A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Global Payments.
Looking at options history for Global Payments GPN we detected 10 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 80% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 20% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $305,269 and 5, calls, for a total amount of $156,098.
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 $90.0 to $110.0 for Global Payments over the last 3 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 Global Payments'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 Global Payments's whale activity within a strike price range from $90.0 to $110.0 in the last 30 days.
Global Payments 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPN | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $105.00 | $96.3K | 973 | 577 |
| GPN | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $105.00 | $70.9K | 973 | 577 |
| GPN | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/17/23 | $105.00 | $62.0K | 1.5K | 1 |
| GPN | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/17/23 | $110.00 | $40.5K | 640 | 1.5K |
| GPN | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $105.00 | $40.4K | 973 | 577 |
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Where Is Global Payments Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 4,260,452, the price of GPN is up 2.33% at $106.22.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 0 days.
What The Experts Say On Global Payments:
- UBS downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $130
- Oppenheimer has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Global Payments, which currently sits at a price target of $131.
- TD Cowen downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $150
- Seaport Global downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $140
- RBC Capital downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $154
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
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