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Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bearish approach towards Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO), and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in TMO usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 8 extraordinary options activities for Thermo Fisher Scientific. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 37% leaning bullish and 62% bearish. Among these notable options, 2 are puts, totaling $62,734, and 6 are calls, amounting to $487,222.
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $530.0 to $710.0 for Thermo Fisher Scientific during the past quarter.
In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of Thermo Fisher Scientific stands at 69.25, with a total volume reaching 268.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Thermo Fisher Scientific, situated within the strike price corridor from $530.0 to $710.0, throughout the last 30 days.
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
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TMO | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $96.6 | $90.8 | $93.0 | $530.00 | $167.4K | 172 | 18 |
TMO | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $83.5 | $82.0 | $82.0 | $550.00 | $147.6K | 2 | 18 |
TMO | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/20/24 | $43.4 | $41.6 | $43.2 | $590.00 | $69.1K | 59 | 37 |
TMO | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/18/24 | $4.1 | $4.0 | $4.1 | $650.00 | $37.7K | 73 | 112 |
TMO | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $37.5 | $34.8 | $36.39 | $710.00 | $36.5K | 54 | 32 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific sells scientific instruments and laboratory equipment, diagnostics consumables, and life science reagents. The firm operates through four segments as of end-2023 (revenue figures include some cross-segment revenue): analytical technologies (17% of sales); specialty diagnostic products (10%); life science solutions (23%); and lab products and services, which includes CRO services (54%).
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Thermo Fisher Scientific, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
A total of 1 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $670.0.
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