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How to buy Akamai Technologies stock

Learn how to easily invest in Akamai Technologies stock.

Akamai Technologies is a software-infrastructure business based in the US. Akamai Technologies shares (AKAM) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Akamai Technologies employs 9,800 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $3.6 billion.

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Akamai Technologies stock price (NASDAQ: AKAM)

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Akamai Technologies shares at a glance

Information last updated 2023-03-23.
Latest market close$76.05
52-week range$70.65 - $123.25
50-day moving average $81.13
200-day moving average $87.41
Wall St. target price$94.93
PE ratio 22.6067
Dividend yield $0 (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM) $3.28

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Is it a good time to buy Akamai Technologies stock?

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Akamai Technologies price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $76.05 from 2023-03-24

1 week (2023-03-21) 0.46%
1 month (2023-02-28) 4.75%
3 months (2022-12-28) -8.92%
6 months (2022-09-28) -7.54%
1 year (2022-03-24) N/A
2 years (2021-03-26) -25.95%
3 years (2020-03-27) 90.61
5 years (2018-03-27) 7.49%

Is Akamai Technologies stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Akamai Technologies stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Akamai Technologies's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Akamai Technologies financials

Revenue TTM $3.6 billion
Operating margin TTM 19.88%
Gross profit TTM $2.2 billion
Return on assets TTM 5.47%
Return on equity TTM 11.78%
Profit margin 14.48%
Book value $27.86
Market capitalisation $11.8 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Akamai Technologies share dividends

We're not expecting Akamai Technologies to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Akamai Technologies share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Akamai Technologies's shares have ranged in value from as little as $70.65 up to $123.25. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

AKAM.US volatility(beta: 0.78)Avg. volatility(beta: 1.00)LowHigh

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Akamai Technologies's is 0.7843. This would suggest that Akamai Technologies's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Akamai Technologies overview

Akamai Technologies, Inc. provides cloud services for securing, delivering, and computing content, applications, and software over the internet in the United States and internationally. The company offers cloud solutions to keep infrastructure, websites, applications, application programming interfaces, and users safe from various cyberattacks and online threats while enhancing performance. It also provides web and mobile performance solutions to enable dynamic websites and applications; 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; and cloud computing services, such as compute, storage, networking, database, and container management services to build, deploy, and secure applications and workloads. In addition, the company offers carrier offerings, including cybersecurity protection, parental controls, DNS infrastructure and content delivery solutions; and an array of service and support to assist customers with integrating, configuring, optimizing, and managing its offerings. It sells its solutions through direct sales and service organizations, as well as through various channel partners. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Akamai Technologies is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.582% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by insiders and 95.879% by institutions.
How many people work for Akamai Technologies?
Latest data suggests 9,800 work at Akamai Technologies.
When does the fiscal year end for Akamai Technologies?
Akamai Technologies's fiscal year ends in December.
Where is Akamai Technologies based?
Akamai Technologies's address is: 145 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, United States, 02142
What is Akamai Technologies's ISIN number?
Akamai Technologies's international securities identification number is: US00971T1016
What is Akamai Technologies's CUSIP number?
Akamai Technologies's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 00971T101

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