Akamai Technologies Inc. Stock Climbs 12.3%, Outperforms Peers

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Shares of Akamai Technologies Inc. surged 12.3% to $117.41 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.5% to 7,764.70 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.7% to 52,048.83.

Akamai Technologies Inc. closed 29.0% below its 52-week high of $165.45, which the company reached on May 13th.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Synopsys Inc. rose 4.4% to $401.85, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. fell 0.8% to $59.38, and Arista Networks Inc. rose 3.02% to $205.42.

Trading volume totaled 4.7 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.3 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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September 21, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)