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After finishing at $73.65 in the prior trading day, Akamai Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: AKAM) closed at $74.48, up 1.13%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.13 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.18 million shares were traded. AKAM stock price reached its highest trading level at $74.715 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $73.44.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AKAM by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.24 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.32. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.15 and its Current Ratio is at 1.15. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.70.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 15 ’25 when Joseph Paul C sold 5,000 shares for $77.74 per share. The transaction valued at 388,700 led to the insider holds 32,349 shares of the business.
Joseph Paul C bought 5,000 shares of AKAM for $388,700 on Jul 15 ’25. On Jun 12 ’25, another insider, Blumofe Robert, who serves as the Chief Technology Officer of the company, sold 3,254 shares for $77.97 each. As a result, the insider received 253,714 and left with 30,910 shares of the company.
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 10601185280 and an Enterprise Value of 14186996736. As of this moment, Akamai’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.12, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.18. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.37. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.53 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.611.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AKAM is 0.77, which has changed by -0.18663317 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19283521 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AKAM has reached a high of $106.80, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $67.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.74%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.83%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.38M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1836930 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 146.09M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 143.29M. Insiders hold about 2.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.73% stake in the company. Shares short for AKAM as of 1752537600 were 8979708 with a Short Ratio of 3.77, compared to 1749772800 on 9330569. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8979708 and a Short% of Float of 8.430000399999999.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Akamai Technologies Inc (AKAM) is currently in the spotlight, with 21.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.49, with high estimates of $1.57 and low estimates of $1.23.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.56 and $5.17 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.22. EPS for the following year is $6.61, with 24.0 analysts recommending between $7.07 and $5.49.
Revenue Estimates
20 analysts predict $1.02B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.03B to a low estimate of $1.01B. As of the current estimate, Akamai Technologies Inc’s year-ago sales were $979.58MFor the next quarter, 20 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.04B. There is a high estimate of $1.06B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1B.
A total of 24 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AKAM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.17B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.05B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.13B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.99BBased on 25 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.36B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.54B and the low estimate is $4.25B.
