What the Options Market Tells Us About Target

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Target TGT.

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with TGT, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what these investors just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 22 uncommon options trades for Target.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 40% bullish and 31%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $476,058, and 15 are calls, for a total amount of $700,143.

Projected Price Targets

Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $120.0 to $170.0 for Target over the recent three months.

Analyzing Volume & Open Interest

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Target options trades today is 993.93 with a total volume of 4,430.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Target's big money trades within a strike price range of $120.0 to $170.0 over the last 30 days.

Target Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview

Noteworthy Options Activity:

About Target

Target serves as the nation's seventh-largest retailer, with its strategy predicated on delivering a gratifying in-store shopping experience and a wide product assortment of trendy apparel, home goods, and household essentials at competitive prices. Target's upscale and stylish image began to carry national merit in the 1990s—a decade in which the brand saw its top line grow threefold to almost $30 billion—and has since cemented itself as a leading US retailer.Today, Target operates over 1,950 stores in the United States, generates over $100 billion in sales, and fulfills over 2 billion customer orders annually. The firm's vast physical footprint is typically concentrated in urban and suburban markets as the firm seeks to attract a more affluent consumer base.

After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Target, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.

Where Is Target Standing Right Now?

• Trading volume stands at 1,941,101, with TGT's price down by -1.02%, positioned at $148.87.
• RSI indicators show the stock to be is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
• Earnings announcement expected in 48 days.

Expert Opinions on Target

In the last month, 2 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $187.5.

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