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Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Verizon Communications. Our analysis of options history for Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) revealed 8 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 25% of traders were bullish, while 75% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 5 were puts, with a value of $208,878, and 3 were calls, valued at $236,430.
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $30.0 to $44.0 for Verizon Communications over the recent three months.
Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Verizon Communications's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Verizon Communications's significant trades, within a strike price range of $30.0 to $44.0, 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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VZ | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $0.72 | $0.7 | $0.7 | $41.00 | $98.6K | 9.5K | 2.2K |
VZ | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/20/25 | $11.4 | $10.95 | $11.0 | $30.00 | $91.3K | 868 | 102 |
VZ | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 09/20/24 | $0.75 | $0.72 | $0.73 | $41.00 | $73.0K | 2.6K | 1.2K |
VZ | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $0.33 | $0.31 | $0.31 | $42.00 | $46.5K | 24.4K | 1.6K |
VZ | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/18/24 | $0.88 | $0.87 | $0.88 | $40.00 | $42.0K | 3.3K | 523 |
Wireless services account for about 70% of Verizon Communications' total service revenue and nearly all of its operating income. The firm serves about 93 million postpaid and 21 million prepaid phone customers (following the acquisition of Tracfone) via its nationwide network, making it the largest US wireless carrier. Fixed-line telecom operations include local networks in the Northeast, which reach about 29 million homes and businesses and serve about 8 million broadband customers. Verizon also provides telecom services nationwide to enterprise customers, often using a mixture of its own and other carriers' networks.
In light of the recent options history for Verizon Communications, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
In the last month, 3 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $46.0.
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