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AKAM

AkamaiD
Nasdaq / Software & Services
Last Price
At close
2026-07-18
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Current thesis
The bull case is that the May 7 company release confirmed two real growth engines at once: Security revenue rose 11% and CIS rose 40%, while the $1.8B seven-year CIS commitment adds unusual visibility for a still-small cloud business. If Q2 tracks guidance and CIS capacity ramps cleanly, investors can keep rewarding the AI-infrastructure angle despite near-term margin pressure.
Posture
Defensive
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +0.3.
What can break
Available valuation context is not obviously supportive because the packet's median analyst target sits below the current anchor price, limiting room for error if Q2 or full-year execution slips.
Momentum
21
Value
58
Sentiment
45
Setup hits (3d)
— · Net —
AI TargetsBase $118.00 · Bull $150.00 · Bear $92.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-18
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-06-11 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-18
Supporting evidence
What
Grade D · Defensive
Confidence Medium · Net —
Target $161.19
Why
Momentum21 · Δ7d -8.3
Value58 · Δ7d +0.3
Sentiment45 · Δ7d +1.9
So what
Weak posture. Prioritize risk control and patience.
Setup hits not loaded

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Load setup hits
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
21
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-8.3
Δ21d
-44.8
Value
58
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.3
Δ21d
-0.1
Sentiment
45
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+1.9
Δ21d
-7.0
Why this grade

Composite grade D. Momentum 20.9 / Value 58.4 / Sentiment 45.4

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-17
Market Cap
$17.47B
Beta
0.70
Shares Out
145.39M
P/E (TTM)
25.2
P/S (TTM)
2.99
P/FCF (TTM)
22.05
Rev YoY
+5.8%
EPS YoY
-13.1%
Gross Margin
+54.1%
Op Margin
+15.0%
Net Debt
$4.49B
Current Ratio
1.99
As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology