Zacks Research Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for AKAM

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Akamai Technologies in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst A. Chatterjee now anticipates that the technology infrastructure company will earn $1.01 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.02. The consensus estimate for Akamai Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $4.60 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Akamai Technologies’ FY2025 earnings at $4.13 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.18 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.59 EPS.

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.52 by ($0.33). Akamai Technologies had a return on equity of 14.35% and a net margin of 12.65%. The firm had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.02 billion.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of Akamai Technologies from $100.00 to $80.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Susquehanna reduced their target price on shares of Akamai Technologies from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 21st. Bank of America cut Akamai Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $125.00 to $100.00 in a report on Friday, February 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Akamai Technologies from $76.00 to $72.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $110.00 target price on shares of Akamai Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $105.55.

Akamai Technologies Trading Down 3.8 %

Shares of Akamai Technologies stock opened at $68.21 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $86.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of $93.42. The firm has a market cap of $10.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.80. Akamai Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $67.05 and a fifty-two week high of $107.60. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Akamai Technologies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AKAM. Centiva Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of Akamai Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth about $325,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its holdings in Akamai Technologies by 20.9% in the 3rd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 18,893 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $1,907,000 after purchasing an additional 3,264 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Akamai Technologies by 26.2% during the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,983 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $1,109,000 after purchasing an additional 2,278 shares during the period. iA Global Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Akamai Technologies by 12.2% during the third quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,145 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $317,000 after purchasing an additional 341 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI raised its position in shares of Akamai Technologies by 83.1% in the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 77,443 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $7,818,000 after purchasing an additional 35,142 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.28% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Akamai Technologies news, CEO F Thomson Leighton acquired 37,670 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 27th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $79.58 per share, with a total value of $2,997,778.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 137,342 shares in the company, valued at $10,929,676.36. The trade was a 37.79 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Aaron Ahola sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.92, for a total transaction of $323,680.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 25,211 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,040,074.12. This represents a 13.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 35,394 shares of company stock worth $3,019,323 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

Akamai Technologies Company Profile

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.