FY2025 EPS Estimates for Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) Cut by Analyst

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) – Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Akamai Technologies in a report released on Monday, July 22nd. Zacks Research analyst A. Chatterjee now anticipates that the technology infrastructure company will earn $4.59 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $4.60. The consensus estimate for Akamai Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $4.38 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Akamai Technologies’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com cut shares of Akamai Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 10th. Susquehanna decreased their price objective on shares of Akamai Technologies from $150.00 to $135.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 10th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on shares of Akamai Technologies from $130.00 to $129.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 10th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on Akamai Technologies from $115.00 to $92.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 10th. Finally, Craig Hallum lowered their price target on Akamai Technologies from $120.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Akamai Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $113.65.

Akamai Technologies Stock Up 1.2 %

Shares of AKAM stock opened at $96.37 on Wednesday. Akamai Technologies has a twelve month low of $87.59 and a twelve month high of $129.17. The stock has a market cap of $14.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.97, a P/E/G ratio of 4.60 and a beta of 0.67. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $92.03 and a 200 day moving average of $103.91. The company has a current ratio of 3.25, a quick ratio of 3.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76.

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 10th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $986.97 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $989.03 million. Akamai Technologies had a return on equity of 15.02% and a net margin of 16.12%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.01 EPS.

Akamai Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, May 9th that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the technology infrastructure company to repurchase up to 13.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity at Akamai Technologies

In other Akamai Technologies news, Director William Raymond Wagner sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.54, for a total value of $93,540.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 14,519 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,358,107.26. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In other Akamai Technologies news, Director William Raymond Wagner sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.54, for a total value of $93,540.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 14,519 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,358,107.26. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Anthony P. Williams sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.58, for a total transaction of $467,900.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 9,938 shares in the company, valued at approximately $929,998.04. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 9,000 shares of company stock valued at $826,460. Corporate insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Akamai Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AKAM. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Akamai Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $325,242,000. Champlain Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in Akamai Technologies by 19.6% in the 1st quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC now owns 1,354,428 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $147,308,000 after buying an additional 222,290 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Akamai Technologies by 409.2% in the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 248,045 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $26,977,000 after buying an additional 199,334 shares during the last quarter. FIL Ltd boosted its stake in Akamai Technologies by 14.5% during the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 1,472,311 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $174,248,000 after buying an additional 186,124 shares during the period. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Akamai Technologies by 23.9% during the fourth quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 912,409 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $107,984,000 after acquiring an additional 176,173 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.