Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) Receives $145.29 Average Target Price from Analysts

Shares of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-two analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $145.2857.

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Akamai Technologies in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Guggenheim boosted their price objective on shares of Akamai Technologies from $133.00 to $181.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Akamai Technologies from $110.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $156.00 target price (up from $114.00) on shares of Akamai Technologies in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their price target on shares of Akamai Technologies from $120.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Kim Salem-Jackson sold 2,300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.57, for a total value of $311,811.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 59,210 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,027,099.70. This trade represents a 3.74% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CTO Robert Blumofe sold 243 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $129.41, for a total value of $31,446.63. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 31,006 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,012,486.46. This trade represents a 0.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 2.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Akamai Technologies

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of AKAM. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in Akamai Technologies by 101.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,016 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $384,000 after purchasing an additional 2,022 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in Akamai Technologies by 35.2% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,087 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares during the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association acquired a new position in Akamai Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $266,000. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in Akamai Technologies by 73.0% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 7,134 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $574,000 after purchasing an additional 3,010 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Akamai Technologies by 152.8% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,163 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $93,000 after buying an additional 703 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.28% of the company’s stock.

Akamai Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AKAM opened at $115.37 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 2.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.62 and a beta of 0.63. Akamai Technologies has a 1-year low of $69.78 and a 1-year high of $165.45. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $130.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $114.16.

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.61 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.61. The company had revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.07 billion. Akamai Technologies had a return on equity of 12.96% and a net margin of 10.20%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.70 earnings per share. Akamai Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.400-7.150 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.450-1.650 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Akamai Technologies will post 3.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.