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Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Walmart. Our analysis of options history for Walmart (NYSE:WMT) revealed 13 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 46% of traders were bullish, while 46% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 5 were puts, with a value of $163,618, and 8 were calls, valued at $653,660.
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $50.0 to $75.0 for Walmart during the past quarter.
Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Walmart's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Walmart's significant trades, within a strike price range of $50.0 to $75.0, over the past month.
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
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WMT | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $16.35 | $15.7 | $16.35 | $53.33 | $163.5K | 13.3K | 0 |
WMT | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $9.9 | $9.75 | $9.8 | $60.00 | $119.5K | 6.2K | 11 |
WMT | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $0.66 | $0.64 | $0.64 | $73.33 | $102.4K | 4.5K | 56 |
WMT | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/05/24 | $8.65 | $8.5 | $8.6 | $59.00 | $68.8K | 12 | 15 |
WMT | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 06/28/24 | $8.75 | $8.4 | $8.55 | $59.00 | $68.4K | 138 | 15 |
Walmart serves as the preeminent retailer in the United States, with its strategy predicated on superior operating efficiency and offering the lowest priced goods to consumers to drive robust store traffic and product turnover. Walmart augmented its low-price business strategy by offering a convenient one-stop shopping destination with the opening of its first supercenter in 1988.Today, Walmart operates over 4,600 stores in the United States (5,200 including Sam's Club) and over 10,000 stores globally. Walmart generated over $440 billion in domestic namesake sales in fiscal 2024, with Sam's Club contributing another $86 billion to the firm's top line. Internationally, Walmart generated $115 billion in sales. The retailer serves around 240 million customers globally each week.
Over the past month, 5 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $76.2.
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