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

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.650-1.850 for the period, compared to the consensus 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

Several brokerages recently issued reports on AKAM. Raymond James Financial decreased their price objective on Akamai Technologies from $110.00 to $84.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Akamai Technologies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Zacks Research upgraded Akamai Technologies to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Akamai Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, Piper Sandler reduced their price target on Akamai Technologies from $88.00 to $83.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Akamai Technologies presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $92.53.

Akamai Technologies Stock Up 0.0%

NASDAQ:AKAM traded up $0.02 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $73.00. 3,286,616 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,245,306. Akamai Technologies has a twelve month low of $67.51 and a twelve month high of $104.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 2.31. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $75.94 and a 200 day moving average of $77.18. The stock has a market cap of $10.47 billion, a PE ratio of 25.89, a PEG ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 0.75.

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by ($0.58). Akamai Technologies had a return on equity of 14.26% and a net margin of 10.40%. Akamai Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.930-7.130 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 1.650-1.850 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Akamai Technologies will post 4.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Akamai Technologies

In other news, CTO Robert Blumofe sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.00, for a total transaction of $231,000.00. Following the sale, the chief technology officer owned 27,910 shares in the company, valued at $2,149,070. This represents a 9.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Paul C. Joseph sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.65, for a total value of $383,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 27,349 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,096,300.85. This trade represents a 15.46% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 12,000 shares of company stock worth $917,290 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Akamai Technologies

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vident Advisory LLC raised its stake in Akamai Technologies by 36.7% in the 2nd quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 327,996 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $26,161,000 after acquiring an additional 88,117 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Akamai Technologies by 192.9% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 324,409 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $25,800,000 after purchasing an additional 213,670 shares in the last quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Akamai Technologies by 1,921.3% in the second quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC now owns 281,419 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $22,446,000 after buying an additional 267,496 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in Akamai Technologies by 57.9% in the second quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 271,552 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $21,649,000 after buying an additional 99,565 shares in the last quarter. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System boosted its stake in shares of Akamai Technologies by 10.6% during the second quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 245,097 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $19,549,000 after purchasing an additional 23,411 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.28% of the company’s stock.

Akamai Technologies Company Profile

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.