Akamai Technologies Inc. Stock Advances 5.2%, Outperforms Peers

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Shares of Akamai Technologies Inc. advanced 5.2% to $122.78 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.3% to 7,748.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average remaining mostly unchanged at 53,770.27.

Akamai Technologies Inc. closed 25.8% short of its 52-week high of $165.45, which the company achieved on May 13th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as Synopsys Inc. rose 0.3% to $412.32, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. fell 0.7% to $58.20, and Arista Networks Inc. rose 6.39% to $210.50.

Trading volume totaled 3.4 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.9 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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August 12, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)