The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Akamai Technologies Inc shares valued at $383,250 were sold by Joseph Paul C on Sep 15 ’25. At $76.65 per share, Joseph Paul C sold 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 27,349 shares worth approximately $2.07 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Joseph Paul C purchased 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 383,234 in proceeds.
Before that, Blumofe Robert had sold 3,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $231,000, the Chief Technology Officer traded Akamai Technologies Inc shares for $77.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 3,000 shares, worth approximately $2.12 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Goldman on August 13, 2025, Akamai Technologies Inc [AKAM] has been a Sell and the price target has been revised to $67. Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ to ‘”an Underweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of June 06, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets has initiated its “an Underweight” rating for AKAM.
Analyzing AKAM Stock Performance
On last trading session, Akamai Technologies Inc [NASDAQ: AKAM] rose 0.11% to $75.84. The stock’s lowest price that day was $74.5708, but it reached a high of $76.12 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.51%. Over the course of the year, Akamai Technologies Inc shares have dropped approximately -25.33%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $103.75 on 02/10/25 and a 52-week low of $67.51 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Akamai Technologies Inc (AKAM)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 74.89, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 73.95. In the upper region, resistance lies at 76.45. The next price resistance is at 77.07. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 46.87 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Akamai Technologies Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Akamai Technologies Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 0.54 million shares to 10.46 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 9.92 million shares. A jump of 5.16% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.14 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.14.
Which companies own the most shares of Akamai Technologies Inc (AKAM)?
In terms of Akamai Technologies Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 84 in the next 12 months, up nearly 10.88% from the previous closing price of $75.76. Analysts anticipate Akamai Technologies Inc stock to reach 85 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 83. In spite of this, 12 analysts ranked Akamai Technologies Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On February 21, 2025, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $98.