechnologiesINTERNET SERVICES IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$11.56B$98.02B$27.50B$8.95B
Dividend YieldN/A2.73%3.13%4.04%
P/E Ratio27.1537.2837.2920.11
Price / Sales2.9521.171,923.62119.81
Price / Cash8.7924.4138.4157.86
Price / Book2.483.077.195.56
Net Income$504.92M$4.40B$763.56M$248.40M
7 Day Performance1.49%2.64%1.36%4.67%
1 Month Performance3.28%0.25%4.79%6.64%
1 Year Performance-12.80%29.39%52,367.74%21.31%

Akamai Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AKAM
Akamai Technologies
4.796 of 5 stars
$80.64
+2.0%
$101.25
+25.6%
-13.2%$11.56B$3.99B27.1510,700Positive News
AVDX
AvidXchange
2.6522 of 5 stars
$9.79
flat
$10.30
+5.2%
-20.3%$2.02B$438.94M244.751,600Positive News
IDCC
InterDigital
1.6066 of 5 stars
$224.23
-2.9%
$160.00
-28.6%
+85.4%$5.82B$868.52M17.78420Insider Trade
VSAT
Viasat
3.4734 of 5 stars
$14.60
flat
$19.00
+30.1%
+5.0%$1.90B$4.52B-3.287,000Positive News
FSLY
Fastly
3.6325 of 5 stars
$7.06
+2.0%
$8.28
+17.2%
-0.7%$1.02B$543.68M-6.481,100
NET
Cloudflare
3.8397 of 5 stars
$195.67
+0.8%
$145.92
-25.4%
+127.4%$67.82B$1.67B-850.743,220Positive News
EBAY
eBay
4.3606 of 5 stars
$74.46
+0.9%
$67.85
-8.9%
+42.7%$34.33B$10.28B17.7311,600
CSGP
CoStar Group
2.5173 of 5 stars
$80.40
-0.4%
$87.69
+9.1%
+14.0%$33.92B$2.74B277.245,650Positive News
VRSN
VeriSign
3.773 of 5 stars
$288.80
+0.4%
$267.50
-7.4%
+63.1%$27.12B$1.58B35.31920Positive News
SPSC
SPS Commerce
3.7498 of 5 stars
$136.09
+2.2%
$192.56
+41.5%
-26.4%$5.17B$637.77M63.592,783Positive News
YELP
Yelp
3.7168 of 5 stars
$34.31
-0.2%
$34.00
-0.9%
-4.8%$2.19B$1.41B16.505,116

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This page (NASDAQ:AKAM) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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