Clearstead Advisors LLC Grows Position in Akamai Technologies, Inc. $AKAM

Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) by 6.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 126,115 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,827 shares during the quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC owned about 0.09% of Akamai Technologies worth $9,554,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. lifted its position in Akamai Technologies by 295.3% during the third quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 336 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 251 shares during the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its position in shares of Akamai Technologies by 130.0% during the 3rd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 345 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 195 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Akamai Technologies by 566.7% during the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 340 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 289 shares during the last quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC grew its position in Akamai Technologies by 497.0% in the third quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 400 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 333 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new position in Akamai Technologies in the third quarter valued at $30,000. 94.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Akamai Technologies Trading Up 4.9%

Shares of AKAM opened at $98.75 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.06, a PEG ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a quick ratio of 2.28, a current ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $93.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $84.35. Akamai Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $67.51 and a twelve month high of $113.50.

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 19th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.75 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.08 billion. Akamai Technologies had a net margin of 10.74% and a return on equity of 13.86%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.66 earnings per share. Akamai Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.200-7.200 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.670 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Akamai Technologies, Inc. will post 4.6 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Akamai Technologies

In other news, CTO Robert Blumofe sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.00, for a total transaction of $378,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 14,574 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,573,992. The trade was a 19.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Paul C. Joseph sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.17, for a total value of $450,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 17,513 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,579,147.21. The trade was a 22.21% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 32,318 shares of company stock worth $2,967,254 over the last three months. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. President Capital lifted their price target on Akamai Technologies from $104.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. DA Davidson boosted their target price on Akamai Technologies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Akamai Technologies to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 15th. HSBC increased their price target on shares of Akamai Technologies from $130.00 to $134.00 in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Evercore boosted their price objective on shares of Akamai Technologies from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $108.84.

Trending Headlines about Akamai Technologies

Here are the key news stories impacting Akamai Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: New product push — Akamai announced an agentless Zero‑Trust segmentation solution powered by NVIDIA to protect critical infrastructure, which could expand enterprise security sales and position Akamai in AI‑accelerated network/security deals. Akamai Secures Critical Infrastructure with Agentless Zero Trust Segmentation Powered by NVIDIA
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic emphasis on AI and cloud/internet security (CIS) — the company’s recent earnings and earnings call highlight AI-driven product initiatives and CIS investments that support recurring revenue and justify higher forward multiples. (See earnings coverage.) Akamai Earnings Call: Betting Big on AI and CIS
• Positive Sentiment: Investor research view — Zacks published a positive note framing Akamai as a strong value stock, which may attract value and long‑term investors. Here’s Why Akamai Technologies (AKAM) is a Strong Value Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish analyst action — Raymond James raised its price target to $100 and kept an “outperform” rating, signaling institutional support for upside. Raymond James Adjusts PT on Akamai to $100
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst notes — Piper Sandler raised its target to $97 but maintained a “neutral” rating, and several outlets posted a variety of target changes (some higher, some lower), creating offsetting signals for traders. Piper Sandler PT to $97
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed/uncertain analyst detail — multiple price‑target updates were reported overnight (including items consolidated by AmericanBankingNews and a TD Cowen note); the net effect is mixed guidance from the analyst community rather than a uniform upgrade or downgrade. TD Cowen Cuts Akamai Price Target to $100 (coverage) Akamai Price Target Raised to $100
• Negative Sentiment: Some downside signals — a few outlets reported lower or conservative targets (one report cites a $76 target, and TD Cowen’s cut to $100 was framed as a reduction), which could cap near‑term upside if more analysts follow. Akamai Price Target Raised to $76 (coverage)

Akamai Technologies Profile

Akamai Technologies, Inc is a leading provider of content delivery network (CDN) services and cloud security solutions designed to optimize and safeguard digital experiences. Leveraging a globally distributed platform, the company accelerates web and mobile content delivery for enterprises, media companies, e-commerce platforms and government agencies. Its edge computing architecture brings processing power closer to end users, reducing latency and improving application performance across geographies.

The company’s core offerings include content acceleration, web and mobile performance optimization, media delivery, and a suite of cybersecurity solutions that protect against DDoS attacks, application-layer threats and bot-driven fraud.