Is Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) Overvalued?
We dive into why Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) could be considered overvalued on 2026-07-21, based on AAII’s Value Score and Grade.Michael Rose
Stock Evaluator: Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM)
Akamai Technologies, Inc. AKAM
$115.18
1.43
1.26%
July 31, 2026 4:00:00 PM
EST
Volume: 2,893,029
After Hours: $120.37
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0.12%
November 10, 2021 7:59 PM
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Volume: 72,713
USD
NASD | DELAYED PRICE
| SECTOR | INDUSTRY |
| Information Technology | IT Services |
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COMPANY SUMMARY
Akamai Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of security, delivery, and cloud computing solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers security solutions that include web application and application programming interfaces (API) protection solutions, which protect web, API, and mobile app traffic from attacks; Bot & Abuse portfolio, which provides solutions to help customers protect against threats; full account lifecycle protections including the ability to defend against account takeover and opening abuse, adversarial bot protection, protection against credential stuffing, inventory scalping, and hoarding; and solutions designed to stop persistent scrapers from stealing content; API security, which discovers, audits, and monitors API; and microservice and application component protection that analyzes and protects application traffic that moves between application components. The company also offers cloud computing services, which include compute, storage, and cloud native and networking services; and Akamai App Platform, provides ready-to-run templates that address challenges in deploying, managing and scaling Kubernetes clusters at scale. In addition, it offers delivery solutions that include web and mobile performance solutions, which enables dynamic websites and applications, as well as global traffic management, site acceleration, application load balancing, large-scale load testing, and real-user monitoring; and media delivery solutions, including video streaming and video player services, game and software delivery, broadcast operations, authoritative domain name system, resolution, and data and analytics. Akamai Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Commentary & Analysis
Why Akamai Technologies, Inc.’s (AKAM) Stock Is Down 5.57%
As of Wednesday, July 15, Akamai Technologies, Inc.’s AKAM share price has dipped by 5.57%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to buy.Cynthia McLaughlin
Why Akamai Technologies, Inc.’s (AKAM) Stock Is Up 5.48%
As of Wednesday, July 08, Akamai Technologies, Inc.’s AKAM share price has surged by 5.48%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to sell.Rosalio Madrigal
Why Akamai Technologies, Inc.’s (AKAM) Stock Is Down 6.00%
As of Tuesday, June 09, Akamai Technologies, Inc.’s AKAM share price has dipped by 6.00%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to buy.Rosalio Madrigal
Why Akamai Technologies, Inc.’s (AKAM) Stock Is Down 5.74%
As of Friday, June 05, Akamai Technologies, Inc.’s AKAM share price has dipped by 5.74%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to buy.Rosalio Madrigal
Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | AKAM | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $16,537.6 | $1,037.9 | 84% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 150.0 | 47.7 | 71% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 98.1% | 70.1% | 77% |
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| Float (Mil) | 142.1 | 40.4 | 68% |
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| Beta | 0.45 | 0.89 | 25% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 3,422 | 569 | 89% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
43.1% | 54.8% | 77% |
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| Growth | AKAM | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 5.6% | 9.6% | 39% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | (4.1%) | 5.7% | 35% |
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| EPS (5yr) | (1.8%) | 10.9% | 28 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | 67.9% | (16.0%) | 96% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 21 | 25 | 25 | |
| Current EPS | $1.576 | $6.722 | $7.226 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $1.579 | $6.715 | $7.141 | |
| # Rev Up | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| # Rev Down | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $1.679 | $6.857 | $7.602 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 122.0% | 119.0% | 159.7% | |
| Financials | AKAM | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $4,267 | $404 | 72% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $435 | $0 | 77% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $3.013 | $0.000 | 79% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $1,580 | $40 | 86% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | ($473) | $1 | 6% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $5,499 | $72 | 87% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $25,610 | $1,219 | 86% |
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| Valuation | AKAM | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 3.37 | 2.87 | 68% |
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| P/E | 38.5 | 16.7 | 77% |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | na | 1.5 | na |
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| Ratios | AKAM | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 58.3% | 33.8% | 71% |
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| Net Margin | 10.2% | 0.7% | 64% |
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| ROA | 4.0% | 0.0% | 67% |
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| ROE | 9.2% | 2.5% | 55% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 57.8% | 54.0% | 51% |
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| F-Score | 5 | 4 | 51% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 7/30/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
FACTOR STRATEGY
P/E Relative Screen
Factors: Value, Earnings Estimates
A screen that looks at the relationship of a stock's price-earnings ratio to that of the industry and market.
| Performance Since Inception: | 13.7% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +6.2 |
