Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) Given New $76.00 Price Target at The Goldman Sachs Group

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) had its target price boosted by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group from $69.00 to $76.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has a “sell” rating on the technology infrastructure company’s stock. The Goldman Sachs Group’s price target points to a potential downside of 30.65% from the stock’s current price.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of Akamai Technologies from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Akamai Technologies from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $83.00 to $115.00 in a report on Monday, January 12th. President Capital upped their price target on shares of Akamai Technologies from $104.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Raymond James Financial lifted their price objective on Akamai Technologies from $84.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their target price on Akamai Technologies from $98.00 to $104.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Akamai Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $104.75.

Akamai Technologies Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of Akamai Technologies stock opened at $109.59 on Friday. Akamai Technologies has a 1 year low of $67.51 and a 1 year high of $113.50. The company has a market cap of $15.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.14, a P/E/G ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a current ratio of 2.28, a quick ratio of 2.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $93.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $83.91.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CTO Robert Blumofe sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.00, for a total transaction of $378,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer owned 14,574 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,573,992. This represents a 19.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, COO Adam Karon sold 3,320 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.30, for a total value of $289,836.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 7,785 shares in the company, valued at approximately $679,630.50. This represents a 29.90% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 32,318 shares of company stock valued at $2,967,254. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Akamai Technologies

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AKAM. Rexford Capital Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Akamai Technologies by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Rexford Capital Inc. now owns 5,106 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $445,000 after buying an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in shares of Akamai Technologies by 31.8% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 444 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in Akamai Technologies by 45.8% during the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 350 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the period. Perigon Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Akamai Technologies by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,502 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $480,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in Akamai Technologies by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,196 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $192,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.28% of the company’s stock.

Key Akamai Technologies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat — Akamai reported non-GAAP EPS $1.84 vs. $1.75 consensus and revenue $1.095B vs. ~$1.08B, showing 7% YoY revenue growth and margin improvement. MarketBeat Q4 Summary
• Positive Sentiment: Raised guidance — Akamai issued Q1 EPS guidance $1.50–$1.67 (vs. $1.49 consensus) and FY26 EPS $6.20–$7.20 (vs. $6.23 consensus); revenue guide of $4.4B–$4.6B tops street estimates. This underpins the near-term outlook. Reuters: Forecast Above Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades/targets — KeyCorp raised its PT to $120 and kept an overweight rating; Susquehanna raised its PT to $120 with a positive rating — both imply ~9.5% upside from the recent quote. These upgrades add buying interest. Benzinga: Analyst Moves
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud momentum — Cloud Infrastructure Services revenue jumped ~45% YoY in Q4 (full-year +36%), and security revenue also grew ~11% YoY, indicating product mix driving higher-growth areas. GlobeNewswire: Q4 & FY Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Deeper analysis/transcript available — Full earnings call transcript and analyst write‑ups provide detail for models and management commentary. Useful for investors evaluating sustainability of growth. Seeking Alpha: Q4 Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst & thematic coverage — Zacks and Investing.com pieces review metrics, estimates and questions about an AI pivot — good context but not new catalysts by themselves. Zacks Analysis
• Negative Sentiment: GAAP profit drop — GAAP net income per diluted share fell materially in Q4 (‑36% YoY) and full‑year GAAP EPS declined ~6% YoY, highlighting one-time items or non-cash impacts that make non‑GAAP beats less straightforward. Investors should monitor margins and GAAP reconciliation details. GlobeNewswire: Q4 & FY Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data appears inconsistent in filings (reported as zero/NaN) and shouldn’t be relied on until corrected; current days-to-cover metrics are meaningless.

Akamai Technologies Company Profile

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.