Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM – Get Free Report) and Internet Initiative Japan (OTCMKTS:IIJIY – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Akamai Technologies and Internet Initiative Japan”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Akamai Technologies | $4.21 billion | 5.16 | $452.03 million | $2.97 | 50.28 |
| Internet Initiative Japan | $2.29 billion | 1.56 | $160.68 million | $1.80 | 21.66 |
Volatility and Risk
Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Internet Initiative Japan has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Internet Initiative Japan shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Akamai Technologies and Internet Initiative Japan’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Akamai Technologies | 10.20% | 12.96% | 5.56% |
| Internet Initiative Japan | 6.97% | 15.88% | 7.27% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Akamai Technologies and Internet Initiative Japan, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Akamai Technologies | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2.41 |
| Internet Initiative Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 |
Akamai Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $145.29, suggesting a potential downside of 2.70%. Given Akamai Technologies’ higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Akamai Technologies is more favorable than Internet Initiative Japan.
Summary
Akamai Technologies beats Internet Initiative Japan on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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. It also provides web and mobile performance solutions to enable dynamic websites and applications; media delivery solutions, including video streaming and video player services, game and software delivery, broadcast operations, authoritative domain name system, resolution, and data and analytics; and cloud computing services, such as compute, storage, networking, database, and container management services to build, deploy, and secure applications and workloads. In addition, the company offers content delivery solutions; and an array of service and support to assist customers with integrating, configuring, optimizing, and managing its offerings. It sells its solutions through various channel partners. Akamai Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
About Internet Initiative Japan
Internet Initiative Japan Inc. provides Internet connectivity, WAN, outsourcing, systems integration, and network-related equipment sales services in Japan. It operates through two segments, Network Services and Systems Integration Business, and ATM Operation Business. The company offers mobile communication and remote access/telework services; WAN/network services, including SDN, multi-cloud network, closed connection, internet VPN, SEIL, remote access, wireless LAN, and GIGA-school; leased line and broadband services; IIJ DNS platform, and domain name registration and maintenance services; IIJ access ID management, dial-up access, and IIJ IPv6 fiber access services; and security solutions for IIJ managed firewall, DDoS protection, and managed IPS/IDS services. It also provides cloud solutions, such as HaaS/IaaS, cloud storage, monitoring/operation, virtual desktop, Paas/Saas, solution for Microsoft and AWS, IoT/M2M, ID management and authentication, network, global, mobile, license, and specialized solutions, as well as IIJ cloud exchange and IIJ cloud integration solutions; integrated, network, mail, and web security, endpoint, security assessment/consulting, web and mail hosting, online storage, content delivery/CDN/CMS, and system integration; IoT services and solutions in the field of industrial, agriculture, energy, and IoT-oriented mobile communication; industry-specific solution; content delivery; and global/privacy products. In addition, the company offers IT outsourcing, IIJ consulting, cognitive factory, IIJ PC deployment support, IIJ PaaS solution, IIJ EMM utilization support, IIJ private cloud, network solutions, IIJ security audit, IIJ malware analysis, IIJ content management, cloud integration solution for Microsoft and AWS, Microsoft 365 transition support solution, data center service, and data center construction engineering solutions, as well as DX edge services. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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