A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Zions Bancorp.
Looking at options history for Zions Bancorp ZION we detected 36 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 36% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 63% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 19 are puts, for a total amount of $990,428 and 17, calls, for a total amount of $1,748,066.
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 $12.5 to $45.0 for Zions Bancorp 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 Zions Bancorp'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 Zions Bancorp's whale activity within a strike price range from $12.5 to $45.0 in the last 30 days.
Zions Bancorp 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 |
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ZION | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 07/19/24 | $40.00 | $370.0K | 134 | 1.0K |
ZION | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 07/19/24 | $40.00 | $369.6K | 134 | 2.0K |
ZION | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $42.50 | $344.4K | 815 | 1.5K |
ZION | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/21/23 | $20.00 | $123.0K | 1.5K | 38 |
ZION | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/16/23 | $27.50 | $117.5K | 1.2K | 223 |
Where Is Zions Bancorp Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 13,078,816, the price of ZION is up 19.72% at $23.86.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 81 days.
What The Experts Say On Zions Bancorp:
- RBC Capital has decided to maintain their Sector Perform rating on Zions Bancorp, which currently sits at a price target of $40.
- Baird has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Zions Bancorp, which currently sits at a price target of $55.
- DA Davidson has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Zions Bancorp, which currently sits at a price target of $41.
- Barclays has decided to maintain their Underweight rating on Zions Bancorp, which currently sits at a price target of $37.
- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods has decided to maintain their Market Perform rating on Zions Bancorp, which currently sits at a price target of $38.
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