Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Anheuser-Busch InBev BUD.
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with BUD, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 20 uncommon options trades for Anheuser-Busch InBev.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 20% bullish and 80%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 14 are puts, for a total amount of $2,084,516, and 6 are calls, for a total amount of $580,674.
What's The Price Target?
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $55.0 to $85.0 for Anheuser-Busch InBev over the recent three months.
Volume & Open Interest Trends
In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of Anheuser-Busch InBev stands at 1672.43, with a total volume reaching 3,344.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Anheuser-Busch InBev, situated within the strike price corridor from $55.0 to $85.0, throughout the last 30 days.
Anheuser-Busch InBev Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview
Noteworthy Options Activity:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUD | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/20/24 | $80.00 | $523.9K | 1 | 310 |
| BUD | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $80.00 | $292.3K | 1 | 723 |
| BUD | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $80.00 | $263.5K | 1 | 552 |
| BUD | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $57.50 | $253.5K | 57 | 0 |
| BUD | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $75.00 | $179.8K | 703 | 0 |
About Anheuser-Busch InBev
Anheuser-Busch InBev is the largest brewer in the world and one of the world's top five consumer product companies, as measured by EBITDA. The company's portfolio contains six of the top 10 beer brands by volume, according to Euromonitor, and we estimate it distributes 23 brands with retail sales over $1 billion. AB InBev was created by the 2008 merger of Belgium-based InBev and U.S.-based Anheuser-Busch. The firm holds a 62% economic interest in Ambev and in 2016 it acquired SABMiller.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Anheuser-Busch InBev, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
Present Market Standing of Anheuser-Busch InBev
- With a volume of 1,115,639, the price of BUD is down -0.11% at $63.3.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 3 days.
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
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