Natixis Advisors LLC Boosts Stake in Akamai Technologies, Inc. $AKAM

Natixis Advisors LLC grew its stake in Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) by 5.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 280,622 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,783 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC owned about 0.20% of Akamai Technologies worth $21,260,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. DLD Asset Management LP boosted its position in Akamai Technologies by 60.0% during the second quarter. DLD Asset Management LP now owns 20,000,000 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $1,595,200,000 after purchasing an additional 7,500,000 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Akamai Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $266,817,000. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in Akamai Technologies by 39.9% in the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,437,472 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock worth $258,739,000 after purchasing an additional 980,966 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Akamai Technologies by 35.6% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,331,333 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $176,626,000 after buying an additional 612,071 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. lifted its position in shares of Akamai Technologies by 12.1% during the second quarter. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. now owns 2,786,084 shares of the technology infrastructure company’s stock valued at $222,218,000 after buying an additional 301,423 shares during the last quarter. 94.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Akamai Technologies Stock Performance

AKAM opened at $106.47 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $15.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.53 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a quick ratio of 2.36, a current ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $96.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $86.53. Akamai Technologies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $67.51 and a 52-week high of $113.50.

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The technology infrastructure company reported $1.84 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.75 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.08 billion. Akamai Technologies had a net margin of 10.74% and a return on equity of 13.86%. Akamai Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.66 EPS. Akamai Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.200-7.200 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.670 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Akamai Technologies, Inc. will post 4.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on AKAM shares. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of Akamai Technologies from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Akamai Technologies from $69.00 to $76.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Akamai Technologies from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Craig Hallum upped their price target on Akamai Technologies from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Akamai Technologies in a report on Monday, December 29th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Akamai Technologies currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $108.84.

Insider Buying and Selling at Akamai Technologies

In related news, CAO Laura Howell sold 11,273 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.14, for a total value of $1,128,878.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 12,559 shares in the company, valued at $1,257,658.26. This trade represents a 47.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Anthony P. Williams sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.29, for a total value of $1,564,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 22,064 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,301,054.56. This trade represents a 40.47% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 75,834 shares of company stock valued at $7,547,034. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Akamai Technologies Profile

Akamai Technologies, Inc is a leading provider of content delivery network (CDN) services and cloud security solutions designed to optimize and safeguard digital experiences. Leveraging a globally distributed platform, the company accelerates web and mobile content delivery for enterprises, media companies, e-commerce platforms and government agencies. Its edge computing architecture brings processing power closer to end users, reducing latency and improving application performance across geographies.

The company’s core offerings include content acceleration, web and mobile performance optimization, media delivery, and a suite of cybersecurity solutions that protect against DDoS attacks, application-layer threats and bot-driven fraud.