Q3 EPS Forecast for Akamai Technologies Lowered by Analyst

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Akamai Technologies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, March 13th. Zacks Research analyst A. Chatterjee now expects that the technology infrastructure company will post earnings per share of $0.98 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.09. The consensus estimate for Akamai Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $4.60 per share.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on AKAM. Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on Akamai Technologies from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Craig Hallum downgraded Akamai Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $90.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Akamai Technologies in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Oppenheimer raised Akamai Technologies from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $120.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Finally, Scotiabank dropped their price objective on Akamai Technologies from $115.00 to $107.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Akamai Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $107.55.

Akamai Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of AKAM stock opened at $82.06 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $12.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.68. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $91.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $95.61. Akamai Technologies has a 12-month low of $75.50 and a 12-month high of $110.18. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AKAM. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Akamai Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $477,454,000. First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Akamai Technologies by 15.6% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 5,116,398 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $489,383,000 after acquiring an additional 690,341 shares during the last quarter. National Pension Service increased its position in shares of Akamai Technologies by 595.3% during the fourth quarter. National Pension Service now owns 318,912 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $30,504,000 after acquiring an additional 273,043 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in shares of Akamai Technologies by 43.4% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 778,208 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $74,473,000 after acquiring an additional 235,394 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Akamai Technologies by 5.1% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,197,009 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $423,066,000 after acquiring an additional 202,746 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.28% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Akamai Technologies

In other news, CEO F Thomson Leighton bought 37,670 shares of Akamai Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 27th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $79.58 per share, for a total transaction of $2,997,778.60. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 137,342 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,929,676.36. The trade was a 37.79 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Paul C. Joseph sold 4,000 shares of Akamai Technologies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.57, for a total value of $366,280.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 23,104 shares in the company, valued at $2,115,633.28. The trade was a 14.76 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 35,394 shares of company stock worth $3,019,323. 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.