Watch These 5 Huge Put Purchases In Friday Trade

Benzinga's newsdesk monitors options activity to notice unusual patterns. These large volume (and often out of the money) trades were initially published intraday in Benzinga Professional . These trades were placed during Thursday’s regular session.

• Mattel, Inc. MAT Mar 3rd 25.0 Puts Sweep: 7000 @ ASK $0.35: 7000 traded vs 117 OI: Earnings 4/20 After Close (est) $25.74 Ref
• Outfront Media Inc OUT Mar 26.0 Puts: 7657 @ ASK $0.40: 8000 traded vs 49 OI: Earnings 2/22 After Close $27.74 Ref
• Weight Watchers International, Inc. WTW Mar 12.0 Puts Sweep: 817 @ ASK $0.90: 847 traded vs 189 OI: Earnings 2/28 After Close $12.58 Ref
• Meritage Homes Corp MTH Mar 30.0 Puts Sweep: 500 @ ASK $0.239: 500 traded vs 29 OI: Earnings 4/27 Before Open (est) $34.30 Ref
• Kite Pharma Inc KITE Mar 50.0 Puts Sweep: 2000 @ ASK $3.031: 2003 traded vs 422 OI: Earnings 2/28 Before Open (est) $54.54 Ref