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118.33USD
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We have scored 42 news catalysts on Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) over the past 12 months. The biggest single-day move next to one of them came May 8, 2026, when AKAM closed +26.6%: “Dow jumps 200 points after strong payrolls data eases slowdown fears”. Coverage across the window leans positive (average ticker sentiment +0.42). Most of the impact sits in sector technology and price momentum.
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Market cap
17.2B
P/E
—
EPS
—
Beta
0.64
52W range
70.82-165.45
Day range
113.76–119.48
Open
117.33
Prev close
118.34
Volume
3.4M
Avg volume
4M
Dividend
0.00
IPO
1999-10-29
Analysts publish price targets on AKAM, and they disagree. Where the share price actually sits among them shows which of their arguments the market is buying — and which it is ignoring.
17 analyst price targets from $123 to $195
as of 2026-09-05
The market is 36% below the median target — more cautious than the analysts.
The reconstruction
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Suppliers, customers, partners and competitors, derived from what the news actually says about Akamai Technologies, Inc. — not a sector bucket. Click an edge to see the articles that established the link.
Suppliers, customers, partners and competitors of Akamai Technologies, Inc., taken from what the news actually said about them rather than from a sector bucket. The count is how many articles established each link.
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Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) is a leading global provider of cloud services, specializing in the secure delivery, optimization, and protection of online content and business applications across the internet. The company's primary focus involves offering sophisticated cloud-based solutions designed to shield digital infrastructure, websites, applications (including APIs), and end-users from a wide array of cyberattacks and online threats, all while simultaneously enhancing performance. Akamai further excels in accelerating web and mobile experiences, facilitating dynamic and highly responsive websites and applications. Its extensive media delivery offerings encompass seamless video streaming and player services, efficient game and software distribution, robust broadcast operations, authoritative Domain Name System (DNS) resolution, and comprehensive data analytics. Additionally, Akamai provides cutting-edge edge compute solutions, empowering developers to deploy and run their code directly at the network's edge for improved efficiency and reduced latency. The company also extends its expertise to telecommunications carriers, offering specialized services such as advanced cybersecurity protection, parental controls, resilient DNS infrastructure, and content delivery solutions. To ensure client success, Akamai offers a full suite of support services to assist with the seamless integration, configuration, optimization, and ongoing management of its diverse product portfolio. Akamai distributes its solutions through both its dedicated direct sales and service organizations and an extensive network of channel partners. Founded in 1998, Akamai Technologies, Inc. is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The price sits at the very bottom of 17 published models, 36% below the median target, meaning the market has heard the bull case for cloud growth but entirely refuses to pay for it.
What the disagreement turns on
Can Akamai actually convert the $1.8 billion Anthropic contract and broader cloud demand into accelerating revenue growth that justifies a 37 times earnings valuation, or will heavy upfront capital expenditures erase the margin benefit? The available data can track overall revenue unit volumes to see if acceleration materializes, but it cannot measure the contract's specific margin impact.
The price pays for
It declines to pay for
Written by a language model from the published models, the reported segments and a reverse-DCF — not a recommendation, and not a house view.
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Computed at $105 on 2026-09-05 — the quote has since moved +12%, so read this as a record of what was priced in then, not now.
