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UBS analyst Roger Boyd maintains Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $148 to $100.

IBM's Q3 2026 earnings beat estimates as Software and Infrastructure growth accelerated, margins improved and management raised its free cash flow outlook.
AT&T beats Q3 earnings and revenue estimates as fiber and wireless growth drives record Internet additions, prompting a higher 2026 earnings outlook.
Piper Sandler analyst James Fish maintains Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $158 to $120.

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) concluded the recent trading session at $89.63, signifying a +2.73% move from its prior day's close.

Raymond James issues a bullish note in favor of Akamai stock. Here’s why analyst Frank Louthan recommends buying AKAM shares.

Akamai stock is upgraded to a bullish buy rating after shares tumbled last week on fears about the company’s big deal with Anthropic..

Investing.com -- Raymond James upgraded Akamai Technologies to Strong Buy from Outperform in a note Tuesday, telling investors that last week’s pullback created an attractive entry point.

AKAM is expanding its cloud computing business as AI demand grows, with specialized GPU infrastructure and cloud-native services attracting enterprise customers across industries.

Akamai Technologies has observed a significant increase in customer adoption of its cloud computing services, largely driven by the growing demand for high-performance computing across AI and enterprise SaaS workloads. The company reported that this trend is evident from model training to low-latency inference, with enterprise clients utilizing its services for a range of applications, including cloud disaster recovery and core-to-edge application hosting. Akamai's momentum is supported by...
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) reached $106.35 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -1.94% change compared to its last close.

The cloud computing and cybersecurity veteran is gaining momentum as it expands beyond its traditional businesses.

SoftServe joins Akamai Partner Connect to help enterprises optimize multicloud environments, lower infrastructure costs, and accelerate edge AI deployments.Delivers custom-built language models (LLMs/SLMs), cloud strategy support, and AI inferencing optimized for distributed GPU networks.Provides specialized managed services and AI consulting for high-tech, healthcare, financial, and manufacturing sectors. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) today announced

SoftServe joins Akamai Partner Connect to help enterprises optimize multicloud environments, lower infrastructure costs, and accelerate edge AI deployments.Delivers custom-built language models (LLMs/SLMs), cloud
Akamai's $11.6 billion Anthropic cloud deal drives $5.5 billion in capex and equity dilution via warrants, pressuring margins as it pivots from CDN to AI compute.

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) was a big mover last session on higher-than-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions might not help the stock continue moving higher in the near term.

Akamai Technologies, Inc. stock outlook: shift to distributed cloud & AI infra, $11.6B Anthropic deal, CIS growth vs CapEx pressure. Click for more on AKAM.

DA Davidson analyst Rudy Kessinger maintains Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $185 to $150.

Akamai (AKAM) hold rating reaffirmed: AI & security tailwinds vs leverage, EPS, and cash flow risks. Read here for a detailed analysis.

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) said on September 24 that it has signed an $11.6 billion agreement with Anthropic, running for seven years. The deal can grow to roughly $20 billion. The shares had fallen 6.78% before the announcement. They opened 14% higher the next morning, then gave almost all of it back to close up […]
Shares of cloud technology company Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) jumped 15.1% in the pre-market session after the company announced a seven-year agreement with Anthropic featuring $11.6 billion in contractual commitments to provide cloud computing capacity.

The cloud platform operator struck a deal valued at up to $20 billion with an AI leader.

Analysts see the AI infrastructure deal accelerating Akamai’s growth, while the company ramps up spending to meet Anthropic’s computing demand.

Anthropic has committed $11.6 billion over seven years to Akamai's cloud infrastructure, a bet on CPUs that could grow to about $20 billion, and in an unusual arrangement, Akamai is giving Anthropic a potential stake of up to 5% of its stock that grows as Anthropic spends more.

Akamai Technologies stock soars on major enterprise deals with Anthropic, Lenovo, and Jabil. Wall Street remains bullish on AKAM shares for the remainder of 2026.

Akamai’s $11.6 billion, seven-year cloud infrastructure deal with Anthropic, announced September 24, 2026, signals a definitive shift in the AI ecosystem: infrastructure providers are no longer content to merely sell capacity. They are aggressively buying equity in the model layer they serve, effectively becoming venture-capital-backed landlords of the intelligence age. The deal, expandable to approximately […]
Akamai and AI model maker Anthropic announced an $11 billion agreement for computing infrastructure. Akamai stock surged on the deal.

Treasury yields resumed their march higher amid inflation concerns.

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) said it has signed an $11.6 billion, seven-year commitment with artificial intelligence company Anthropic to provide cloud infrastructure services supporting Anthropic’s accelerating CPU workload demands. Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Tom Leighton called t

Akamai Technologies has signed a seven-year, $11.6 billion cloud infrastructure contract with AI research firm Anthropic.

In the latest trading session, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) closed at $110.41, marking a -6.78% move from the previous day.

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) Discusses Landmark Multi-Billion Dollar Cloud Infrastructure Contract and Impact on Business Growth September 24, 2026 5:30...

Cloudflare (NET) has returned about 61% in three months and trades at or near its three-year high. The question on holders' minds is plain: what happens if its growth cools? The company has guided revenue growth for the third quarter of 2026 to 31%, and its CFO says the way customers now pay makes each quarter harder to forecast.
Fastly (NYSE:FSLY) held its Investor Day on Tuesday, and its stock is falling hard into the very event holders had been racing toward. Fastly’s peers are trading the other way, which points to a Fastly-specific reaction rather than a rethink of the edge and content delivery group. The Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) is at $745.32, […]

Akamai Technologies has been on a strong run, and the stock’s surge puts a fresh spotlight on one core issue: Are investors paying a price that is fully backed by the company’s current earnings power? The share price is up 53.1% over the past year, which raises the question of whether recent enthusiasm has moved ahead of what Akamai’s earnings can support. Recent coverage has highlighted faster growth in cloud infrastructure and higher capital spending needs, which can reshape how investors...

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A number of stocks traded in opposite directions in the afternoon session after falling Treasury yields eased pressure on software stocks as signs of cooler U.S.–China tensions lifted risk appetite.

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The latest trading day saw Akamai Technologies (AKAM) settling at $105.57, representing a -1.14% change from its previous close.

Launchpad.io from Pega joins as anchor sponsor, with PwC and Foley Hoag supporting the inaugural cohort at Akamai's Kendall Square headquartersBOSTON, Sept. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council (MTLC), the state's leading technology business organization, today announced the launch of The Founder Lab, a 10-week curated cohort where Massachusetts technology founders work through real company-building decisions alongside a selected peer group. The first coho
A 28-year-old internet company is rebuilding itself around AI, and Jim Cramer just endorsed the stock.
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BOSTON, September 30, 2026--Boston-area based cybersecurity and cloud computing company Akamai Technologies completed the first-ever clean energy transaction executed on a CFTC-registered exchange by securing a new high-impact solar Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) on August 31, 2026 on Resurety’s CleanTrade marketplace. This milestone reinforces Akamai's commitment to its 2030 goal of reaching net-zero emissions across its global platform and operations.




