Benzinga | Jan 10, 2022 02:35PM EST

Check Out What Whales Are Doing With LOW

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Lowe's Companies.

Looking at options history for Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) we detected 10 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 10% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 90% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $470,471 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $489,320.

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 $175.0 to $300.0 for Lowe's Companies 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 Lowe's Companies'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 Lowe's Companies's whale trades within a strike price range from $175.0 to $300.0 in the last 30 days.

Lowe's Companies Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/ Trade Sentiment Exp. Strike Total Trade Open Volume CALL Type Date Price Price InterestLOW PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/14/ $247.50 $228.1K 622 457 22LOW PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/14/ $252.50 $206.6K 503 364 22LOW CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/19/ $260.00 $185.7K 76 50 24LOW CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/20/ $300.00 $71.1K 1.7K 66 23LOW CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/ $175.00 $68.0K 1.1K 12 22

Where Is Lowe's Companies Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 3,346,296, the price of LOW is down -2.62% at $244.52.

* RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 44 days.

What The Experts Say On Lowe's Companies:

* Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Lowe's Companies, which currently sits at a price target of $295.

* Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Lowe's Companies, which currently sits at a price target of $265.

* Evercore ISI Group upgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $280

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