A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Palo Alto Networks.
Looking at options history for Palo Alto Networks PANW we detected 16 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 56% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 43% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $141,214 and 14, calls, for a total amount of $863,512.
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 $165.0 to $250.0 for Palo Alto Networks over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Palo Alto Networks options trades today is 821.0 with a total volume of 551.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Palo Alto Networks's big money trades within a strike price range of $165.0 to $250.0 over the last 30 days.
Palo Alto Networks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PANW | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $220.00 | $132.0K | 1.3K | 100 |
| PANW | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 06/21/24 | $195.00 | $122.4K | 1.4K | 25 |
| PANW | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $193.33 | $106.5K | 278 | 40 |
| PANW | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/02/23 | $187.50 | $101.3K | 145 | 0 |
| PANW | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $250.00 | $99.7K | 36 | 30 |
Where Is Palo Alto Networks Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 879,411, the price of PANW is up 3.29% at $218.66.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 83 days.
What The Experts Say On Palo Alto Networks:
- Credit Suisse has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Palo Alto Networks, which currently sits at a price target of $260.
- Stifel has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Palo Alto Networks, which currently sits at a price target of $240.
- Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Palo Alto Networks, which currently sits at a price target of $265.
- Rosenblatt downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $250
- Wedbush has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Palo Alto Networks, which currently sits at a price target of $225.
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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