Puts Purchased on Amedisys, Inc.

Shares of Amedisys, Inc. AMED are lower on the session by 2.78%, currently trading at $26.78. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past four months and is currently trading below the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. Though action has been primarily in small lots, overall put volume is now running at 2.27x the daily average with 75% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. Amedisys, Inc. is a healthcare company. Amedisys provides home health services to the chronic, co-morbid, aging American population. The company operates in two segments: home health and hospice.