Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM): Price and Financial Metrics
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM)
Today's Latest Price: $95.12 USD
Updated Oct 30 4:00pm
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Ranked of 54 in Technology - Services
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AKAM Stock Summary
- AKAM has a higher market value than 88.88% of US stocks; more precisely, its current market capitalization is $15,590,379,781.
- With a year-over-year growth in debt of 108.4%, Akamai Technologies Inc's debt growth rate surpasses 88.03% of about US stocks.
- In terms of volatility of its share price, AKAM is more volatile than merely 4.13% of stocks we're observing.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to Akamai Technologies Inc are DT, HZNP, AYX, FFIV, and PAYC.
- AKAM's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Akamai Technologies Inc's official web site, go to www.akamai.com.
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AKAM Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $95.12 | 52-week high | $120.00 |
| Prev. close | $95.82 | 52-week low | $75.18 |
| Day low | $94.12 | Volume | 2,692,100 |
| Day high | $96.64 | Avg. volume | 1,854,736 |
| 50-day MA | $109.61 | Dividend yield | N/A |
| 200-day MA | $102.75 | Market Cap | 15.48B |
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) Company Bio
Akamai Technologies provides cloud services for delivering, optimizing, and securing online content and business applications in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
AKAM Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $95.12 | $33.96 | -65% |
We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for Akamai Technologies Inc with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that Akamai Technologies Inc ranked in the 23th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that the most conservative analysis suggests this stock will yield negative results -- and thus may be a potential short opportunity. In terms of the factors that were most noteworthy in this DCF analysis for AKAM, they are:
- AKAM's estimated cost of debt, based largely on its market capitalization and its interest coverage ratio, is 2%; for context, that number is higher than 28.33% of tickers in our DCF set.
- Akamai Technologies Inc's interest coverage rate -- a measure of gross earnings relative to interest payments -- comes in at 10.24. This coverage rate is greater than that of 78.29% of stocks we're observing for the purpose of forecasting via discounted cash flows.
- The weighted average cost of capital for the company is 8. This value is greater than only 16.11% stocks in the Technology sector that generate free cash flow.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -66% |
| 1% | -65% |
| 2% | -65% |
| 3% | -65% |
| 4% | -64% |
| 5% | -64% |
APPF, INTU, PAYC, IEHC, and VECO can be thought of as valuation peers to AKAM, in the sense that they are in the Technology sector and have a similar price forecast based on DCF valuation.
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