Unpacking the Latest Options Trading Trends in AT&T

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on AT&T.

Looking at options history for AT&T T we detected 9 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 11% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 88% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $159,327 and 5, calls, for a total amount of $517,450.

What's The Price Target?

Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $12.0 to $20.0 for AT&T during the past quarter.

Volume & Open Interest Trends

In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of AT&T stands at 19292.0, with a total volume reaching 10,357.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in AT&T, situated within the strike price corridor from $12.0 to $20.0, throughout the last 30 days.

AT&T Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Significant Options Trades Detected:

About AT&T

The wireless business contributes about two thirds of AT&T's revenue following the spinoff of Warner Media. The firm is the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier, connecting 71 million postpaid and 17 million prepaid phone customers. Fixed-line enterprise services, which account for about 17% of revenue, include internet access, private networking, security, voice, and wholesale network capacity. Residential fixed-line services, about 11% of revenue, primarily consist of broadband internet access. AT&T also has a sizable presence in Mexico, serving 22 million customers, but this business only accounts for 3% of revenue. The firm still holds a 70% equity stake in satellite television provider DirecTV but does not consolidate this business in its financial statements.

Following our analysis of the options activities associated with AT&T, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.

AT&T's Current Market Status

• With a volume of 18,161,222, the price of T is up 0.12% at $17.22.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 44 days.

What Analysts Are Saying About AT&T

In the last month, 1 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $21.0.

• Showing optimism, an analyst from Wolfe Research upgrades its rating to Outperform with a revised price target of $21.

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