Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for AKAM Earnings

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Akamai Technologies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 12th. Zacks Research analyst A. Chatterjee now anticipates that the technology infrastructure company will post earnings of $1.08 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.09. The consensus estimate for Akamai Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $4.29 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Akamai Technologies’ Q3 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Akamai Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Tigress Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $140.00 price target on shares of Akamai Technologies in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on Akamai Technologies from $120.00 to $115.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Scotiabank decreased their price target on shares of Akamai Technologies from $115.00 to $112.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Oppenheimer raised Akamai Technologies from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $120.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Akamai Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $116.85.

Akamai Technologies Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of AKAM stock opened at $97.36 on Monday. Akamai Technologies has a 1-year low of $84.70 and a 1-year high of $129.17. The firm has a market cap of $14.63 billion, a PE ratio of 28.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.83 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a 50-day moving average of $98.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $96.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 1.33.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

Insider Activity at Akamai Technologies

In related news, Director William Raymond Wagner sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.38, for a total value of $93,380.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 15,719 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,467,840.22. This trade represents a 5.98 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Edward J. Mcgowan sold 10,782 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.71, for a total value of $1,064,291.22. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 12,716 shares in the company, valued at $1,255,196.36. This trade represents a 45.88 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 18,282 shares of company stock worth $1,733,716 over the last three months. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.