Q3 EPS Forecast for Akamai Technologies Boosted by Analyst

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Akamai Technologies in a research note issued on Monday, January 27th. Zacks Research analyst A. Chatterjee now forecasts that the technology infrastructure company will post earnings of $1.13 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.12. The consensus estimate for Akamai Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $4.28 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Akamai Technologies’ FY2026 earnings at $4.71 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Akamai Technologies from $104.00 to $102.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 17th. HSBC raised Akamai Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $121.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, November 11th. Evercore ISI restated an “outperform” rating and set a $110.00 price objective on shares of Akamai Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Oppenheimer raised Akamai Technologies from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $120.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. Finally, Scotiabank lowered 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 report on Friday, November 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued 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 presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $116.10.

Akamai Technologies Price Performance

Shares of AKAM stock opened at $100.54 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $15.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.75, a P/E/G ratio of 3.40 and a beta of 0.64. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $95.13 and a two-hundred day moving average of $97.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 1.33. Akamai Technologies has a 1-year low of $84.70 and a 1-year high of $129.17.

Insider Buying and Selling at Akamai Technologies

In related news, Director William Raymond Wagner sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the director now directly owns 15,719 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,467,840.22. This represents a 5.98 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CTO Robert Blumofe sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.61, for a total value of $221,525.00. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer now owns 19,510 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,728,781.10. This trade represents a 11.36 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 22,282 shares of company stock valued at $2,099,996 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Akamai Technologies by 85.7% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 247 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the period. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Akamai Technologies by 38.8% during the 4th quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 554 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Eastern Bank bought a new stake in Akamai Technologies during the third quarter worth about $71,000. Covestor Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Akamai Technologies by 67.7% during the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 887 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $90,000 after buying an additional 358 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Akamai Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $102,000. Institutional investors own 94.28% of the company’s stock.

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.