High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bearish on Las Vegas Sands LVS, and it's important for retail traders to take note. \This activity came to our attention today through Benzinga's tracking of publicly available options data. The identities of these investors are uncertain, but such a significant move in LVS often signals that someone has privileged information.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 27 options trades for Las Vegas Sands. This is not a typical pattern.
The sentiment among these major traders is split, with 40% bullish and 44% bearish. Among all the options we identified, there was one put, amounting to $33,318, and 26 calls, totaling $1,337,395.
What's The Price Target?
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $35.0 to $55.0 for Las Vegas Sands over the recent three 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 Las Vegas Sands'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 Las Vegas Sands's whale activity within a strike price range from $35.0 to $55.0 in the last 30 days.
Las Vegas Sands 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot
Largest Options Trades Observed:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVS | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 03/20/26 | $15.2 | $14.95 | $15.1 | $35.00 | $116.1K | 0 | 77 |
| LVS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/21/25 | $1.99 | $0.9 | $1.85 | $47.00 | $92.5K | 535 | 0 |
| LVS | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/21/25 | $2.5 | $2.39 | $2.5 | $47.50 | $87.5K | 2.2K | 361 |
| LVS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $1.74 | $1.65 | $1.73 | $55.00 | $87.4K | 7.5K | 1.0K |
| LVS | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/20/25 | $4.55 | $4.4 | $4.4 | $47.00 | $85.3K | 669 | 211 |
About Las Vegas Sands
Las Vegas Sands is the world's largest operator of fully integrated resorts, featuring casino, hotel, entertainment, food and beverage, retail, and convention center operations. The company owns the Venetian Macao, Sands Macao, Londoner Macao, Four Seasons Hotel Macao, and Parisian Macao, as well as the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore. We expect Sands to open a fourth tower in Singapore in 2031. Its Venetian and Palazzo Las Vegas assets in the US were sold to Apollo and VICI in 2022. With the sale of its Vegas assets, the company generates all its EBITDA from Asia, with its casino operations generating the majority of sales.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Las Vegas Sands, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
Las Vegas Sands's Current Market Status
- With a trading volume of 8,220,733, the price of LVS is up by 10.61%, reaching $48.04.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 76 days from now.
What The Experts Say On Las Vegas Sands
In the last month, 3 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $59.666666666666664.
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