A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Intuitive Surgical.
Looking at options history for Intuitive Surgical ISRG we detected 14 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 42% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 57% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $242,835 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $313,402.
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 $130.0 to $360.0 for Intuitive Surgical over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Intuitive Surgical options trades today is 171.7 with a total volume of 644.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Intuitive Surgical's big money trades within a strike price range of $130.0 to $360.0 over the last 30 days.
Intuitive Surgical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISRG | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $300.00 | $80.0K | 405 | 20 |
| ISRG | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $276.67 | $56.5K | 59 | 98 |
| ISRG | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $360.00 | $46.8K | 25 | 0 |
| ISRG | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/16/23 | $315.00 | $46.5K | 625 | 78 |
| ISRG | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/21/23 | $300.00 | $42.9K | 296 | 52 |
Where Is Intuitive Surgical Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 860,820, the price of ISRG is up 0.3% at $302.12.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 80 days.
What The Experts Say On Intuitive Surgical:
- Truist Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Intuitive Surgical, which currently sits at a price target of $325.
- Citigroup has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Intuitive Surgical, which currently sits at a price target of $317.
- Mizuho has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Intuitive Surgical, which currently sits at a price target of $250.
- Mizuho has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Intuitive Surgical, which currently sits at a price target of $300.
- Raymond James has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Intuitive Surgical, which currently sits at a price target of $323.
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