Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Competitors

RB Global (NYSE:RBA) and Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is RBA or AKAM more profitable?

Akamai Technologies has a net margin of 16.12% compared to Akamai Technologies' net margin of 8.08%. RB Global's return on equity of 15.02% beat Akamai Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RB Global	8.08%	6.87%	2.85%
Akamai Technologies	16.12%	15.02%	7.10%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RBA or AKAM?

Akamai Technologies received 807 more outperform votes than RB Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.69% of users gave Akamai Technologies an outperform vote while only 49.21% of users gave RB Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RB Global	Outperform Votes 406 49.21%	Underperform Votes 419 50.79%
Akamai Technologies	Outperform Votes 1213 68.69%	Underperform Votes 553 31.31%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RBA or AKAM?

Akamai Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than RB Global. Akamai Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RB Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RB Global	$3.68B	3.61	$206.50M	$1.66	43.78
Akamai Technologies	$3.81B	3.69	$547.63M	$4.02	22.95

Does the media refer more to RBA or AKAM?

In the previous week, RB Global and RB Global both had 11 articles in the media. Akamai Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat RB Global's score of 0.42 indicating that RB Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RB Global	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Akamai Technologies	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend RBA or AKAM?

RB Global currently has a consensus target price of $82.33, suggesting a potential upside of 13.28%. Akamai Technologies has a consensus target price of $114.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.59%. Given RB Global's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Akamai Technologies is more favorable than RB Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RB Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Akamai Technologies	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders and institutionals believe in RBA or AKAM?

95.4% of RB Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of RB Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Akamai Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, RBA or AKAM?

RB Global has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Akamai Technologies has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Akamai Technologies beats RB Global on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.