The stock of Akamai Technologies Inc (AKAM) has seen a -0.32% decrease in the past week, with a 2.92% gain in the past month, and a -2.80% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.63%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.93% for AKAM. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.74% for AKAM’s stock, with a -10.92% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Akamai Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: AKAM) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Akamai Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: AKAM) is 26.76x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for AKAM is 0.77. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 12 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 2 as “overweight”, 9 as “hold”, and 1 as “sell”.
The public float for AKAM is 143.28M and currently, short sellers hold a 6.51% of that float. On July 03, 2025, AKAM’s average trading volume was 2.53M shares.
AKAM stock’s latest price update
Akamai Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: AKAM)’s stock price has plunge by -0.15%relation to previous closing price of $79.46. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -0.32% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-06-25 that Customer feedback and industry awards increasingly validate security offerings CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, announced new Akamai API Security enhancements designed to help customers stay ahead of evolving threats to APIs.
Analysts’ Opinion of AKAM
Oppenheimer, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AKAM reach a price target of $100, previously predicting the price at $116. The rating they have provided for AKAM stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on March 20th, 2025.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Neutral” to AKAM, setting the target price at $100 in the report published on February 21st of the current year.
AKAM Trading at 0.77% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AKAM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -25.71% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.93%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.63%, as shares surge +4.02% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.16% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AKAM rose by +0.10%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -19.13% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $78.78. In addition, Akamai Technologies Inc saw -11.38% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AKAM starting from Blumofe Robert, who sold 3,254 shares at the price of $77.97 back on Jun 12 ’25. After this action, Blumofe Robert now owns 30,910 shares of Akamai Technologies Inc, valued at $253,714 using the latest closing price.
Blumofe Robert, the Officer of Akamai Technologies Inc, proposed sale 3,254 shares at $77.97 during a trade that took place back on Jun 12 ’25, which means that Blumofe Robert is holding N/A shares at $253,714 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AKAM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13% for the present operating margin
- 0.59% for the gross margin
The net margin for Akamai Technologies Inc stands at 0.11%. The total capital return value is set at 0.07%. Equity return is now at value 9.82%, with 4.55% for asset returns.
Based on Akamai Technologies Inc (AKAM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.5 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.31. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 17.98.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.26 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.78. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.69. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.29for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.4. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.15.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Akamai Technologies Inc (AKAM) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
