DJ Akamai Technologies Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Akamai Technologies Inc. $(AKAM)$ slipped 1.51% to $98.39 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.43% to 6,878.88 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.05% to 48,977.92.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Akamai Technologies Inc. closed 13.31% short of its 52-week high of $113.50, which the company reached on February 13th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Synopsys Inc. $(SNPS)$ fell 2.82% to $414.00, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. $(CTSH)$ fell 0.83% to $64.43, and Arista Networks Inc. (ANET) rose 2.50% to $133.50.
Trading volume (4.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 27, 2026.
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February 27, 2026 17:14 ET (22:14 GMT)
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