Akamai

AKAM

Market cap $17.4B

AKAM's security business is gaining from rising demand for web application firewall, API security solutions, helping position the segment for continued growth.

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Akamai Technologies is pivoting from declining content delivery to growth in cloud infrastructure and security, underpinned by a $1.8B, seven-year cloud contract. Cloud Infrastructure Services are expected to grow at least 50% in 2026, driving double-digit total revenue growth by 2027, despite heavy upfront capex. AKAM's valuation at 18.8x 2026 non-GAAP earnings appears reasonable, with committed demand reducing risk versus speculative capacity investments.

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) reached $129.52 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a +2.33% change compared to its last close.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) has been named a Customers' Choice in the 2026 Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer for Edge Distribution Platforms.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Helping enterprises bridge the gap between AI innovation and security,  Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) today announced its selection as a strategic partner for World Wide Technology (WWT)'s AI Readiness Model for Operational Resilience (ARMOR) . This collaboration positions Akamai as a foundational security architecture for the “AI factories” being built by WWT and accelerated by NVIDIA.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) announces the company has completed its acquisition of secure enterprise browser provider and AI usage control leader LayerX.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akamai Technologies , Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers business online, announced today that the company will hold a conference call for investors on Thursday, August 6, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.

In the most recent trading session, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) closed at $112.81, indicating a -4.57% shift from the previous trading day.

Cybersecurity stock Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) has shed pulled back sharply since reaching a 26-year high of $165.45 on May 13.