Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for AKAM Earnings

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Akamai Technologies in a research note issued on Monday, January 13th. Zacks Research analyst A. Chatterjee now forecasts that the technology infrastructure company will post earnings per share of $1.12 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.11. The consensus estimate for Akamai Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $4.29 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Akamai Technologies’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.70 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on AKAM. Evercore ISI reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $110.00 target price on shares of Akamai Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of Akamai Technologies from $120.00 to $115.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 11th. UBS Group started coverage on shares of Akamai Technologies in a research report on Monday, December 16th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 target price on the stock. HSBC upgraded 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. Finally, Scotiabank lowered their price objective on Akamai Technologies from $115.00 to $112.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Akamai Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $116.85.

Akamai Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of AKAM stock opened at $90.52 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. Akamai Technologies has a 12-month low of $84.70 and a 12-month high of $129.17. The business’s 50 day moving average is $94.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $97.36. The company has a market capitalization of $13.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.78, a P/E/G ratio of 3.83 and a beta of 0.64.

Institutional Trading of Akamai Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Akamai Technologies by 25.1% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,732,750 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $156,088,000 after buying an additional 347,626 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Akamai Technologies by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,197,009 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $423,066,000 after purchasing an additional 202,746 shares during the period. Empyrean Capital Partners LP purchased a new position in shares of Akamai Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $15,314,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in Akamai Technologies by 33.3% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 651,400 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $58,678,000 after purchasing an additional 162,700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Distillate Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Akamai Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $14,130,000. 94.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CTO Robert Blumofe sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.61, for a total transaction of $221,525.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now owns 19,510 shares in the company, valued at $1,728,781.10. This trade represents a 11.36 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Edward J. Mcgowan sold 10,782 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 12,716 shares in the company, valued at $1,255,196.36. This represents a 45.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 22,282 shares of company stock valued at $2,099,996 over the last ninety days. Company 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.