AKAM
AkamaiDNasdaq / Software & Services
Last Price
At close
2026-07-20
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 -0.1.
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
22
Value
58
Sentiment
42
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $118.00 · Bull $150.00 · Bear $92.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-20
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-20 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-20 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-06-11 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesisAs of 2026-07-20
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-20
Supporting evidence
What
Grade D · Defensive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $161.19
Why
Momentum22 · Δ7d -7.1
Value58 · Δ7d -0.1
Sentiment42 · Δ7d +1.3
So what
Weak posture (Net Neutral). Prioritize risk control and patience.
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
22
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
-7.1
Δ21d
-22.9
Value
58
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.1
Δ21d
-0.4
Sentiment
42
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+1.3
Δ21d
-7.6
Why this grade
Composite grade D. Momentum 22.1 / Value 58.1 / Sentiment 41.8
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-07-20
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-20
Market Cap
$17.9B
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 2026-07-20 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology