Invenomic Capital Management LP increased its stake in shares of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM – Free Report) by 34.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 671,569 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock after buying an additional 172,472 shares during the period. Akamai Technologies comprises 2.7% of Invenomic Capital Management LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Invenomic Capital Management LP owned 0.47% of Akamai Technologies worth $58,594,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Akamai Technologies by 16.5% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 6,752,000 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $589,112,000 after acquiring an additional 957,345 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Akamai Technologies by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,239,099 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $245,394,000 after acquiring an additional 177,756 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Akamai Technologies by 33.6% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,115,342 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $271,820,000 after purchasing an additional 784,009 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Akamai Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $192,959,000. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. raised its holdings in Akamai Technologies by 34.5% during the fourth quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 2,197,218 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $191,707,000 after purchasing an additional 563,178 shares during the last quarter. 94.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Activity
In other news, EVP Kim Salem-Jackson sold 2,300 shares of Akamai Technologies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.57, for a total transaction of $311,811.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 59,210 shares in the company, valued at $8,027,099.70. The trade was a 3.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 2.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
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Akamai Technologies Stock Performance
NASDAQ AKAM opened at $127.67 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.06, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. Akamai Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $69.78 and a fifty-two week high of $165.45. The business has a fifty day moving average of $127.30 and a 200-day moving average of $108.01. The stock has a market cap of $18.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.14 and a beta of 0.60.
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.61 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.61. Akamai Technologies had a return on equity of 12.96% and a net margin of 10.20%.The business had revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.07 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.70 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Akamai Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.400-7.150 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.450-1.650 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Akamai Technologies, Inc. will post 3.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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.
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