A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.
Looking at options history for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals REGN we detected 10 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 30% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 70% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $266,671 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $638,500.
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 $560.0 to $960.0 for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals options trades today is 143.43 with a total volume of 317.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals's big money trades within a strike price range of $560.0 to $960.0 over the last 30 days.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REGN | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/16/24 | $860.00 | $200.9K | 35 | 70 |
| REGN | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/16/24 | $860.00 | $165.8K | 35 | 35 |
| REGN | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $860.00 | $125.3K | 12 | 23 |
| REGN | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $880.00 | $79.2K | 301 | 33 |
| REGN | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/19/24 | $880.00 | $74.7K | 301 | 32 |
Where Is Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 198,580, the price of REGN is up 1.0% at $833.48.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 55 days.
What The Experts Say On Regeneron Pharmaceuticals:
- Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, which currently sits at a price target of $980.
- Oppenheimer has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, which currently sits at a price target of $1050.
- Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, which currently sits at a price target of $925.
- RBC Capital has decided to maintain their Sector Perform rating on Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, which currently sits at a price target of $830.
- BMO Capital has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, which currently sits at a price target of $985.
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