Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AKAM or RBA?

94.3% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of RB Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Akamai Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of RB Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, AKAM or RBA?

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

Does the media refer more to AKAM or RBA?

In the previous week, RB Global had 1 more articles in the media than Akamai Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for RB Global and 10 mentions for Akamai Technologies. Akamai Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat RB Global's score of 0.55 indicating that Akamai Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Akamai Technologies	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Do analysts rate AKAM or RBA?

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

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AKAM or RBA?

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
Akamai Technologies	$3.81B	3.69	$547.63M	$4.02	22.95
RB Global	$3.68B	3.61	$206.50M	$1.66	43.78

Is AKAM or RBA more profitable?

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

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AKAM or RBA?

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

Summary

Akamai Technologies beats RB Global on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.