Akamai (AKAM)
NASDAQ:AKAM
AKAM Stock Chart & Stats
$114.50
-$0.25(-0.27%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$114.50
-$0.25(-0.27%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$67.51 - $121.12
Previous CloseN/A
Volume273.20K
Average Volume (3M)5.26M
Market Cap
$16.59B
Enterprise Value$22.57B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$1.19B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$6.91B
Price to Earnings (P/E)28.1
Beta0.39
Next Earnings
May 07, 2026EPS Estimate
1.61Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.84
Shares Outstanding144,888,100
10 Day Avg. Volume5,476,675
30 Day Avg. Volume5,264,864
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-4.08
Price to Book (P/B)2.55
Price to Sales (P/S)3.01
P/FCF Ratio18.14
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.36
Enterprise Value/Revenue5.36
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit9.27
Enterprise Value/Ebitda16.33
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$106.47Price Target Upside-7.01% Downside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering19
EPS Forecast (FY)6.86
Revenue Forecast (FY)$4.47B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
AI Inference DemandAnalyst notes strong demand for AI inference capacity with initial GPU deployments selling out, supporting an expected ramp in compute revenue.
API Security ExpansionLow penetration of API security across the existing customer base presents a clear upsell opportunity to grow recurring security revenues and diversify the business mix.
Large Customer ContractA large multi‑year contract with a major technology customer provides significant revenue visibility and validates the AI Inference Cloud offering.
Bears Say
Capacity Utilization UncertaintyUncertainty about inference and cloud capacity utilization creates doubt over how quickly compute-related revenue can scale to justify heavy upfront investments.
Capital Spending And Cash Flow PressurePlanned increases in capital expenditures to build AI infrastructure, combined with inflationary server hardware costs, are likely to strain free cash flow and compress operating margins.
Delivery Segment CompetitivenessThe mature delivery business faces price pressure and potential share loss to hyperscale cloud providers, which could limit near-term revenue upside.
Akamai News
AKAM FAQ
What was Akamai’s price range in the past 12 months?
Akamai lowest stock price was $67.51 and its highest was $121.12 in the past 12 months.
What is Akamai’s market cap?
Akamai’s market cap is $16.59B.
When is Akamai’s upcoming earnings report date?
Akamai’s upcoming earnings report date is May 07, 2026 which is in 39 days.
How were Akamai’s earnings last quarter?
Akamai released its earnings results on Feb 19, 2026. The company reported $1.84 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.755 by $0.085.
Is Akamai overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Akamai’s price is currently Overvalued.
Does Akamai pay dividends?
Akamai does not currently pay dividends.
What is Akamai’s EPS estimate?
Akamai’s EPS estimate is 1.61.
How many shares outstanding does Akamai have?
Akamai has 144,888,100 shares outstanding.
What happened to Akamai’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Akamai reported an EPS of $1.84 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $1.755. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -14.071%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Akamai?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in AKAM
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Akamai Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Moderate Buy
Average Price Target:
$106.47 (-7.01% Downside)
$106.47 (-7.01% Downside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
AKAM Sentiment 100%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
Hedge Fund Trend
Decreased
By 23.5K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Sold Shares
Worth $4.1M over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Crowd Wisdom
Neutral
Last 7 Days ▲ 0.7%
Last 30 Days ▼ 0.9%
Last 30 Days ▼ 0.9%
News Sentiment
Neutral
Bullish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
40.38%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
9.64%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
10.71%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Akamai
Akamai Technologies, Inc. provides cloud services for securing, delivering, and optimizing content and business applications over the internet 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. It also provides web and mobile performance solutions to enable dynamic websites and applications; media delivery solutions, including video streaming and video player services, game and software delivery, broadcast operations, authoritative domain name system, resolution, and data and analytics; and edge compute solutions to enable developers to deploy and distribute code at the edge. In addition, the company offers carrier offerings, including cybersecurity protection, parental controls, DNS infrastructure and content delivery solutions; and an array of service and support to assist customers with integrating, configuring, optimizing, and managing its offerings. It sells its solutions through direct sales and service organizations, as well as through various channel partners. Akamai Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
AKAM Earnings Call
Q4 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call presented a broadly positive operational and financial picture: top-line growth, strong margin and EPS performance in Q4, rapid acceleration in Cloud Infrastructure Services and security products, a major multi-year $200M CIS commitment, and a sold-out early Inference Cloud deployment with plans to scale. Offsetting these positives are meaningful near-term investments and cost pressures: elevated 2026 CapEx (driven by Inference Cloud build and higher memory/GPU prices), expected margin compression in 2026, continued delivery revenue declines, and supply/FX risks. Overall, the company appears to be investing aggressively to capitalize on AI and CIS momentum, accepting short-term margin and cash impacts to pursue higher-growth compute and security opportunities.View all AKAM earnings summariesAKAM Revenue Breakdown
53.31% Security
29.86% Delivery
16.83% Cloud computing
AKAM Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$106.47
▼(-7.01% Downside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
2.18% Insiders
20.31% Mutual Funds
18.20% Other Institutional Investors
23.16% Public Companies and
Individual Investors