Lockheed Martin Whale Trades For March 24

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Lockheed Martin.

Looking at options history for Lockheed Martin LMT we detected 11 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 54% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 45% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $89,367 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $2,115,050.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $405.0 to $470.0 for Lockheed Martin over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.

This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Lockheed Martin's options for a given strike price.

Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Lockheed Martin's whale activity within a strike price range from $405.0 to $470.0 in the last 30 days.

Lockheed Martin Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
LMT CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 06/17/22 $405.00 $523.2K 775 105
LMT CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/17/22 $405.00 $496.3K 775 350
LMT CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/17/22 $405.00 $486.4K 775 200
LMT CALL TRADE BULLISH 04/14/22 $470.00 $255.0K 644 508
LMT CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/17/22 $405.00 $249.6K 775 202

Where Is Lockheed Martin Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 733,933, the price of LMT is up 0.64% at $448.08.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 26 days.

What The Experts Say On Lockheed Martin:

  • Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Lockheed Martin, which currently sits at a price target of $521.
  • Wolfe Research upgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $467
  • Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Lockheed Martin, which currently sits at a price target of $486.

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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