Laura Howell Sells 11,273 Shares of Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) Stock

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) CAO Laura Howell sold 11,273 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.14, for a total transaction of $1,128,878.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 12,559 shares in the company, valued at $1,257,658.26. This represents a 47.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Akamai Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AKAM opened at $99.90 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.28, a current ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. Akamai Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $67.51 and a fifty-two week high of $113.50. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $94.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $84.77. The firm has a market cap of $14.47 billion, a PE ratio of 32.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.34 and a beta of 0.70.

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) last issued its earnings results 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 business had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.66 EPS. 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. Sell-side analysts expect that Akamai Technologies, Inc. will post 4.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AKAM has been the topic of several analyst reports. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Akamai Technologies from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of Akamai Technologies from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of Akamai Technologies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Akamai Technologies to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Akamai Technologies from $69.00 to $76.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Akamai Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $108.84.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. lifted its position in Akamai Technologies by 295.3% in the third quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 336 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 251 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its stake in shares of Akamai Technologies by 130.0% in the 3rd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 345 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 195 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Akamai Technologies by 566.7% in the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 340 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 289 shares in the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Akamai Technologies by 626.2% in the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 305 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 263 shares during the period. Finally, Wolff Wiese Magana LLC boosted its stake in Akamai Technologies by 497.0% during the third quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 400 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 333 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.28% of the company’s stock.

About Akamai Technologies

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.