Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. Increases Stock Holdings in Akamai Technologies, Inc. $AKAM

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its position in Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) by 41.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 42,531 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock after buying an additional 12,449 shares during the quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Akamai Technologies were worth $3,711,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in AKAM. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Akamai Technologies by 522.8% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,020,346 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $153,061,000 after acquiring an additional 1,695,937 shares during the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Akamai Technologies by 570.0% during the third quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,634,040 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $123,795,000 after acquiring an additional 1,390,167 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its stake in shares of Akamai Technologies by 39.9% during the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,437,472 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $258,739,000 after acquiring an additional 980,966 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Akamai Technologies by 35.6% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,331,333 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $176,626,000 after acquiring an additional 612,071 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vinva Investment Management Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Akamai Technologies by 664.1% during the third quarter. Vinva Investment Management Ltd now owns 310,317 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $24,121,000 after acquiring an additional 269,704 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.28% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Akamai Technologies

In other news, Director Madhu Ranganathan sold 3,131 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.00, for a total transaction of $319,362.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 9,160 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $934,320. The trade was a 25.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Laura Howell sold 11,273 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.14, for a total transaction of $1,128,878.22. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 12,559 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,257,658.26. This represents a 47.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 60,954 shares of company stock worth $6,228,871 in the last quarter. 2.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently commented on AKAM shares. Wall Street Zen lowered Akamai Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 31st. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on Akamai Technologies from $97.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Akamai Technologies from $90.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Craig Hallum increased their price objective on Akamai Technologies from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, DA Davidson increased their price objective on Akamai Technologies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $111.58.

Akamai Technologies Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:AKAM opened at $98.08 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $105.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $92.80. The company has a current ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. Akamai Technologies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $69.78 and a 12-month high of $121.12. The firm has a market cap of $14.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.84, a PEG ratio of 3.35 and a beta of 0.59.

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.75 by $0.09. Akamai Technologies had a return on equity of 13.86% and a net margin of 10.74%.The firm had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.08 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.66 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, research analysts forecast that Akamai Technologies, Inc. will post 4.18 EPS for the current year.

More Akamai Technologies News

Here are the key news stories impacting Akamai Technologies this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks notes Akamai’s shares rose despite broader market weakness in the latest trading session — a reminder that short-term price moves can diverge from analyst estimate chatter. Akamai Zacks Price Article
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research issued a series of small downward revisions to Akamai’s EPS: trims to Q2–Q4 2026 and Q1–Q4 2027 quarter estimates and cuts to FY2026 (to $4.21 from $4.25) and FY2027 (to $4.66 from $4.67). These are modest single‑cent to few‑cent adjustments but reflect slightly softer near‑term profit expectations that can pressure the stock multiple if others follow suit. Zacks Pessimistic View (AmericanBankingNews)

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.