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Shares of Akamai Technologies Inc. slipped 6.3% to $141.34 on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.7% to 7,353.61 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.6% to 49,363.88.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of losses.
Akamai Technologies Inc. closed 14.6% below 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 0.9% to $493.87, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. fell 1.0% to $50.88, and Arista Networks Inc. fell 0.09% to $141.58.
Trading volume totaled 13.9 million, compared to the 50-day average of 5.5 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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May 19, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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