Danaher Unusual Options Activity

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Danaher DHR.

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with DHR, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 11 options trades for Danaher.

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 options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $25,175, and 10, calls, for a total amount of $484,330..

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 $200.0 to $267.5 for Danaher over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Danaher options trades today is 319.5 with a total volume of 788.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Danaher's big money trades within a strike price range of $200.0 to $267.5 over the last 30 days.

Danaher Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Danaher Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 1,698,965, the price of DHR is up 0.52% at $257.38.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 70 days.

What The Experts Say On Danaher:

• Stifel has decided to maintain their Hold rating on Danaher, which currently sits at a price target of $240.
• RBC Capital has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Danaher, which currently sits at a price target of $292.
• Raymond James downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $270
• Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Danaher, which currently sits at a price target of $290.
• Raymond James has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Danaher, which currently sits at a price target of $290.

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.

If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Danaher, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.