Akamai Technologies Inc’s recently made public that its EVP – Global Sales Joseph Paul C unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.45 million on Jan 15 ’26. In the deal valued at $90.17 per share,5,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Joseph Paul C now holds 17,513 shares worth roughly $1.57 million.
Then, Joseph Paul C bought 10,000 shares, generating $901,749 in total proceeds.
Before that, Karon Adam sold 3,320 shares. Akamai Technologies Inc shares valued at $289,836 were divested by the COO & GM Edge Technology Group at a price of $87.30 per share. As a result of the transaction, Karon Adam now holds 7,785 shares, worth roughly $0.7 million.
Citigroup reiterated its Akamai Technologies Inc [AKAM] rating to a Neutral in a research note published on January 16, 2026; the price target was $103. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Morgan Stanley’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid January from “an Underweight” to “an Overweight”. KeyBanc Capital Markets also remained covering AKAM and has increased its forecast on December 15, 2025 with a “an Overweight” recommendation from previously “an Underweight” rating. Oppenheimer started covering the stock on November 17, 2025. It rated AKAM as “an Outperform”.
Price Performance Review of AKAM
On Tuesday, Akamai Technologies Inc [NASDAQ:AKAM] saw its stock fall -4.16% to $89.6. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -1.83%. Akamai Technologies Inc shares have fallen nearly -0.99% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 2.69% 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.
The most recent change occurred on August 13, 2025 when Goldman began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Sell”‘ rating along with a $67 price target.
