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The B2 100

Top 25 stock returns

Most of Business 2.0's 100 Fastest growing tech companies saw their shares surge, along with sales and earnings. iMergent led the way, posting an impressive 334% stock return in 2006. See who else saw their shares spike, and their outlook for 2007.

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2. Akamai Technologies (AKAM)

2006 Financials
Stock return:	167%
Earnings per share:*	$0.34
Market cap (millions):	$8,309.5
Forecast
2007 Earnings per share:* (consensus forecast)	$1.28
Consensus stock target:	$57.08
Analyst recommendation: (consensus)	Outperform

See more B2 100 data for Akamai Technologies

Sources: Bloomberg, Capital IQ, Factset
*Diluted shares, excluding extraordinary items

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