Akamai Stock Surges on Analyst Upgrade as Company Shifts to AI Infrastructure

Shares of Akamai Technologies (AKAM) are rising following a Bank of America upgrade from 'Neutral' to 'Buy', with the price target raised significantly. The move reflects growing recognition of Akamai's transformation into an AI and edge computing infrastructure provider, highlighted by its recent $1.8 billion cloud deal tied to AI workloads.

By Subhasree Kar Fri, May 15, 2026 at 10:23 PM GMT+3 5 min read · Yahoo Finance ·

Akamai Stock Surges on Analyst Upgrade as Company Shifts to AI Infrastructure

Tickers: $AKAM $BAC

Topics: AI infrastructure Akamai Bank of America upgrade cloud services edge computing

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