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Valued at a market cap of $11.3 billion, Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) is a cybersecurity and cloud computing company. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company develops and provides solutions for global enterprises to build, secure, and accelerate their applications and digital experiences.
Shares of AKAM have significantly lagged behind the broader market over the past 52 weeks. AKAM stock has tanked 20.3% over this time frame, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has gained 11.5%. Moreover, shares of AKAM are down 20% on a YTD basis, compared to SPX’s marginal returns.