Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Emerson Electric.
Looking at options history for Emerson Electric EMR we detected 12 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 0% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 100% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 9 are puts, for a total amount of $469,087 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $125,424.
Expected Price Movements
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $105.0 to $130.0 for Emerson Electric over the last 3 months.
Analyzing Volume & Open Interest
In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of Emerson Electric stands at 899.67, with a total volume reaching 2,994.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Emerson Electric, situated within the strike price corridor from $105.0 to $130.0, throughout the last 30 days.
Emerson Electric Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMR | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $17.7 | $17.6 | $17.68 | $130.00 | $85.0K | 1 | 73 |
| EMR | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/17/25 | $17.8 | $17.7 | $17.73 | $130.00 | $76.1K | 1 | 116 |
| EMR | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $17.8 | $17.4 | $17.8 | $130.00 | $73.0K | 1 | 241 |
| EMR | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $18.0 | $17.7 | $17.95 | $130.00 | $64.5K | 1 | 186 |
| EMR | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $2.1 | $2.0 | $2.0 | $120.00 | $53.2K | 2.4K | 719 |
About Emerson Electric
Emerson Electric sells automation equipment and services under two segments: intelligent devices and software control. Within software and control, it also holds a majority interest in AspenTech, an industrial software business, and owns a test and measurement business that was formerly National Instruments. Intelligent devices also holds Emerson's tools business, which boasts several household brands, like Ridgid. Emerson's automation business is most known for its process manufacturing solutions, which consists of measurement and analytical instrumentation, as well as control valves and actuators, among other products and services. Nearly half of the firm's geographic sales come from the Americas.
Emerson Electric's Current Market Status
- Trading volume stands at 848,785, with EMR's price up by 0.18%, positioned at $113.47.
- RSI indicators show the stock to be may be overbought.
- Earnings announcement expected in 28 days.
What The Experts Say On Emerson Electric
In the last month, 3 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $118.33333333333333.
- An analyst from Barclays persists with their Equal-Weight rating on Emerson Electric, maintaining a target price of $105.
- An analyst from Berenberg has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Emerson Electric, which currently sits at a price target of $130.
- Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from UBS keeps a Neutral rating on Emerson Electric with a target price of $120.
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