Options Articles

Zions Bancorp (NASDAQ:ZION) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Monday. Traders acquired 2,636 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 831% compared to the typical daily volume of 283 put options. In other news, President Scott J. Mclean sold 31,309 shares of the stock in a transaction […]

Bloomin’ Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) was the target of some unusual options trading on Monday. Stock investors purchased 1,051 put options on the company. This represents an increase of 1,921% compared to the average volume of 52 put options. A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on BLMN shares. Barclays upped their price objective on […]

Zions Bancorp (NASDAQ:ZION) was the target of some unusual options trading on Monday. Stock traders acquired 2,636 put options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 831% compared to the average daily volume of 283 put options. In other Zions Bancorp news, President Scott J. Mclean sold 31,309 shares of Zions Bancorp stock […]

JLL (NYSE:JLL) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Stock traders bought 666 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 1,010% compared to the typical daily volume of 60 call options. Several equities analysts have commented on JLL shares. JMP Securities downgraded shares of JLL from an “outperform” […]

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) saw some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Traders purchased 107,416 call options on the company. This represents an increase of 1,723% compared to the typical volume of 5,891 call options. UPS has been the subject of a number of research reports. Loop Capital upgraded shares of United Parcel Service from […]

Textainer Group Holdings (NYSE:TGH) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Stock investors acquired 846 put options on the company. This represents an increase of 1,467% compared to the typical daily volume of 54 put options. A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on TGH shares. Zacks Investment Research upgraded […]

SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Traders acquired 14,552 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 3,269% compared to the average daily volume of 432 call options. Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus set a $80.00 price […]

Bunge Limited (NYSE:BG) saw unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Investors purchased 5,911 put options on the company. This represents an increase of 1,321% compared to the average volume of 416 put options. A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on BG shares. Stephens upgraded shares of Bunge from an “equal weight” […]

Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHE) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 333,692 shares, a drop of 47.0% from the April 13th total of 629,582 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 837,482 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently […]

Science Applications International Co. (NYSE:SAIC) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 987,432 shares, an increase of 48.0% from the April 13th total of 667,322 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 238,934 shares, the days-to-cover ratio […]

Abaxis (NASDAQ:ABAX) was the recipient of some unusual options trading on Thursday. Stock traders purchased 1,103 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 1,905% compared to the typical daily volume of 55 call options. In other Abaxis news, insider Achim Henkel sold 3,600 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, […]

Energizer (NYSE:ENR) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Stock traders purchased 1,499 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 1,847% compared to the typical volume of 77 call options. In related news, VP Susan K. Drath sold 13,904 shares of Energizer stock in a transaction on […]

Kroger (NYSE:KR) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Stock investors acquired 43,366 put options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 1,162% compared to the typical volume of 3,437 put options. In related news, VP Todd A. Foley sold 3,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction […]

Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Traders acquired 3,728 put options on the company. This represents an increase of 1,473% compared to the typical volume of 237 put options. A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DRI. Sippican Capital Advisors […]

PVH (NYSE:PVH) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Investors acquired 11,110 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 6,397% compared to the average volume of 171 put options. PVH has been the topic of several research reports. Credit Suisse Group initiated coverage on shares of PVH […]

VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PAY) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 5,274,173 shares, a decline of 35.5% from the April 13th total of 8,179,768 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,403,937 shares, the short-interest ratio is […]

Nomad Foods Limited (NYSE:NOMD) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 954,918 shares, an increase of 57.6% from the April 13th total of 605,935 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 808,782 shares, the short-interest ratio […]

Cincinnati Bell (NYSE:CBB) was the target of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Stock traders bought 1,000 put options on the company. This represents an increase of 1,900% compared to the typical daily volume of 50 put options. CBB has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. ValuEngine upgraded Cincinnati Bell from […]

CarMax (NYSE:KMX) was the target of some unusual options trading on Wednesday. Investors acquired 3,879 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 1,305% compared to the typical volume of 276 call options. Shares of NYSE:KMX opened at $66.72 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio […]

Sonoco (NYSE:SON) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,660,679 shares, an increase of 49.8% from the April 13th total of 1,776,623 shares. Approximately 2.7% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume […]

Goldman Sachs MLP (NYSE:GER) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 308,952 shares, a drop of 43.6% from the April 13th total of 547,367 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average […]

Ultrapar (NYSE:UGP) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,178,544 shares, a growth of 45.5% from the April 13th total of 1,497,614 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 644,307 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.4 days. Institutional investors […]

iShares MSCI Spain ETF (NYSEARCA:EWP) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,248,960 shares, an increase of 181.5% from the April 13th total of 799,038 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,060,741 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently […]

Spdr Dj International Real Estate Etf (NYSEARCA:RWX) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 1,647,749 shares, a decrease of 34.6% from the April 13th total of 2,517,808 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 580,391 shares, the days-to-cover ratio […]

Patterson Companies (NASDAQ:PDCO) saw unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Traders bought 1,640 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 3,116% compared to the typical daily volume of 51 call options. A number of analysts have recently commented on PDCO shares. Northcoast Research set a $38.00 price objective on Patterson Companies […]