Akamai Technologies Inc. Stock Climbs 4.9%, Outperforms Peers

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Shares of Akamai Technologies Inc. rallied 4.9% to $110.75 on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.5% to 7,636.36 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.8% to 52,380.66.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

Akamai Technologies Inc. closed 33.1% below its 52-week high of $165.45, which the company achieved on May 13th.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Synopsys Inc. rose 0.3% to $393.22, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. fell 2.9% to $58.20, and Arista Networks Inc. fell 1.04% to $192.93.

Trading volume totaled 4.6 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.4 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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September 09, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)