In a filing, Akamai Technologies Inc revealed its COO & GM Edge Technology Group Karon Adam unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.29 million on Jan 02 ’26. In the deal valued at $87.30 per share,3,320 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Karon Adam now holds 7,785 shares worth roughly $0.71 million.
Then, Karon Adam bought 3,320 shares, generating $289,836 in total proceeds.
Before that, McGowan Edward J sold 6,560 shares. Akamai Technologies Inc shares valued at $577,477 were divested by the Chief Financial Officer at a price of $88.03 per share. As a result of the transaction, McGowan Edward J now holds 16,442 shares, worth roughly $1.5 million.
Morgan Stanley upgraded its Akamai Technologies Inc [AKAM] rating to an Overweight from a an Underweight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including KeyBanc Capital Markets’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid December from “an Underweight” to “an Overweight”. Oppenheimer began covering AKAM with “an Outperform” recommendation on November 17, 2025. Goldman started covering the stock on August 13, 2025. It rated AKAM as “a Sell”.
Price Performance Review of AKAM
On Monday, Akamai Technologies Inc [NASDAQ:AKAM] saw its stock jump 3.57% to $91.27. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 6.24%. Akamai Technologies Inc shares have fallen nearly -2.24% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 4.61% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Akamai Technologies Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Akamai Technologies Inc stocks on 2025-12-31, growing by 18568.0 shares to a total of 11.96 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-28 was 11.94 million shares. There was a rise of 0.16%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
