A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Procter & Gamble.
Looking at options history for Procter & Gamble PG we detected 12 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 25% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 75% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $338,477 and 4, calls, for a total amount of $172,523.
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 $145.0 to $155.0 for Procter & Gamble over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Procter & Gamble options trades today is 4853.0 with a total volume of 1,312.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Procter & Gamble's big money trades within a strike price range of $145.0 to $155.0 over the last 30 days.
Procter & Gamble Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/17/22 | $155.00 | $78.5K | 11.1K | 245 |
| PG | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $155.00 | $78.2K | 238 | 51 |
| PG | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/17/22 | $155.00 | $51.1K | 11.1K | 124 |
| PG | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/15/22 | $155.00 | $47.8K | 7.9K | 110 |
| PG | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $155.00 | $40.7K | 238 | 77 |
Where Is Procter & Gamble Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 1,011,319, the price of PG is down -2.59% at $150.68.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 72 days.
What The Experts Say On Procter & Gamble:
- Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Procter & Gamble, which currently sits at a price target of $176.
- Deutsche Bank has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Procter & Gamble, which currently sits at a price target of $177.
- Credit Suisse has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Procter & Gamble, which currently sits at a price target of $150.
- Raymond James has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Procter & Gamble, which currently sits at a price target of $180.
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