Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Outlook for AKAM Earnings

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Akamai Technologies in a research report issued on Monday, January 13th. Zacks Research analyst A. Chatterjee now expects that the technology infrastructure company will earn $1.12 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate 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.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on AKAM. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $110.00 price target on shares of Akamai Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on Akamai Technologies from $120.00 to $115.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Oppenheimer raised Akamai Technologies from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $120.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. HSBC raised Akamai Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $121.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Akamai Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $116.85.

Akamai Technologies Stock Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ:AKAM opened at $90.52 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 1.33. Akamai Technologies has a 1-year low of $84.70 and a 1-year high of $129.17. The company has a 50-day moving average of $94.55 and a 200 day moving average of $97.36. The firm has a market cap of $13.60 billion, a PE ratio of 26.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.83 and a beta of 0.64.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Paul C. Joseph sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.57, for a total value of $366,280.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 23,104 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,115,633.28. This represents a 14.76 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CTO Robert Blumofe sold 2,500 shares of Akamai Technologies 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 sale, the chief technology officer now owns 19,510 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,728,781.10. The trade was a 11.36 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 22,282 shares of company stock worth $2,099,996 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. V Square Quantitative Management LLC grew its position in Akamai Technologies by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 5,113 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $516,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares during the period. Empirical Finance LLC boosted its stake in shares of Akamai Technologies by 2.0% in the third quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 5,327 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $538,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its holdings in Akamai Technologies by 6.1% during the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,836 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $189,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Akamai Technologies by 85.7% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 247 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares during the period. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its holdings in Akamai Technologies by 1.3% in the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 8,860 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $894,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.28% 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.