Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Akamai Techs. Our analysis of options history for Akamai Techs AKAM revealed 25 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 24% of traders were bullish, while 76% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 13 were puts, with a value of $422,675, and 12 were calls, valued at $1,699,324.
Projected Price Targets
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $95.0 to $125.0 for Akamai Techs over the recent three months.
Volume & Open Interest Trends
Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Akamai Techs's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Akamai Techs's significant trades, within a strike price range of $95.0 to $125.0, over the past month.
Akamai Techs 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot
Significant Options Trades Detected:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKAM | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $7.1 | $6.7 | $6.7 | $125.00 | $938.0K | 134 | 1.4K |
| AKAM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $8.7 | $8.6 | $8.6 | $120.00 | $276.9K | 207 | 440 |
| AKAM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/20/25 | $18.0 | $17.9 | $17.9 | $105.00 | $93.0K | 5 | 276 |
| AKAM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/20/25 | $17.8 | $17.7 | $17.7 | $105.00 | $88.5K | 5 | 78 |
| AKAM | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/20/25 | $8.2 | $7.9 | $8.2 | $100.00 | $44.2K | 234 | 62 |
About Akamai Techs
Akamai operates a content delivery network, or CDN, which entails locating servers at the edges of networks so its customers, which store content on Akamai servers, can reach their own customers faster, more securely, and with better quality. Akamai has over 325,000 servers distributed over 4,100 points of presence in more than 1,000 cities worldwide. The firm also offers security and cloud computing for its customers, and those businesses have grown to be bigger than the legacy CDN.
In light of the recent options history for Akamai Techs, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
Akamai Techs's Current Market Status
- Currently trading with a volume of 574,707, the AKAM's price is down by 0.0%, now at $105.82.
- RSI readings suggest the stock is currently is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Anticipated earnings release is in 28 days.
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