-- 瑞银证券周五在一份报告中指出，Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 新签的价值 18 亿美元的计算服务客户合同有望加速公司营收增长，尽管该券商对这笔交易对利润率和盈利能力的影响持怀疑态度。 据 FactSet 的电话会议记录显示，Akamai 首席执行官 Tom Leighton 在周四的财报电话会议上表示，这份与一家未具名的“领先的前沿模式公司”签订的七年期合同，是这家云服务提供商历史上最大的客户交易。 Akamai 首席财务官 Ed McGowan 告诉分析师，公司预计将在第四季度开始确认该合同项下的收入，金额在 2000 万美元至 2500 万美元之间。未来 12 个月，公司将投入 8 亿美元至 8.25 亿美元的资本支出以支持这项新交易。 彭博新闻援引知情人士的话称，该客户为 Anthropic 公司。 Akamai股价周五收盘飙升约27%，今年迄今已累计上涨近70%。 瑞银分析师罗杰·博伊德在报告中写道：“尽管我们赞赏大型交易的强劲势头和营收增长加速，但我们对相应的净利润增长信心不足。” Akamai周四晚间将全年营收预期下限从44亿美元上调至44.45亿美元，上限维持在45.5亿美元不变。该公司将云基础设施服务预期上调至按固定汇率计算至少同比增长50%。FactSet调查的分析师预计其合并营收为44.9亿美元。 Akamai将全年调整后营业利润率预期从此前的26%至28%下调至26%。瑞银认为，这是由于前期规模扩张成本和利润率较低的新大型交易所致。 博伊德表示，公司愿意接受利润率低于其中期30%目标的云基础设施服务交易。同时，他指出，额外的资本支出将使公司2026年的自由现金流接近盈亏平衡点或转为负值。 该券商将Akamai股票的目标价从110美元上调至160美元，并重申了其中性评级。 该公司周四晚间表示，其第一季度调整后每股收益从去年同期的1.70美元降至1.61美元，而营收增长6%至10.7亿美元。这些数据基本符合FactSet的普遍预期。 博伊德表示：“投资者对云基础设施领域的热情可能会抵消（短期内）对利润率的担忧。”
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