Market Watch: Akamai Technologies Inc (AKAM)’s Noteworthy Drop%, Closing at $83.49

Abby Carey

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As of close of business last night, Akamai Technologies Inc’s stock clocked out at $83.49, down -3.59% from its previous closing price of $86.6. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.99 million shares were traded. AKAM stock price reached its highest trading level at $87.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $82.72.

Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of AKAM’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.74 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.72. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.22 and its Current Ratio is at 2.22. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.11 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.05.

On August 13, 2025, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Sell rating and target price of $67.

Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Equal-Weight to Underweight on August 05, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $85.

Insider Transactions:

Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 01 ’25 when Sundaram Mani sold 10,438 shares for $89.25 per share. The transaction valued at 931,604 led to the insider holds 13,550 shares of the business.

Sundaram Mani bought 10,438 shares of AKAM for $931,604 on Dec 01 ’25. On Nov 17 ’25, another insider, Joseph Paul C, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 5,000 shares for $87.69 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AKAM now has a Market Capitalization of 12011308032 and an Enterprise Value of 16123640832. As of this moment, Akamai’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.46. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.33. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.91 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.901 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.737.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for AKAM is 0.69, which has changed by -0.15768766 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13506866 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AKAM has reached a high of $103.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $67.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.26%.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that AKAM traded 2.64M shares on average per day over the past three months and 4474080 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 143.77M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 140.84M. Insiders hold about 2.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.73% stake in the company. Shares short for AKAM as of 1763078400 were 12025503 with a Short Ratio of 4.55, compared to 1760486400 on 10119841. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12025503 and a Short% of Float of 11.129999999999999.

Earnings Estimates

The company has 22.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.73, with high estimates of $1.89 and low estimates of $1.48.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.18 and $6.94 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.04. EPS for the following year is $7.25, with 23.0 analysts recommending between $7.82 and $6.45.

Revenue Estimates

In. The current quarter, 21 analysts expect revenue to total $1.08B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.08B to a low estimate of $1.07B. As of. The current estimate, Akamai Technologies Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.02BFor the next quarter, 21 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.06B. There is a high estimate of $1.09B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.04B.

A total of 23 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AKAM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.21B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.18B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.19B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.99BBased on 23 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.41B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.56B and the low estimate is $4.35B.

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