Akamai Technologies Inc. Stock Slides 8.2%, Underperforms Peers

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Shares of Akamai Technologies Inc. slipped 8.2% to $91.71 on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.1% to 7,718.94 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.1% to 51,621.48.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.

Akamai Technologies Inc. closed 44.6% short of its 52-week high of $165.45, which the company achieved on May 13th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Synopsys Inc. fell 2.9% to $479.93, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. rose 1.9% to $62.47, and Arista Networks Inc. fell 4.45% to $195.42.

Trading volume totaled 7.9 million, compared to the 50-day average of 4.5 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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October 14, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)