Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) is projected to post its Q1 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, May 7th. Analysts expect Akamai Technologies to post earnings of $1.61 per share and revenue of $1.0727 billion for the quarter. Akamai Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.200-7.200 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.670 EPS. Individuals can check the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 4:30 PM ET.

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 19th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.84 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.75 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.08 billion. Akamai Technologies had a net margin of 10.74% and a return on equity of 13.86%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.66 EPS. On average, analysts expect Akamai Technologies to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Akamai Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of AKAM stock opened at $117.94 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $17.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 0.45. Akamai Technologies has a 52 week low of $69.78 and a 52 week high of $121.12. The company has a quick ratio of 2.36, a current ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $104.63 and a 200-day moving average of $94.19.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Akamai Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 31st. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Akamai Technologies from $90.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Craig Hallum raised their price objective on shares of Akamai Technologies from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Evercore assumed coverage on shares of Akamai Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $130.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Akamai Technologies from $103.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Akamai Technologies has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $112.37.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Anthony P. Williams sold 15,000 shares of Akamai Technologies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.29, for a total value of $1,564,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 22,064 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,301,054.56. This trade represents a 40.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Jon Miller sold 11,000 shares of Akamai Technologies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.67, for a total transaction of $1,129,370.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 22,806 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,341,492.02. The trade was a 32.54% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 57,454 shares of company stock worth $5,889,371 in the last quarter. Insiders own 2.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Akamai Technologies

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new position in Akamai Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $32,000. Align Financial LLC purchased a new position in Akamai Technologies during the 4th quarter worth $34,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc purchased a new position in Akamai Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $35,000. Sfam LLC purchased a new position in Akamai Technologies during the 4th quarter worth $38,000. Finally, BOKF NA boosted its holdings in Akamai Technologies by 438.0% during the 3rd quarter. BOKF NA now owns 538 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 438 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.28% of the company’s stock.

About Akamai Technologies

Akamai Technologies, Inc is a leading provider of content delivery network (CDN) services and cloud security solutions designed to optimize and safeguard digital experiences. Leveraging a globally distributed platform, the company accelerates web and mobile content delivery for enterprises, media companies, e-commerce platforms and government agencies. Its edge computing architecture brings processing power closer to end users, reducing latency and improving application performance across geographies.

The company’s core offerings include content acceleration, web and mobile performance optimization, media delivery, and a suite of cybersecurity solutions that protect against DDoS attacks, application-layer threats and bot-driven fraud.