Akamai Technologies Inc. Stock Slides 6.3%, Underperforms Peers

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Shares of Akamai Technologies Inc. shed 6.3% to $115.20 on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.7% to 7,691.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.2% to 53,343.40.

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

Akamai Technologies Inc. closed 30.4% short of its 52-week high of $165.45, which the company reached on May 13th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Synopsys Inc. fell 2.1% to $404.41, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. rose 2.7% to $57.78, and Arista Networks Inc. fell 4.27% to $193.18.

Trading volume totaled 3.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.8 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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August 18, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)