Check Out What Whales Are Doing With Estee Lauder Cos

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Estee Lauder Cos.

Looking at options history for Estee Lauder Cos EL we detected 11 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 27% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 72% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $434,545 and 4, calls, for a total amount of $186,553.

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 $120.0 to $240.0 for Estee Lauder Cos over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Estee Lauder Cos'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 Estee Lauder Cos's whale trades within a strike price range from $120.0 to $240.0 in the last 30 days.

Estee Lauder Cos 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
EL PUT SWEEP BEARISH 05/19/23 $240.00 $93.2K 269 0
EL PUT SWEEP BEARISH 05/19/23 $240.00 $84.7K 269 53
EL PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 05/19/23 $200.00 $81.9K 450 285
EL PUT TRADE BULLISH 05/19/23 $200.00 $81.2K 450 539
EL CALL TRADE BULLISH 05/19/23 $200.00 $75.0K 508 110

Where Is Estee Lauder Cos Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,473,372, the price of EL is up 0.16% at $201.32.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 104 days.

What The Experts Say On Estee Lauder Cos:

  • UBS has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Estee Lauder Cos, which currently sits at a price target of $278.
  • Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Estee Lauder Cos, which currently sits at a price target of $225.
  • UBS has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Estee Lauder Cos, which currently sits at a price target of $221.
  • Telsey Advisory Group downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $320
  • Oppenheimer has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Estee Lauder Cos, which currently sits at a price target of $290.

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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