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Akamai Technologies, Inc.
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Price overview
$113.94
▲ +3.53 (+3.2%)
| 52w hi | $161.14 |
|---|---|
| 52w lo | $71.97 |
| Vol | 31.87M |
| As of | 25 Sep 2026 |
The Verdict
Our score +0.48
| Short | +0.62 |
|---|---|
| Medium | +0.53 |
| Long | +0.08 |
computed 2026-09-27
Key fundamentals
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Technology · Software - Infrastructure
| Market cap | $16.38B |
|---|---|
| Enterprise value | $22.36B |
| Trailing P/E | 41.28x |
| Forward P/E | 16.62x |
| EV / EBITDA | 20.70x |
| P / S (ttm) | 3.79x |
| Profit margin | 9.5% |
| Return on equity | 8.9% |
| Revenue growth | +5.4% |
| Earnings growth | -26.8% |
| Debt / equity | 196.67 |
Layer Breakdown
| Layer | Raw | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamental | +0.05 | |
| Sector | +0.19 | |
| Technical | -0.10 | |
| Earnings | +0.00 | |
| Sentiment | +0.97 |
macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27
Business overview
Akamai Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of security, delivery, and cloud computing solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers security solutions that include web application and application programming interfaces (API) protection solutions, which protect web, API, and mobile app traffic from attacks; Bot & Abuse portfolio, which provides solutions to help customers protect against threats; full account lifecycle protections including the ability to defend against account takeover and opening abuse, adversarial bot protection, protection against credential stuffing, inventory scalping, and hoarding; and solutions designed to stop persistent scrapers from stealing content; API security, which discovers, audits, and monitors API; and microservice and application component protection that analyzes and protects application traffic that moves between application components. The company also offers cloud computing services, which include compute, storage, and cloud native and networking services; and Akamai App Platform, provides ready-to-run templates that address challenges in deploying, managing and scaling Kubernetes clusters at scale. In addition, it offers delivery solutions that include web and mobile performance solutions, which enables dynamic websites and applications, as well as global traffic management, site acceleration, application load balancing, large-scale load testing, and real-user monitoring; and media delivery solutions, including video streaming and video player services, game and software delivery, broadcast operations, authoritative domain name system, resolution, and data and analytics. The company has a strategic alliance with Deloitte Canada to help organizations achieve platform-based resilience against AI-accelerated cyberthreats. Akamai Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Risk Metrics
| Beta vs SPX | 1.22 |
|---|---|
| Corr SPX | 0.38 |
| Annual vol | 51.6% |
| Annual ret | +20.1% |
| Sharpe | 0.39 |
| Max DD | -36.1% |
Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)
Analyst Coverage
| Mean PT | $143.76 |
|---|---|
| High / Low | $195.00 / $87.00 |
| Median | $140.00 |
| Analysts | 23 |
| Strong Buy | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Buy | 10 | |
| Hold | 10 | |
| Sell | 1 | |
| Strong Sell | 1 |
Recent rating actions
| 2026-05-08 | UBS | → Neutral |
| 2026-05-08 | Scotiabank | → Sector Outperform |
| 2026-05-08 | RBC Capital | → Sector Perform |
| 2026-05-08 | Piper Sandler | → Neutral |
| 2026-05-08 | Keybanc | → Overweight |
| 2026-05-08 | Guggenheim | → Buy |
Material Events
| Date | Event | 8-K |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-05-22 | Material Agreement, Material Obligation… | read |
| 2026-05-20 | Other Material Event, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-05-18 | Material Agreement, Material Obligation… | read |
| 2026-05-13 | Officer / Director Change, Bylaws Amendment… | read |
| 2026-05-07 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-02-19 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-02-17 | Officer / Director Change, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-11-06 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-10-28 | Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-09-12 | Bylaws Amendment, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-08-12 | Reg FD Disclosure | read |
Insider Trades
| Date | Insider | Role | Action | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | Joseph Paul C | EVP - Global Sales | Sell | 3.10K | $392.99K |
| 2026-06-18 | Blumofe Robert | Chief Technology Officer | Sell | 243 | $31.45K |
| 2026-06-12 | Howell Laura | SVP, Chief Accounting Off | Option exercise | 322 | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Howell Laura | SVP, Chief Accounting Off | Withheld for tax | 95 | $12.58K |
| 2026-06-10 | Salem-Jackson Kim | EVP, Chief Marketing Offi | Sell | 2.30K | $311.81K |
| 2026-05-20 | HESSE DANIEL | Option exercise | 2.34K | — | |
| 2026-05-14 | MILLER JON | Option exercise | 3.55K | — | |
| 2026-05-14 | Burger Bas | Option exercise | 3.03K | — | |
| 2026-05-14 | Akella Janaki | Option exercise | 3.03K | — |
Flow & Concentration
| Insider 180d net | -$736.24K |
|---|---|
| Insider buys / sells | 0 / 3 |
| Insider bias | Neutral |
| 13F holders | 7 |
| Top-5 share | 99.9% |
| HHI | 3,251 (concentrated) |
Top Holders
| Holder | Value | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity / FMR LLC | $278.93M | 2.36M |
| AQR Capital Management | $252.81M | 2.15M |
| Millennium Management | $106.37M | 72.78M |
| State Street Corp | $39.06M | 32.73M |
| Citadel Advisors | $11.92M | 10.00M |
| Capital Research / Capital World | $647.00K | 544.00K |
| T. Rowe Price Group | $25.36K | 214.49K |
As of 2026-06-30
SEC Filings
The Long Run
FY 2009–2025 · 17 years
| Line | Latest | CAGR | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.34B | +13.3% | |
| Operating income | $566.94M | +6.0% | |
| Net income | $452.03M | +7.3% | |
| Cash from ops | $1.35B | +7.5% |
Indices
Recent Sessions
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | $125.23 | $128.46 | $113.84 | $113.94 | 31.87M |
| Sep 24 | $116.74 | $118.00 | $110.31 | $110.41 | 7.06M |
| Sep 23 | $117.33 | $119.48 | $113.76 | $118.44 | 3.92M |
| Sep 22 | $117.87 | $122.79 | $116.10 | $118.34 | 4.67M |
| Sep 21 | $106.04 | $117.58 | $105.40 | $117.41 | 4.70M |
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