Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for AKAM Earnings

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Akamai Technologies in a research note issued to investors on Monday, January 13th. Zacks Research analyst A. Chatterjee now anticipates that the technology infrastructure company will post earnings of $1.12 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.11. The consensus estimate for Akamai Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $4.28 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Akamai Technologies’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.70 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on AKAM. HSBC raised shares of Akamai Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $121.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, November 11th. UBS Group started coverage on shares of Akamai Technologies in a report on Monday, December 16th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 target price for the company. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on Akamai Technologies from $120.00 to $115.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 11th. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on Akamai Technologies from $115.00 to $112.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded Akamai Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Akamai Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $116.10.

Akamai Technologies Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of Akamai Technologies stock opened at $91.01 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.33. Akamai Technologies has a 52-week low of $84.70 and a 52-week high of $129.17. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $94.02 and its 200-day moving average price is $97.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.93, a P/E/G ratio of 3.17 and a beta of 0.64.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AKAM. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Akamai Technologies by 85.7% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 247 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of Akamai Technologies by 38.8% in the 4th quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 554 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Eastern Bank purchased a new position in shares of Akamai Technologies in the third quarter worth $71,000. Covestor Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Akamai Technologies by 67.7% during the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 887 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $90,000 after purchasing an additional 358 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Akamai Technologies during the third quarter valued at $102,000. Institutional investors own 94.28% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Akamai Technologies

In other Akamai Technologies news, CTO Robert Blumofe sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.61, for a total value of $221,525.00. Following the sale, the chief technology officer now directly owns 19,510 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,728,781.10. The trade was a 11.36 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Edward J. Mcgowan sold 10,782 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.71, for a total value of $1,064,291.22. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 12,716 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,255,196.36. The trade was a 45.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 22,282 shares of company stock valued at $2,099,996. Corporate insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

About Akamai Technologies

Akamai 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.