Spotlight on Intuitive Surgical: Analyzing the Surge in Options Activity

Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Intuitive Surgical. Our analysis of options history for Intuitive Surgical ISRG revealed 9 unusual trades.

Delving into the details, we found 66% of traders were bullish, while 33% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 4 were puts, with a value of $314,819, and 5 were calls, valued at $472,594.

Expected Price Movements

Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $290.0 to $370.0 for Intuitive Surgical during the past quarter.

Insights into Volume & Open Interest

Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Intuitive Surgical's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Intuitive Surgical's significant trades, within a strike price range of $290.0 to $370.0, over the past month.

Intuitive Surgical Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Noteworthy Options Activity:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
ISRG CALL TRADE BULLISH 07/19/24 $340.00 $212.1K 3 70
ISRG PUT TRADE BULLISH 02/16/24 $330.00 $151.8K 104 177
ISRG CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/05/24 $340.00 $140.4K 12 634
ISRG PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 01/19/24 $330.00 $68.6K 27 74
ISRG PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $295.00 $62.8K 427 1

About Intuitive Surgical

Intuitive Surgical develops, produces, and markets a robotic system for assisting minimally invasive surgery. It also provides the instrumentation, disposable accessories, and warranty services for the system. The company has placed more than 8,000 da Vinci systems in hospitals worldwide, with nearly 5,000 installations in the U.S. and a growing number in emerging markets.

Having examined the options trading patterns of Intuitive Surgical, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance

Intuitive Surgical's Current Market Status

  • Currently trading with a volume of 389,848, the ISRG's price is up by 0.42%, now at $325.7.
  • RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching overbought.
  • Anticipated earnings release is in 36 days.

What The Experts Say On Intuitive Surgical

In the last month, 2 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $352.5.

  • Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Morgan Stanley continues to hold a Equal-Weight rating for Intuitive Surgical, targeting a price of $330.
  • An analyst from Truist Securities persists with their Buy rating on Intuitive Surgical, maintaining a target price of $375.

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