On August 12, Akamai rose 5.21% in regular trading, trading at $122.81/share, with turnover of $42.97 million. The stock rebounded sharply after falling to $117.58 in the prior session's after-hours trading following HSBC's downgrade from Buy to Hold with a target price cut from $171 to $123.

Despite the downgrade, the current share price remains significantly below both Susquehanna's $140 target (maintained with a Positive rating) and the analyst consensus target of $159.10, creating a compelling discount that attracted dip-buying. The rebound was further supported by strong Q2 fundamentals, with cloud infrastructure services revenue reaching $99 million, up 39% year-over-year. The company also reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $1.59, beating the FactSet estimate of $1.57, while revenue of $1.099 billion exceeded the $1.092 billion consensus. Full-year adjusted EPS guidance of $6.40-$7.05 brackets the Street estimate of $6.69, reinforcing the market's confidence in Akamai's cloud business growth trajectory.

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