Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) versus MAIL RU GROUP (OTCMKTS:MLRYY) Head-To-Head Review

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) and MAIL RU GROUP (OTCMKTS:MLRYY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Akamai Technologies and MAIL RU GROUP”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Akamai Technologies	$3.99 billion	2.75	$504.92 million	$2.82	27.13
MAIL RU GROUP	$1.58 billion	N/A	-$401.22 million	N/A	N/A

Akamai Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than MAIL RU GROUP.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Akamai Technologies and MAIL RU GROUP, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Akamai Technologies	4	9	7	2	2.32
MAIL RU GROUP	0	0	0	0	0.00

Akamai Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $94.8947, indicating a potential upside of 24.01%. Given Akamai Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Akamai Technologies is more favorable than MAIL RU GROUP.

Risk and Volatility

Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MAIL RU GROUP has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Akamai Technologies and MAIL RU GROUP’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Akamai Technologies	10.40%	14.26%	6.50%
MAIL RU GROUP	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Akamai Technologies beats MAIL RU GROUP on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. 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 cloud computing services, such as compute, storage, networking, database, and container management services to build, deploy, and secure applications and workloads. In addition, the company offers 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 various channel partners. Akamai Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

About MAIL RU GROUP

VK International Public Joint-Stock Company operates as a technology company in Russia and internationally. It operates through Social Platforms and Media Content, EdTech, Technologies for Business, and Ecosystem Services and Other Business Lines segments. The company’s projects include social networks, games, education, goods and services, productivity, devices, media and entertainment, app stores, messengers, social services, and ecosystem services. It also provides marketing and advertising, communications and productivity, cloud data, analytics, authorization and registration, finances, HR, and social projects solutions for businesses; cloud platforms and data management, corporate communication services, tax monitoring platform, and other corporate software solutions; and business digitizing solutions, which range from online promotion to cloud services. It enables users to communicate, play, listen to music, watch, and create videos, and receive professional training and skills. The company was formerly known as VK Company Limited and changed its name to VK International Public Joint-Stock Company in August 2023. VK International Public Joint-Stock Company was founded in 1998 and is based in Kaliningrad, Russia.