Zacks Research Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for AKAM

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Akamai Technologies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst A. Chatterjee now forecasts that the technology infrastructure company will post earnings of $1.01 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.02. The consensus estimate for Akamai Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $4.60 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Akamai Technologies’ FY2025 earnings at $4.13 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.18 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.59 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Craig Hallum downgraded Akamai Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $90.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Friday, February 21st. TD Cowen lowered Akamai Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $125.00 to $98.00 in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Raymond James cut their price objective on shares of Akamai Technologies from $115.00 to $110.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Bank of America lowered shares of Akamai Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $125.00 to $100.00 in a report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Oppenheimer started coverage on Akamai Technologies in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $100.00 price target for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Akamai Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $105.55.

Akamai Technologies Price Performance

NASDAQ AKAM opened at $76.35 on Wednesday. Akamai Technologies has a 1-year low of $67.51 and a 1-year high of $107.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.42, a PEG ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 1.33. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $85.27 and its 200-day moving average price is $93.13.

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.52 by ($0.33). The firm had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.02 billion. Akamai Technologies had a return on equity of 14.35% and a net margin of 12.65%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Akamai Technologies

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of AKAM. Czech National Bank boosted its holdings in Akamai Technologies by 5.9% in the 1st quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 34,504 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $2,778,000 after acquiring an additional 1,931 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers raised its stake in Akamai Technologies by 11.1% during the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 307,343 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $24,741,000 after acquiring an additional 30,638 shares during the period. Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Akamai Technologies by 74.6% in the 1st quarter. Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 15,092 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $1,215,000 after purchasing an additional 6,447 shares during the last quarter. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Akamai Technologies by 17.3% during the first quarter. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,240 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $341,000 after acquiring an additional 625 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in Akamai Technologies by 5,951.4% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 253,978 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $20,445,000 after purchasing an additional 249,781 shares during the last quarter. 94.28% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Akamai Technologies news, COO Adam Karon sold 5,628 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.20, for a total value of $485,133.60. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 24,597 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,120,261.40. This represents a 18.62 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Aaron Ahola sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.92, for a total value of $323,680.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 25,211 shares in the company, valued at $2,040,074.12. This trade represents a 13.69 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 35,394 shares of company stock worth $3,019,323 in the last quarter. 1.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.