Akamai Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: AKAM)’s stock price has dropped by -7.00 in relation to previous closing price of 85.44. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -3.74% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-08 that Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 8, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Mark Stoutenberg – Head of Investor Relations Tom Leighton – Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder Ed McGowan – Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Amit Daryanani – Evercore Jonathan Ho – William Blair & Company William Power – Baird Jeffrey Van Rhee – Craig-Hallum Capital Rudy Kessinger – D.A. Davidson John DiFucci – Guggenheim Operator Hello and welcome to the Akamai Technologies First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call.
Is It Worth Investing in Akamai Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: AKAM) Right Now?
Akamai Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: AKAM) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 26.76x compared to its average ratio. AKAM has 36-month beta value of 0.81. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 12 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AKAM is 143.09M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.65% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AKAM on May 09, 2025 was 2.71M shares.
AKAM’s Market Performance
AKAM stock saw an increase of -3.74% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 4.07% and a quarterly increase of -20.26%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.19%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.16% for Akamai Technologies Inc (AKAM). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.25% for AKAM’s stock, with a -14.41% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AKAM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AKAM stocks, with Oppenheimer repeating the rating for AKAM by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for AKAM in the upcoming period, according to Oppenheimer is $100 based on the research report published on March 20, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AKAM reach a price target of $98, previously predicting the price at $125. The rating they have provided for AKAM stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on February 21st, 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 0.04% 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 -25.60% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.16%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.19%, as shares surge +8.86% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.44% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AKAM fell by -4.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -17.77% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $78.45. In addition, Akamai Technologies Inc saw -16.93% 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 Joseph Paul C, who sale 4,000 shares at the price of $83.37 back on Mar 18 ’25. After this action, Joseph Paul C now owns 37,217 shares of Akamai Technologies Inc, valued at $333,480 using the latest closing price.
Joseph Paul C, the Officer of Akamai Technologies Inc, proposed sale 4,000 shares at $83.37 during a trade that took place back on Mar 18 ’25, which means that Joseph Paul C is holding shares at $333,480 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 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. 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 0.49 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.33. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.95. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 18.35.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.26 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.26. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.94. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.48for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.38. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.18.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Akamai Technologies Inc (AKAM) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
