Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Hershey HSY.
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 HSY, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 11 options trades for Hershey.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 9% bullish and 90%, bearish.
Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $60,621, and 10, calls, for a total amount of $725,994..
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 $125.0 to $190.0 for Hershey over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Hershey options trades today is 481.2 with a total volume of 1,660.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Hershey's big money trades within a strike price range of $125.0 to $190.0 over the last 30 days.
Hershey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSY | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $180.00 | $127.0K | 80 | 446 |
| HSY | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $180.00 | $126.0K | 80 | 316 |
| HSY | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $180.00 | $121.2K | 80 | 219 |
| HSY | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $180.00 | $120.9K | 80 | 0 |
| HSY | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/27/23 | $185.00 | $60.6K | 1.9K | 8 |
Where Is Hershey Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 280,614, the price of HSY is down -0.83% at $187.49.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 97 days.
What The Experts Say On Hershey:
- Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Hershey, which currently sits at a price target of $186.
- TD Cowen downgraded its action to Market Perform with a price target of $200
- B of A Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Hershey, which currently sits at a price target of $250.
- Stephens & Co. downgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $240
- Barclays has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Hershey, which currently sits at a price target of $218.
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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