Akamai Technologies (AKAM)

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Akamai Technologies is poised to release its fourth-quarter results next month, with analysts anticipating a modest single-digit decline in earnings.

A rare double upgrade, backed by improving security, cloud growth, margins, and a discounted multiple versus peers, makes AKAM stock look like a reasonable buy.

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There was a significant shift in one market professional's evaluation of the company.

Shares of cloud technology company Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) jumped 5.6% in the afternoon session after Morgan Stanley upgraded the company's stock from 'Underweight' to 'Overweight' and raised its price target to $115 from $83. 

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AKAM stock shows strong technicals and a high-quality consolidation setup, signaling a potential breakout above key resistance.

AKAM and Visa have partnered to enhance security for agentic commerce by integrating Trusted Agent Protocol and behavioral intelligence.

Keybanc upgrades Fastly and Akamai to Overweight, citing growth in security, cloud compute and AI-driven edge workloads set to boost 2026 performance.

Over the past year, Akamai Technologies has underperformed the Nasdaq Composite, but analysts remain cautiously optimistic about the stock’s longer-term prospects.

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While the S&P 500 is up 13.9% since June 2025, Akamai Technologies (currently trading at $85.26 per share) has lagged behind, posting a return of 8.6%. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.

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