What the Options Market Tells Us About Anheuser-Busch InBev

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Anheuser-Busch InBev BUD.

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 BUD, 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 11 uncommon options trades for Anheuser-Busch InBev.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 27% bullish and 72%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $622,675, and 6 are calls, for a total amount of $228,130.

Predicted Price Range

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $50.0 to $80.0 for Anheuser-Busch InBev 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 Anheuser-Busch InBev'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 Anheuser-Busch InBev's whale activity within a strike price range from $50.0 to $80.0 in the last 30 days.

Anheuser-Busch InBev Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview

Largest Options Trades Observed:

About Anheuser-Busch InBev

Anheuser-Busch InBev is the largest brewer in the world and one of the world's top five consumer product companies, as measured by EBITDA. The company's portfolio contains six of the top 10 beer brands by volume, according to Euromonitor, and we estimate it distributes 23 brands with retail sales over $1 billion. AB InBev was created by the 2008 merger of Belgium-based InBev and U.S.-based Anheuser-Busch. The firm holds a 62% economic interest in Ambev and in 2016 it acquired SABMiller.

Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Anheuser-Busch InBev, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.

Where Is Anheuser-Busch InBev Standing Right Now?

• Trading volume stands at 2,037,213, with BUD's price up by 1.15%, positioned at $60.0.
• RSI indicators show the stock to be may be overbought.
• Earnings announcement expected in 112 days.

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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