Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for AKAM Earnings

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Akamai Technologies in a research note issued on Thursday, December 12th. Zacks Research analyst A. Chatterjee now anticipates that the technology infrastructure company will post earnings per share of $1.08 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on AKAM. HSBC raised Akamai Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $121.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, November 11th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on Akamai Technologies from $120.00 to $115.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 11th. Oppenheimer upgraded Akamai Technologies from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $120.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Tigress Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $140.00 price objective on shares of Akamai Technologies in a report on Thursday, August 29th. Finally, Scotiabank dropped their target price on shares of Akamai Technologies from $115.00 to $112.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $117.61.

Akamai Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Akamai Technologies stock opened at $99.24 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.33. Akamai Technologies has a 1 year low of $84.70 and a 1 year high of $129.17. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $98.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $96.57. The firm has a market cap of $14.91 billion, a PE ratio of 29.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.83 and a beta of 0.65.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Akamai Technologies

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Akamai Technologies by 85.7% during 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 in the last quarter. Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Akamai Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Family Firm Inc. bought a new position in shares of Akamai Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at about $35,000. Eastern Bank acquired a new position in shares of Akamai Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $71,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Akamai Technologies by 67.7% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 887 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $90,000 after purchasing an additional 358 shares in the last quarter. 94.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Akamai Technologies

In other news, Director William Raymond Wagner sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $1,467,840.22. This trade represents a 5.98 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CTO Robert Blumofe sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.61, for a total value of $221,525.00. Following the sale, the chief technology officer now directly owns 19,510 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,728,781.10. The trade was a 11.36 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 7,500 shares of company stock valued at $669,425 in the last quarter. 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.