Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) Updates Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) updated its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.650-1.850 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.410. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.1 billion-$1.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.1 billion. Akamai Technologies also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 6.930-7.130 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AKAM has been the subject of several recent research reports. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Akamai Technologies in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. President Capital boosted their target price on shares of Akamai Technologies from $104.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Akamai Technologies from $67.00 to $69.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Friday. Scotiabank reduced their price objective on shares of Akamai Technologies from $95.00 to $94.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Akamai Technologies from $85.00 to $83.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Akamai Technologies has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $93.80.

Akamai Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Akamai Technologies stock traded up $10.74 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $83.74. The company had a trading volume of 9,626,638 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,280,403. Akamai Technologies has a 1-year low of $67.51 and a 1-year high of $103.75. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $75.93 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $77.23. The stock has a market cap of $12.01 billion, a PE ratio of 29.70, a P/E/G ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 2.31.

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $1.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.04 billion. Akamai Technologies had a net margin of 10.40% and a return on equity of 14.26%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.59 EPS. Akamai Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.930-7.130 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 1.650-1.850 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Akamai Technologies will post 4.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CTO Robert Blumofe sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.00, for a total transaction of $301,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 24,410 shares in the company, valued at $2,099,260. The trade was a 12.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Aaron Ahola sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.76, for a total value of $303,040.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 21,211 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,606,945.36. This represents a 15.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 15,500 shares of company stock valued at $1,218,290 over the last three months. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Akamai Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AKAM. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its position in shares of Akamai Technologies by 35.2% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,087 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $88,000 after acquiring an additional 283 shares in the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new position in Akamai Technologies during the second quarter worth about $32,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc bought a new position in Akamai Technologies during the second quarter worth about $35,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. boosted its holdings in Akamai Technologies by 7.6% during the second quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 6,270 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $500,000 after purchasing an additional 445 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Akamai Technologies by 152.8% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,163 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $93,000 after purchasing an additional 703 shares during the period. 94.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Akamai Technologies

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.