Zacks Research Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM)

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Akamai Technologies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 1st. Zacks Research analyst A. Chatterjee now expects that the technology infrastructure company will post earnings per share of $1.43 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.45. The consensus estimate for Akamai Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $4.84 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Akamai Technologies’ FY2026 earnings at $6.04 EPS.

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 13th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.10. Akamai Technologies had a return on equity of 14.90% and a net margin of 14.37%. The firm had revenue of $995.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $999.09 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.01 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. HSBC lowered shares of Akamai Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “reduce” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $109.00 to $96.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 15th. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on Akamai Technologies from $130.00 to $136.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 14th. Robert W. Baird raised Akamai Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $128.00 to $135.00 in a report on Thursday, March 7th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $115.00 price target on shares of Akamai Technologies in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Akamai Technologies from $140.00 to $117.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 25th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $121.60.

Akamai Technologies Stock Down 0.1 %

AKAM stock opened at $99.67 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $15.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $106.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $112.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 2.16 and a quick ratio of 2.16. Akamai Technologies has a 12 month low of $76.85 and a 12 month high of $129.17.

Institutional Trading of Akamai Technologies

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Akamai Technologies by 707.2% during the third quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 42,961 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $4,577,000 after buying an additional 37,639 shares in the last quarter. Xponance Inc. grew its stake in Akamai Technologies by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 20,620 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $2,197,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Akamai Technologies by 111.8% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 34,719 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $3,699,000 after acquiring an additional 18,325 shares during the last quarter. Forsta AP Fonden lifted its stake in shares of Akamai Technologies by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 29,400 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $3,132,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Akamai Technologies by 1.8% during the third quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 2,116,586 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $223,554,000 after purchasing an additional 38,069 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.28% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Akamai Technologies

In other Akamai Technologies news, EVP Anthony P. Williams sold 4,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.73, for a total transaction of $489,285.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 14,938 shares in the company, valued at $1,624,208.74. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other Akamai Technologies news, EVP Anthony P. Williams sold 4,500 shares of Akamai Technologies stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.73, for a total transaction of $489,285.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 14,938 shares in the company, valued at $1,624,208.74. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO Adam Karon sold 8,394 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.26, for a total transaction of $908,734.44. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 21,046 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,278,439.96. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 30,753 shares of company stock valued at $3,368,303 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

About Akamai Technologies

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.